Leon M. Jordan Collection

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This collection features photographs from the personal archive of African-American police detective, political leader from Kansas City, and trainer of Liberia's post-WWII national police force, Leon M. Jordan and his wife Orchid Irene Ramsey Jordan. The photographs range in date from the 1910s to the 1980s.
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Three unidentified young men in front of a hut

Three unidentified young men standing in front of a thatched roof hut in rural Liberia. The men are looking at each other and are searching light colored shirts.
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Unidentified people on the lawn in front of a house

Unidentified people sitting and walking on the lawn in front of a house along an open road in Liberia. Several people are working with baskets.
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Four unidentified people standing in water

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 water. The area is covered in high brush.
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Four unidentified people standing in water

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 water. The area is covered in high brush.
Type: Image
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Leon Jordan with two unidentified men

Leon Jordan standing with two unidentified men in front of a building in Liberia. Jordan is wearing a light colored shirt and tie. The other two men are also wearing light colored clothing.
Type: Image
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Two thatched roof huts

Two thatched roof huts in rural Liberia with large trees behind them. The huts are along an open dirt road.
Type: Image
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Six unidentified men in front of a hut

Six unidentified men standing in front of a thatched roof hut in rural Liberia. All the men are looking forward with neutral expressions. The man on the left is wearing a long robe and the others are wearing white shirts.
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Unidentified people on a sidewalk

Unidentified people walking on a sidewalk along an open street in Liberia with a row of various stores behind them. Everyone is wearing light clothing and sun hats. A truck is parked along the side of the street.
Type: Image
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Unidentified people in front of an Enu-Way Bakery

Unidentified people walking on a sidewalk in front of an Enu-Way Bakery story in Liberia. Two trucks are driving along the open road.
Type: Image
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Seven unidentified men standing in front of Liberian Customs

Seven unidentified men standing in front of a temporary building setup for Liberian Customs in Monrovia. Three men are kneeling and the others are standing. All are looking forward with neutral expressions.
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Two unidentified men standing in front of Liberian Customs

Two unidentified men standing in front of a temporary building setup for Liberian Customs in Monrovia. The man on the right may be Leon Jordan.
Type: Image
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Three unidentified men kneeling under a plane

Three unidentified men kneeling under the wing of a plane at James Spriggs Payne Airfield in Monrovia. The man on the left may be Leon Jordan.
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Unfinished building structure

An unfinished building structure made of wood crossbeams and bricks, likely in Monrovia.
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Five unidentified people on a dirt road

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 is looking forward and smiling.
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Three unidentified women and a girl in front of a hut

Three unidentified women and a girl standing in front of a hut in rural Liberia. All three women are wearing head wraps and the woman on the left is only wearing a skirt. The hut has a wall made of woven branches. All the women are looking forward.
Type: Image
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