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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 unidentified people in a large doorway

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A group of unidentified people standing in a large doorway, likely in Monrovia. The men are wearing top hats and tuxedos. A woman is wearing a formal...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Haile Selassie and Menen Asfaw with an unidentified official

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Haile Selassie and Menen Asfaw with an unidentified official and his wife at a formal event, possibly in Liberia. Haile Selassie is standing on the...

Date Published
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon Jordan receiving a medal from William Tubman

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Leon Jordan receiving a medal from Liberian president William Tubman. Two men in military uniforms are standing on the right looking at the ceremony...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon Jordan with four unidentified men at a ceremony

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Leon Jordan with four unidentified men at a ceremony in Monrovia. Jordan is standing in front of a table where the other men are sitting. Jordan and...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon Jordan with Liberian president William Tubman

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Leon Jordan standing with Liberian president William Tubman and three unidentified officials at a ceremony in Monrovia. Tubman is standing second from...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

President William Tubman and officials at a ceremony

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President William Tubman and officials at a ceremony in Monrovia. Tubman is standing in the center of a podium, wearing glasses and holding several...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

President William Tubman and officials at a ceremony

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President William Tubman and officials at a ceremony in Monrovia. Tubman is standing on the right side of a podium, wearing glasses and holding...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

President William Tubman and officials at a ceremony

Image

President William Tubman and officials at a ceremony in Monrovia. Tubman is standing in the center of a podium, wearing glasses and holding several...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Two unidentified men wearing fur caps

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Two unidentified men wearing fur caps speaking with another man wearing a large silk dress shirt. The men are standing in a crowd of people in front...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Unidentified man wearing a suit

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An unidentified man wearing a suit walking down the street in Liberia with several other men in suits, likely at an Inaugural Ceremony for the...

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

Unidentified men wearing tuxedos and top hats

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Unidentified men wearing tuxedos and top hats walking around a courtyard in front of a large white building in Liberia. Other men in military dress...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection
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  • Rites and ceremonies
  • 1951-1960

Member of

  • Leon M. Jordan Collection (12)

Types

  • photographs (12)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (12)
  • Gelatin silver prints (12)
  • Group portraits (12)
  • Portrait photographs (12)
  • Snapshots (12)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (9)
  • (-) 1951-1960 (12)

Subjects

  • Crowds (3)
  • Presidents--Inauguration (1)
  • (-) Rites and ceremonies (12)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Monrovia (Liberia) (7)
  • Liberia (5)

Subjects, People

  • Tubman, William V. S., 1895-1971 (5)
  • Jordan, Leon M. (Leon Mercer), 1905-1970 (3)
  • Dennis, Gabriel, 1896-1954 (1)
  • Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975 (1)
  • Manan ʼAsfāw, ʼEtégé, 1891-1962 (1)

Date Published

  • 1952 (10)
  • 1947 (9)
  • 1952-01 (2)

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