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Inauguration Album, Republic of Liberia, January 1952 - Page 04

Details
Three columns of printed negative strips. Image descriptions from top to bottom, left to right. Image 1: An oversized rowboat transporting a group of men and carrying cargo. The boat is docking at the Port of Monrovia. There is a small island with huts in the background. Image 2: An oversized rowboat transporting a group of men and carrying cargo. Three men are rowing oars on the back of the boat. It is docking at the Port of Monrovia. There is a small island with huts in the background. Image 3: An oversized rowboat transporting a group of men and carrying cargo. The boat is docking at the Port of Monrovia. Four individuals are on the dock. There is a small island with huts in the background. A man is rowing a pirogue behind the other boat. Image 4: Two men in an oversized rowboat carrying cargo, docking at the Port of Monrovia, Two women are walking in front of the boat. They are wearing patterned dresses and head wraps. A small island with huts is in the background. Image 5: Two men in an oversized rowboat carrying cargo, docking at the Port of Monrovia. Three women at the dock are talking with one of the men in the boat. They are wearing patterned dresses and head wraps. There is a small island with huts in the background. Image 6: Small crowd of people standing at the dock where an oversized rowboat is being unloaded of its cargo at the Port of Monrovia. One man is walking away from the boat and crowd. There is a small island in the background. Many of the women are wearing patterned dresses and head wraps. Image 7: A group of people standing at the dock where an oversized rowboat is being unloaded of its cargo at the Port of Monrovia. People are leaning into the boat to pick up items. There is a small island in the background. Image 8: Two individuals rowing a pirogue near dock at the Port of Monrovia. A young man sitting at the bow of a docked boat is looking forward. There is a small island in the background. Image 9: Three individuals in a pirogue, near dock at the Port of Monrovia. A man is standing at dock and looking at boats in the harbor. A second pirogue is further out in the water near islands. Image 10: African Pilot arriving at the Port of Monrovia. A small tugboat is at the rear of the ship. The Pilot is slowly approaching the pier. Image 11: Small tugboat with tow rope guiding the African Pilot to dock at the Port of Monrovia.
Date Published
1952-01
Subjects
Piers
Ships
Blue collar workers
Huts
Boats and boating
Rural conditions
Notes

January 1952

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
11 photographs on 1 print : black and white print ; 26 x 21 cm
Member of
Inauguration Album - Republic of Liberia - January 1952
Source File
umkc_lsc_jordan_photo_album-04.tif
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections

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