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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Leon and Orchid Jordan on large stone steps

Leon and Orchid Jordan sitting on large stone steps, likely in Monrovia. Orchid is wearing a striped dress and small necklace. Leon is wearing a dress shirt with a badge for the Liberian Constabulary Police. Both are looking forward and Orchid is smiling.
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Leon and Orchid Jordan on large stone steps

Leon and Orchid Jordan sitting on large stone steps, likely in Monrovia. Orchid is wearing a striped dress and small necklace. Leon is wearing a dress shirt with a badge for the Liberian Constabulary Police. Both are looking forward and Orchid is smiling.
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Leon Jordan on large stone steps

Leon Jordan sitting on large stone steps, likely in Monrovia. He is wearing a dress shirt with a badge for the Liberian Constabulary Police and is looking to the side with a neutral expression.
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Leon Jordan on large stone steps

Leon Jordan sitting on large stone steps, likely in Monrovia. He is wearing a dress shirt with a badge for the Liberian Constabulary Police and is looking to the side with a neutral expression.
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Unidentified man leaning against a car

An unidentified man leaning against a car in Liberia. The man is looking forward and is wearing a wide-brimmed had and light colored dress shirt. He is also wearing a camera on a neck strap.
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Airplane on a dirt airfield

An airplane on a dirt airfield, likely James Spriggs Payne Airfield in Monrovia. A car is parked in the background and two unidentified people are standing next to it.
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Orchid Jordan on large stone steps

Orchid Jordan sitting on large stone steps, likely in Monrovia. She is looking forward while smiling. Orchid is wearing a striped dress and small necklace.
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Orchid Jordan on large stone steps

Orchid Jordan sitting on large stone steps, likely in Monrovia. She is looking forward while smiling. Orchid is wearing a striped dress and small necklace.
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Bush Devil dancer on an open road

A Bush Devil dancer, symbolic of the materialization of a spirit form as well as the chief's authority for the Vai people, on an open road somewhere in Liberia. A group of men are standing around the dancer and watching.
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Four people walking around a plane

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 hats.
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Unidentified man leaning against a car

An unidentified man leaning against a car in Liberia. The man is looking forward and is wearing a wide-brimmed had and light colored dress shirt. He is also wearing a camera on a neck strap.
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Leon Jordan at Robertsport monument

Leon Jordan with an unidentified woman and two men, likely tour guides. They are sitting at a monument for the centennial of the city of Robertsport, Liberia. Jordan is leaning back and all four people and smiling at the camera.
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Three unidentified young men on an exterior stairway

Three unidentified young men standing on an exterior stairway, likely in Robertsport, Liberia. All three are wearing dress shirts and the man on the right is wearing headphones. The two men on the right are likely tour guides.
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Orchid Jordan, an unidentified man, and Hendrick Jordense with a Jeep

Orchid Jordan, an unidentified man, and Hendrick Jordense with a Jeep in an open road in Liberia. Orchid and the man are standing behind the car and talking Hendrick is sitting in the driver's seat and looking at the other two.
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Orchid Jordan on the beach

Orchid Jordan, two unidentified women, and an unidentified man sitting on the beach in Liberia. Orchid is sitting on the left, wearing a white blouse. All four are looking forward and smiling.
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