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Bush Devil dancer on an open road

Image

A Bush Devil dancer, symbolic of the materialization of a spirit form as well as the chief's authority for the Vai tribe, on an open road somewhere in...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Bush Devil dancer on an open road

Image

A Bush Devil dancer, symbolic of the materialization of a spirit form as well as the chief's authority for the Vai tribe, on an open road somewhere in...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Five unidentified men on a beach

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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

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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

Five unidentified people on a dirt road

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Five unidentified people standing on a dirt road in the middle of a village in rural Liberia. A woman in the center is holding a small child. Everyone...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Five unidentified women on the beach

Image

Five unidentified women on the beach in Liberia. Four women are sitting at a table under an umbrella and playing cards. A fifth woman standing on the...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Five unidentified women standing by trees

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Five unidentified women standing in front of trees and bushes in a rural area of Liberia. The woman on the left is holding a small child. All the...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Four men in an open dirt road

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Four unidentified men standing in an open dirt road, somewhere in Liberia. The men are wearing floor length robes and head coverings.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Four men in an open dirt road

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Four unidentified men standing in an open dirt road, somewhere in Liberia. The men are wearing floor length robes and head coverings.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Four men in an open dirt road

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Four unidentified men standing in an open dirt road, somewhere in Liberia. The men are wearing floor length robes and head coverings.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Four men in an open dirt road

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Four unidentified men standing in an open dirt road with several houses along the side, somewhere in Liberia. The men are wearing floor length robes...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Four people walking around a plane

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Four unidentified people walking around a plane on a sandy field in Liberia. All four are wandering around the area, wearing light colored clothes and...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Four people walking around a plane

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Four unidentified people walking around a plane on a sandy field in Liberia. All four are wandering around the area, wearing light colored clothes and...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Four unidentified people laughing and talking

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Four unidentified people in Liberia laughing and talking next to a building. A crowd of unidentified people are standing in the street behind them.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Four unidentified people standing in water

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Four unidentified people, possibly a family, standing in water in rural Liberia. The man and child on the left are naked and possibly bathing in the...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Four unidentified people standing in water

Image

Four unidentified people, possibly a family, standing in water in rural Liberia. The man and child on the left are naked and possibly bathing in the...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Four unidentified people standing near a plane

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Four unidentified people standing near a plane on a sandy field in Liberia. All four are walking toward the plane.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Four unidentified people walking

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Four unidentified people walking on a dirt road in Liberia. The woman in front is holding a basket on her head. Trees and huts are on both sides of...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Gabriel Dennis at an Inauguration Ceremony

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Secretary of State Gabriel Dennis wearing a tuxedo and top hat during an Inauguration Ceremony for the Liberian President. Dennis has several medals...

Date Published
January-1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Group of children

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A group of children in Liberia ranging in ages standing in front of several huts, possibly at school. One older woman is standing in the back.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Group of unidentified people dining outdoors

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A group of unidentified people at outdoor dining tables in Liberia. A large palm tree is in the background. All the diners are wearing formal wear. A...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Group of unidentified people dining outdoors

Image

A group of unidentified people at outdoor dining tables in Liberia. A large palm tree is in the background. All the diners are wearing formal wear.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Group of uniformed firemen

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A group of uniformed firemen in Liberia watching a fire engine drive down the road. One man is riding on the back of the truck.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Group of uniformed firemen

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A group of uniformed firemen in Liberia standing next to a fire engine. The men are connecting a hose to a fire hydrant on the street corner.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Group of women playing cards on the beach

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A group of unidentified women sitting at a table on the beach in Liberia. They are sitting under a large striped umbrella and playing cards.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

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  • Leon M. Jordan Collection (119)

Types

  • photographs (119)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (119)
  • Gelatin silver prints (119)
  • Snapshots (119)
  • Portrait photographs (113)
  • (-) Group portraits (119)

Time Periods

  • 1951-1960 (118)
  • 1941-1950 (107)

Subjects

  • Rural conditions (29)
  • Beaches (16)
  • Street life (10)
  • Crowds (9)
  • Parades (9)
  • Huts (8)
  • Rites and ceremonies (6)
  • Airplanes (5)
  • Liberians (5)
  • Parties (5)
  • Dinners and dining (4)
  • Boats and boating (3)
  • Marching bands (3)
  • Soldiers (3)
  • Thatched buildings (3)
  • Women (3)
  • Automobiles (2)
  • Buildings (2)
  • Fire engines (2)
  • Folk dancers (2)
  • Men (2)
  • Villages (2)
  • African American women (1)
  • Baskets (1)
  • Boys (1)
  • Dogs (1)
  • Dwellings (1)
  • Flags (1)
  • Parrots (1)
  • Presidents--Inauguration (1)
  • Roads (1)
  • Schools (1)
  • Stores, Retail (1)
  • Streets (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • (-) Liberia (119)

Subjects, People

  • Jordan, Leon M. (Leon Mercer), 1905-1970 (11)
  • Jordan, Orchid, 1910-1995 (11)
  • Dennis, Gabriel, 1896-1954 (1)
  • Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975 (1)
  • Manan ʼAsfāw, ʼEtégé, 1891-1962 (1)
  • Tubman, William V. S., 1895-1971 (1)

Date Published

  • 1952 (107)
  • 1947 (106)
  • 1951-03-05 (9)
  • 1952-01 (2)
  • 1949-09-01 (1)

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