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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Boat docked in a harbor

A boat docked in a harbor somewhere in Italy. The boat has a sign that reads "Diretto Napoli." The boat has two levels and a large pole in the back.
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Leon and Orchid Jordan at a formal event

Leon and Orchid Jordan with a group of unidentified people at a formal event. Orchid is sitting on the far right with a twelve other women all wearing formal dresses. Leon is standing on the far left with eleven other men all wearing tuxedoes.
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Orchid Jordan looking at a photo album

Orchid Jordan looking at a photo album with six unidentified women. They are sitting on a long couch looking down at the album on a coffee table. Others are holding additional photos. Joran is sitting third from right.
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Burglary and Robbery Bureau of 1945

Group photo of the Burglary and Robbery Bureau of the Kansas City Police. Everyone is looking forward and smiling. Sitting in the front row (left to right) are Ray Minnic, Clarence Raisbeck, James Sprague, Raymond Williams, and L. Gilmore. Leon Jordan is standing fifth from right. The other detectives are Tommie Redmond, Alex Stewart, Prime McDonough, James Messick, Jack Clifford, Sr., George Beckwith, William Peters, Lou Myers, Victor Phippen, George Mall, Fred Ennis, Albert Sagand, Delbert Cull, Clifford Warren, and John Cunningham.
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Six unidentified men posing for a photo

Six unidentified men posing for a photo. Three men are sitting on a couch and the others are standing in back. They are all wearing dark suits and looking forward while smiling.
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Support Committee for Public Accommodations Act in Kansas City, Mo.

Support Committee for the Public Accommodations Act in Kansas City, Missouri. Back row: Leon Jordan, unidentified man. Middle row: unidentified man, Lee Vertis Swinton, Mayor Ilus Davis, Bruce Watkins, unidentified man, Harold Holliday Sr. Seated: unidentified man, Orchid Jordan, unidentified woman, Rhae Watkins, chairwoman Margaret Holliday, unidentified man. Everyone is in front of a banner with a drawing of the American flag.
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Leon Jordan at a desk in his office

Leon Jordan sitting at a desk in his office in Kansas City. Photographs of fingerprints are hanging in front of the desk. Jordan is looking down at charts with other prints. The desk is covered with reports and a rotary phone.
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Portrait of Les W. Kricher

Portrait of Les W. Kricher, a detective with the Kansas City police. Kircher is looking forward with a neutral expression. He is wearing a suit and black tie.
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Leon Jordan posing for a photograph

Leon Jordan sitting in a photo booth used for criminal mugshots. Jordan is making a silly grimace with his face. An identification bar reads "KCMO PD 67602/ 4-20-50." The camera has a stack of photo plates and another mugshot attached to the back.
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Leon Jordan posing for a photograph

Leon Jordan posing for a photograph. Jordan is looking forward and smiling. He is wearing a tweed jacket and scarf along with a visor or hat.
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Support Committee for Public Accommodations Act in Kansas City, Mo.

Support Committee for the Public Accommodations Act in Kansas City, Missouri. Back row: Leon Jordan, unidentified man. Middle row: unidentified man, Lee Vertis Swinton, Mayor Ilus Davis, Bruce Watkins, unidentified man, Harold Holliday Sr. Seated: unidentified man, Orchid Jordan, unidentified woman, Rhae Watkins, chairwoman Margaret Holliday, unidentified man. Everyone is in front of a banner with a drawing of the American flag.
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Haile Selassie and Menen Asfaw with an unidentified official

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 right, wearing a dark uniform covered in medals and a military hat with feathers.
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Four unidentified women on the steps of a building

Four unidentified women standing on the steps of a building. The woman on the left is wearing a dress and the others are wearing dress jackets and skirts. All four are wearing fancy hats and holding gloves and purses.
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Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Shifferaw

Portrait of a man identified as Lieutenant Colonel Shifferaw. The man is wearing a military dress uniform covered in medals. He is looking forward and smiling.
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Members of the Gamma Kappa Phi Sorority

Members of the Gamma Kappa Phi Sorority standing in front of a brick building. Orchid Jordan is standing in the first row, third from left. The young women are wearing dresses and looking forward while smiling. The back of the photo identifies the women by row: 1st row, Katie Humes-Memphis, Catherine Edwards-Wilmington, Orchid, Blondgetta Everetts, [illegible name], Albertine Ford, Helen Foy; 2nd row, Evelyn Thompson, unknown, unknown, Helen Hill, Charlotte Stone, Ruby Franklin; 3rd row, Violet McClendon, Brendah Blade, Elizabeth Stanford, unknown, Millie Bailey; 4th row, Ethel Gibson, Mae Bruce, Catherine Kinney; 5th row, Marguerite Beck, Martha, Ruth Woodson.
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