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Crowd of people boarding a large ship

Image

A crowd of people boarding a large ship. Everyone is gathering to walk up a staircase from the pier to the ship. People on the ship are leaning over...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Crowds on a large pier

Image

Crowds walking on a large pier, likely in Monrovia. A large shipping or transport ship is docked at the back of the pier.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Crowds on a large pier

Image

Crowds walking on a large pier, likely in Monrovia. A large shipping or transport ship is docked at the back of the pier.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Crowds on a large pier

Image

Crowds walking on a large pier, likely in Monrovia. A large shipping or transport ship is docked at the back of the pier. Many of the people walking...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Ed and Mary Dix on a boat

Image

Ed and Mary Dix embrace while on a boat on a lake. Trees on the shore are seen over Ed's shoulder. Both are looking at the camera.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Ed Dix Collection

Ed Dix and friend in a boat

Image

Ed Dix and an unidentified white man in a boat on the lake. Both are shirtless, wearing hats, and the unidentified man is smoking a cigarette. Both...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Ed Dix Collection

Five unidentified men on a beach

Image

Five unidentified men on a beach in Liberia in front of large kayaks. The men are wearing swimming shorts and looking forward.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Five unidentified men on a beach

Image

Five unidentified men on a beach in Liberia in front of large canoes. The men are wearing swimming shorts and looking forward.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Galata Bridge

Image

In a view from the port to the city, the Galata Bridge is crowded with people walking across it. The Galata tower stands tall above the entire city in...

Date Published
1891 to 1900
Member of
Jacob L. Loose Collection

Group of people in a large ship

Image

A group of people leaning against the railing of a large ship. A staircase running from a pier up to the ship is attached. Everyone in the crowd is...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Group of people on deck

Image

A group of people assembled on the deck of the ship. The ship is docked at a pier with warehouses.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Hendrik Jordense, an unidentified sailor, and Orchid Jordan

Image

Hendrik Jordense, an unidentified white male sailor, and Orchid Jordan standing left to right on the deck of the U.S.S. Monrovia. All three are...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Jay McShann with Jim Bell

Image

Jay McShann and Jim Bell posing for a photo outside with a marina full of boats behind them as well as a building in the background with a sign...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

John W. Starr with group of unknown people in a small boat at Phillips Ranch

Image

John W. Starr with group of unknown people in a boat during Starr Family Boating at Phillips Ranch Sunday Morning.

Date Published
1920
1925
Member of
Martha Jane Starr Collection

large crowd standing on a newly dedicated port

Image

A large crowd standing on a newly dedicated port for Monrovia. Several ships are docked near the pier. Writing on the back of the photo indicates it...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Loading a pleasure boat

Image

Ten unidentified people, five women, three men, and two boys, are loaded onto a pleasure boat that is docked on a lake. Two flags are displayed from...

Date Published
1891 to 1900
Member of
Jacob L. Loose Collection

Man and woman on a dock

Image

Far view of an unidentified white man standing and woman seated on a dock on an unidentified lake. A bridge is in the background and a large boat is...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Ed Dix Collection

Martha Jane Starr and unknown man on a boat

Image

Martha Jane Starr and unknown man wearing captain's hats sitting on a boat, under a canopy with water and trees in the background.

Date Published
1968
Member of
Martha Jane Starr Collection

Motorboat approaching a pier

Image

A motorboat approaching a pier to dock, likely in Monrovia. A group of unidentified people are standing on the edge of the boat ready to depart.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Orchid Jordan sitting at a dining table

Image

Orchid Jordan sitting at a dining table on the deck of a ship with two unidentified people. The man on the right is looking outside and the other two...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Orchid Jordan standing with an unidentified sailor

Image

Orchid Jordan standing with an unidentified sailor aboard the U.S.S. Monrovia. Both are holding a lifesaver. Another soldier is walking in the...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Orchid Jordan standing with an unidentified sailor

Image

Orchid Jordan standing with an unidentified sailor aboard the U.S.S. Monrovia. Both are holding a lifesaver. Another soldier is walking in the...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

People boarding a ship

Image

People standing on a pier to board a ship. People are walking up a stairway onto the multi-story ship.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

People boarding a ship

Image

People standing on a pier to board a ship. People are walking up a stairway onto the multi-story ship.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

People on the deck of a ship

Image

People on the deck of a ship on the water. An unidentified man is walking down the deck next to a group of women sitting on lounge chairs.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

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Member of

  • Leon M. Jordan Collection (22)
  • Ed Dix Collection (4)
  • Jacob L. Loose Collection (3)
  • Warren Durrett Collection (3)
  • Martha Jane Starr Collection (2)
  • Jay McShann Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (35)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (33)
  • Snapshots (32)
  • Gelatin silver prints (30)
  • Portrait photographs (24)
  • Albumen prints (3)
  • Color photographs (1)
  • (-) Group portraits (35)

Time Periods

  • 1951-1960 (25)
  • 1941-1950 (24)
  • 1961-1970 (3)
  • 1921-1930 (1)
  • 1981-1990 (1)

Subjects

  • Men, White (8)
  • Lakes (6)
  • Women, White (6)
  • Jazz musicians (4)
  • Beaches (3)
  • Jazz musicians, White (3)
  • Military uniforms (3)
  • Sailors (3)
  • Bodies of water (2)
  • Cows (2)
  • Docks (2)
  • African American jazz musicians (1)
  • African American men (1)
  • African American women (1)
  • Asian American men (1)
  • Boys (1)
  • Bridges (1)
  • Buildings (1)
  • Carriages and carts (1)
  • Cigarette smokers (1)
  • Cities and towns (1)
  • Dwellings (1)
  • Excursion boats (1)
  • Fire lookout stations (1)
  • Harbors (1)
  • Horses (1)
  • Jaffa (Tel Aviv, Israel) (1)
  • Men (1)
  • Sailing ships (1)
  • Ships (1)
  • Soldiers (1)
  • Waterfronts (1)
  • Women (1)
  • (-) Boats and boating (35)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Monrovia (Liberia) (6)
  • Liberia (3)

Subjects, People

  • Jordan, Orchid, 1910-1995 (4)
  • Durrett, Warren (3)
  • Dix, Ralph Edward, 1929-2020 (2)
  • Bell, Jim (1)
  • Dix, Mary (1)
  • McShann, Jay (1)
  • Starr, John Wilbur, 1905-2000 (1)
  • Starr, Martha Jane, 1906-2011 (1)

Date Published

  • 1947 (22)
  • 1952 (22)
  • 1891/1900 (3)
  • 1951 (3)
  • 1960 (3)
  • 1941 (2)
  • 1950 (2)
  • 1961 (2)
  • 1970 (2)
  • 1920 (1)
  • 1925 (1)
  • 1968 (1)
  • 1981 (1)
  • 1990 (1)

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