Leon M. Jordan Collection

Description
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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Several large concrete containers and a house

Several large concrete containers and a house in the middle of the jungle of Liberia.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0047.png

Empty folding chairs outside of Antoinette Tubman Stadium

Empty folding chairs outside of Antoinette Tubman Stadium. Several unidentified people are walking across the top of the stadium wall. Unidentified flags and banners are hanging on the side.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0048.png

Three unidentified women and a man on the beach

Three unidentified women and an unidentified man sitting under beach umbrellas in Liberia. One woman is holding a ball.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0053.png

Six unidentified men carrying a large canoe

Six unidentified men carrying a large canoe on the beach towards water in Liberia. The canoe has intricate painting along the side.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0054.png

Unidentified man standing by a car

An unidentified man standing next to a car in Liberia. The man is wearing a large striped robe and looking forward.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0058.png

Three unidentified people walking down a road

Three unidentified people walking down a dirt road in Liberia. All three are facing away from the camera. Large trees line both sides of the road.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0059.png

Large crowd walking down the street

A large crowd walking down the street in Liberia, possibly during a parade.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0049.png

Three unidentified women sitting on a beach

Three unidentified women sitting on a beach in Liberia. The women are wearing swimming suits and holding cigarettes. A man in the background is throwing a baseball.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0050.png

Five unidentified men on a beach

Five unidentified men on a beach in Liberia in front of large canoes. The men are wearing swimming shorts and looking forward.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0051.png

Five unidentified men on a beach

Five unidentified men on a beach in Liberia in front of large kayaks. The men are wearing swimming shorts and looking forward.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0052.png

Nine unidentified people standing on a beach

Nine unidentified people standing on a beach in Liberia next to a single-sail boat. Several people are carrying goods.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0045.png

Nine unidentified people standing on a beach

Nine unidentified people standing on a beach in Liberia next to a single-sail boat. Several people are carrying goods.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0046.png

Woman in military uniform with an unidentified man

An unidentified woman in military uniform standing with an unidentified man in a crowd in front of a building in Liberia. The man and woman are looking forward and smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0055.png

Flat-bed truck sinking in the mud

A flat-bed truck sinking in the mud somewhere in Liberia. The abandoned truck has its doors open and is up to its wheels in mud.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0044.png

People boarding a ship

People standing on a pier to board a ship. People are walking up a stairway onto the multi-story ship.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0064.png