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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Two unidentified men and a woman in front of a building

Two unidentified men and a woman standing in front of a building in Liberia and looking forward while smiling. All three are wearing white clothes and the woman is wearing sunglasses.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0106.png

Two unidentified children and a woman in front of huts

Two unidentified children and a woman standing in front of several thatched roof huts in rural Liberia. The woman is standing on the right, wrapped in a large headscarf, and is wearing a striped skirt. A girl wearing a print dress is standing in the center and a boy wearing a waistcloth is standing on the left.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0107.png

Two unidentified women standing back to back

Two unidentified Liberian women standing back to back on an open road in rural Liberia. The woman on the right has several baskets balanced on her head. Both women are holding babies against their back with cloth wraps.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0118.png

Two unidentified women walking down an open road

Two unidentified women walking down an open road in rural Liberia. The road leads to several thatched roof huts. The woman on the left is balancing baskets on her head.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0119.png

Two unidentified girls in front of a building

Two unidentified girls standing in front of a building in rural Liberia. The girls are wearing patterned dresses and headscarves. Behind them is a boy sitting on the porch and a small dog.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0110.png

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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0111.png

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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0104.png

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
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0105.png

Side of a hut

The side of a hut made of thatched leaves in rural Liberia. Several large branches are tied together as makeshift poles.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0114.png

Unidentified woman and man standing in front of a hut

An unidentified woman and man standing in front of a thatched roof hut in rural Liberia. The woman is wearing white pants and a head wrap, and is smiling. The man is wearing a white shirt.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0115.png

Several thatch houses on the side of an open road

Several thatched houses on the side of an open road in rural Liberia. The central house is circular. They are in front of dense trees.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0120.png

Two rows of thatched roof houses

Two rows of thatched roof houses lining an open road in rural Liberia. The huts have triangle-shaped rooves. People are possibly standing far in the shadows of some of the houses.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0121.png

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
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0112.png

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
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0113.png

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
File: umkc_lsc_jordan_photo-0108.png