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Aerial photo of houses and roads

Image

An aerial photo of houses and roads along the coast of Liberia.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Aerial photo of houses and roads

Image

An aerial photo of houses and roads along the coast of Liberia.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Aerial photo of houses and roads

Image

An aerial photo of houses and roads along the coast of Liberia.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

American Legation

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American Legation Office and Minister Quarters in Monrovia. The three story house has large windows on all sides and floors of the building.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Boy standing in front of several large buildings

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An unidentified boy standing in front of several large buildings somewhere in Spain. The boy is wearing a striped t-shirt and is holding his hands on...

Date Published
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Buildings on a pier

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Buildings on a pier, viewed behind ship rigging and a metal pole.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Buildings on the edge of water

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Buildings on the edge of a body of water, likely in Monrovia. The buildings have a fairly modern architecture style.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Bus parked in front of a large memorial

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A bus parked in front of a large memorial or museum somewhere in Europe. The building has several statues in front and on top, including a statue of a...

Date Published
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Cityscape of warehouses and several skyscrapers

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Cityscape of warehouses and several skyscrapers somewhere in Europe. The warehouses in the foreground are the length of city blocks. The cityscape...

Date Published
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Cityscape somewhere in Spain

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Cityscape of small buildings and a large smokestack somewhere in Spain. Factories and warehouses are in the foreground and residential areas in the...

Date Published
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Delivery truck in front of a brick building

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A delivery truck parked in front of a three-story brick building in London. The truck has a sign reading "H.M. Stationery Office." There's a small...

Date Published
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Dirt road headed toward rows of houses

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A dirt road in Liberia headed toward rows of houses in the distance. The houses are several stories high.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Empty street in Monrovia

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An empty street in Monrovia with rows of buildings on both sides. An unidentified man and truck are in the background. Several palm trees are on the...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Fountains and a large building in Paris

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Fountains and a large building in Paris. An unidentified man is walking down the sidewalk, wearing a beret. The fountain has several large statues and...

Date Published
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Fountains and a large building in Paris

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Fountains and a large building in Paris. An unidentified man is walking down the sidewalk, wearing a beret. The fountain has several large statues and...

Date Published
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Four men sitting in chairs

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Four unidentified men sitting in chairs in the backyard of a house, likely in Monrovia. Two of the men are partially out of the photo. One man is...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Front view of the Jordans' house

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Front view of the Jordans' house in Monrovia. The house is two stories tall and has large windows.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Front view of the Jordans' house

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Front view of the Jordans' house in Monrovia. The house is two stories tall and has large windows.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Front view of the Jordans' house

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Front view of the Jordans' house in Monrovia. The house is two stories tall and has large windows.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Henry next to the Jordans' house

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Henry, the Jordans' steward boy, standing next to the Jordans' house in Monrovia. Henry is looking forward with a neutral expression.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Large building on waterfront

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A large building, possibly a hotel, on the waterfront. The building is several stories tall and has a small bell tower.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Large citadel or fortress

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A large citadel or fortress carved out of rock, somewhere in Europe. The building is round and has large, rectangular parapets. A group of people are...

Date Published
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Large citadel or fortress

Image

A large citadel or fortress carved out of rock, somewhere in Europe. The building is round and has large, rectangular parapets. Three people are...

Date Published
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Large group of people walking out of a church

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A large group of people standing around a large stone building that appears to be a church in Monrovia. The women are wearing dresses and wearing...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Large hotel in Paris

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A large hotel in Paris. The building has an ornate stone façade including arches and columns. A group of people are waiting on the sidewalk corner in...

Date Published
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

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  • Leon M. Jordan Collection (52)

Types

  • photographs (52)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (52)
  • Gelatin silver prints (52)
  • Snapshots (52)
  • Portrait photographs (13)
  • Group portraits (11)
  • Cityscape photographs (2)

Time Periods

  • 1951-1960 (52)
  • 1941-1950 (27)

Subjects

  • Dwellings (8)
  • Streets (8)
  • Aerial views (3)
  • Bodies of water (2)
  • Embassy buildings (2)
  • Fountains (2)
  • Liberians (2)
  • Statues (2)
  • Thatched buildings (2)
  • Thatched roofs (2)
  • African American men (1)
  • African American women (1)
  • Benches (1)
  • Boats and boating (1)
  • Boys (1)
  • Carriages and carts (1)
  • Children, White (1)
  • Church buildings (1)
  • Hotels (1)
  • Men (1)
  • Parties (1)
  • Piers (1)
  • Rivers (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Trucks (1)
  • Warehouses (1)
  • (-) Buildings (52)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Monrovia (Liberia) (17)
  • Europe (13)
  • Liberia (8)
  • Paris (France) (5)
  • Spain (5)
  • Italy (1)
  • London (England) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Jordan, Leon M. (Leon Mercer), 1905-1970 (4)
  • Jordan, Orchid, 1910-1995 (1)

Date Published

  • 1947 (27)
  • (-) 1952 (52)

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