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Liberiaanse ridderorde (Order of the Star of Africa), ontvangen door Willem Drees

Liberiaanse ridderorde (Order of the Star of Africa), ontvangen door W...

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Mansion-house of President Roberts, Monrovia, Liberia

Mansion-house of President Roberts, Monrovia, Liberia

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Hoen, A. & Co.

Currency, arts of africa oceania and the americas

Currency, arts of africa oceania and the americas

Public domain photo of a 3d object, America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Town plan for Mesurado, Liberia]

[Town plan for Mesurado, Liberia]

American Colonization Society Papers. Published in: The African-American mosaic, a Library of Congress resource guide for the study of black history and culture / Debra Newman Ham, ed. Washington, D.C. : Librar... More

Map of the West Coast of Africa from Sierra Leone to Cape Palmas, including the colony of Liberia /

Map of the West Coast of Africa from Sierra Leone to Cape Palmas, incl...

Relief shown pictorially. Copy 1 Gift; 1968; American Colonization Society; Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes text an... More

Location of Careysburgh, La. / - Public domain old map

Location of Careysburgh, La. / - Public domain old map

Relief shown by hachures. Gift; 1968; American Colonization Society. Oriented with north to the left. Pen-and-ink. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault

North west part of Montserrado County, Liberia : in ten mile squares.

North west part of Montserrado County, Liberia : in ten mile squares.

Gift; 1968; American Colonization Society. Sheets taped together to form irregular shape. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault

Map of Liberia, West Africa. - Public domain old map
Letter from Elizur Wright, New York, to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1834 June 26

Letter from Elizur Wright, New York, to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1834 Jun...

Elizur Wright Jr. writes to Amos A. Phelps regarding a draft to be honored by him from Mr. Gren. He writes that James Temple a "col. missionary from Liberia has just left my office. He goes beyond Brown in his ... More

Letter from Thomas Van Rensalaer, New York, to William Lloyd Garrison, March 24th, 1839
Honorable & Reverend B.R. Wilson of Monrovia, Liberia, died Oct. 9, 1864 / Photographed by S.W. Truesdell, Kenosha, Wis.

Honorable & Reverend B.R. Wilson of Monrovia, Liberia, died Oct. 9, 18...

Photograph shows portrait of B.R. Wilson, Methodist missionary to Liberia. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper suppor... More

President Robert's house, Monrovia / Wagner & McGuigan's Lith. Phil.

President Robert's house, Monrovia / Wagner & McGuigan's Lith. Phil.

President Joseph J. Roberts' house, Monrovia, Liberia. Public domain scan of 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cape Palmas / D. McClelland, sc.

Cape Palmas / D. McClelland, sc.

Cape Palmas, Liberia. Forms part of: American Colonization Society Collection (Library of Congress).

Liberia and its vicinity. - Public domain vintage map

Liberia and its vicinity. - Public domain vintage map

Gift; 1968; American Colonization Society; Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault

Easter card--Cape Mount--A gift to the members of the Foreign Missionary Box Association of the Protestant Episcopal Church

Easter card--Cape Mount--A gift to the members of the Foreign Missiona...

Easter card showing Cape Mount, an island in Liberia. Forms part of: American Colonization Society Collection (Library of Congress).

Native village - Drawing. Public domain image.

Native village - Drawing. Public domain image.

View of village showing traditional dwellings. Title transcribed from item. Forms part of: American Colonization Society Collection (Library of Congress).

[Cape Montserado]

[Cape Montserado]

Birds-eye view of Cape Montserrado, site of Monrovia, Liberia.

Harper - Public domain book scan / drawing

Harper - Public domain book scan / drawing

Drawing showing a small boat in the water off the coast of Cape Palmas, looking toward Harper, Liberia.

Map of Liberia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Map of Liberia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown by hachures. Copy 1; Gift; 1968; American Colonization Society; Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes text. Inset: Vicinity of Monrovia / surveyed by J... More

Map of Liberia - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Map of Liberia - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Besides escaping to the North, another alternative for freed slaves was “colonization“ or resettlement in Africa. Several organizations were founded to encourage and assist with this relocation, but this was no... More

The Independent Republic of Liberia : its constitution and declaration of independence : address of the colonists to the free people of color in the United States, with other documents; issued chiefly for the use of the free people of color
Map of Liberia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Map of Liberia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Annotated in col. inks to emphasize Junk River, Cestos River, Sestor's Town and River, and River San Pedro. Gift; 1968; American Colonization Society; Availa... More

Map of Liberia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Map of Liberia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Copy one annotated with place names in pencil. Gift; 1968; American Colonization Society; Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster... More

Map of Liberia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Map of Liberia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Annotated in pencil to change statement of responsibility to "by the American Colonization Society," and to add place names. Gift; 1968; American Colonizatio... More

Map of Liberia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Map of Liberia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Annotated in red ink to show additional place names, rivers, and boundaries. Gift; 1968; American Colonization Society; Available also through the Library of... More

[Unidentified Liberian man in suit with watch fob and papers and pencil in his breast pocket]

[Unidentified Liberian man in suit with watch fob and papers and penci...

The American Colonization Society was organized in 1817 to resettle African-Americans in Liberia. Forms part of: Ambrotype/Tintype photograph filing series (Library of Congress). Forms part of: American Coloni... More

Maryland in Liberia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Maryland in Liberia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Gift; 1968; American Colonization Society; Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Inset: Cape Palmas. Vault Four copies.

[Unidentified Liberian man in suit and bowtie]

[Unidentified Liberian man in suit and bowtie]

The American Colonization Society was organized in 1817 to resettle African-Americans in Liberia. Forms part of: Ambrotype/Tintype photograph filing series (Library of Congress). Forms part of: American Coloni... More

A. J. Cross, Tinytype - Public domain portrait photograph

A. J. Cross, Tinytype - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph shows portrait of Liberian man in suit and tie with hat. The American Colonization Society was organized in 1817 to resettle African Americans in Liberia. Forms part of: Ambrotype/Tintype photograph... More

Republic of Liberia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Republic of Liberia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Shows Liberian coastal area. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Gift; 1968; American Colonization Society; Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Insets: Mo... More

Republic of Liberia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Republic of Liberia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Shows Liberian coastal area. Gift; 1968; American Colonization Society; Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Insets: Mo... More

Steam or other communication with Liberia. An adjourned meeting to aid this object will be held this evening in the 4 1-2 street Church ... when the Hon. Judge Wayne will preside and addresses be made by several distinguished gentlemen ... All w

Steam or other communication with Liberia. An adjourned meeting to aid...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 201, Folder 27.

The Cavalla Messenger, Vol. 5, #3
Bassua Liberia / R.K.G. - Public domain dedication image

Bassua Liberia / R.K.G. - Public domain dedication image

View with two sailboats on water in foreground, and buildings in background. Annotations identify scale, Sugarloaf Mt., and Saddleback Mt.

Fish Town at Bassau, Liberia - Public domain dedication image

Fish Town at Bassau, Liberia - Public domain dedication image

View from across expanse of water showing buildings of Bassau; ship and small boats in the foreground. Attributed to Griffin on strength of similarity to other items in LOT. Forms part of: American Colonization... More

The Cavalla Messenger, Vol. 5, #10
The Cavalla Messenger, Vol. 5, #15
Solomon Sturges to Lyman Trumbull, Monday, January 21, 1861  (Seeks recognition of Liberia)
Letter from Mary Grew, Phila[delphia], [Pa.], to Helen Eliza Garrison, June 20th, 1862

Letter from Mary Grew, Phila[delphia], [Pa.], to Helen Eliza Garrison,...

Mary Grew writes to Helen Garrison stating her gladness that William Lloyd Garrison "looks so hopefully on the slave's future", and expresses her belief that full abolition will soon be at hand, with the abolit... More

H. W. Erskine / T. M. Schleier, photographer, Nashville & Knoxville, Tenn.

H. W. Erskine / T. M. Schleier, photographer, Nashville & Knoxville, T...

Photograph shows portrait of Liberian man in suit and bowtie. The American Colonization Society was organized in 1817 to resettle African Americans in Liberia. Forms part of: Ambrotype/Tintype photograph filin... More

St. Pauls River, Liberia at its mouth /

St. Pauls River, Liberia at its mouth /

Public domain scan of a vintage map, plan, atlas, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Sketch of the Careysburg Road, &c. /

Sketch of the Careysburg Road, &c. /

Gift; 1968; American Colonization Society. Pen-and-ink and pencil. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes indexed table and notes. Vault

Map of a journey to Musardu, the capital of the Western Mandingoes /

Map of a journey to Musardu, the capital of the Western Mandingoes /

Shows Anderson's route from Monrovia to Musardu west of the Saint Paul River. Relief shown by hachures. Annotated in pencil with notes about elevation and the St. Paul River settlements. Gift; 1968; American Co... More

The Negro in ancient history
Map of a journey to Musardu, the capital of the Western Mandingoes /

Map of a journey to Musardu, the capital of the Western Mandingoes /

Relief shown by hachures. Shows Anderson's route from Monrovia to Musardu west of the Saint Paul River. Gift; 1968; American Colonization Society; Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a ra... More

Map of Liberia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Map of Liberia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Annotated in ink on verso: Map of Liberia printed by the Am. Col'n Soc'y in Jan'y 1870. Gift; 1968; American Colonization Society; Includes profile of mounta... More

Chester, U.S. minister, Liberia. Cartes de visite

Chester, U.S. minister, Liberia. Cartes de visite

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Map of Liberia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Map of Liberia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Annotated in ink on verso: Map of Liberia by Am. Col'n Soc'y, Jan'y 1870. Gift; 1968; American Colonization Society; Available also through the Library of Co... More

Map of Liberia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Map of Liberia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Annotated in black ink and pencil to show additional place names. Gift; 1968; American Colonization Society; Available also through the Library of Congress ... More

Yours very truly J.J. Roberts - Public domain portrait engraving

Yours very truly J.J. Roberts - Public domain portrait engraving

Print shows Joseph J. Roberts, first president (1848-1856) and seventh president (1872-1876) of Liberia, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left; includes facsimile signature. Forms part of: Popular graphic a... More

Christmas card--A gift to the members of the Foreign Missionary Box Association of the Protestant Episcopal Church

Christmas card--A gift to the members of the Foreign Missionary Box As...

Thatched roof buildings inside wooden fence in foreground, church, and houses in background, Cavalla, Liberia.

Native boys from the jungles of Africa, as they come into the Liberian settlements, with sword and spear

Native boys from the jungles of Africa, as they come into the Liberian...

Copyright by E.F. Hovey, Philadelphia. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[David A. Day, missionary in Liberia, bust portrait, facing right]

[David A. Day, missionary in Liberia, bust portrait, facing right]

On mount: W.L. Cover, 754 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Native African boys, as they come to the Christian School House at Arthington, Liberia, with ploughshare and pruninghook

Native African boys, as they come to the Christian School House at Art...

Copyright by E.F. Hovey, Philadelphia. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Liberia, from Flags of All Nations, Series 1 (N9) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Liberia, from Flags of All Nations, Series 1 (N9) for Allen & Ginter C...

Picryl description: Public domain image, 19th-century cigarette card, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Cigarette cards are trading cards issued by tobacco manufacturers to stiffen cigarette packaging and... More

A coffee farm, Clay-Ashland [Liberia]

A coffee farm, Clay-Ashland [Liberia]

Field of coffee at plantation in Liberia. American Colonization Society Collection. A souvenir photograph produced by the Liberian Art Publishing Co. for distribution at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in... More

[Mrs. James Cheeseman, wife of the president of Liberia, full-length portrait, standing, facing left]

[Mrs. James Cheeseman, wife of the president of Liberia, full-length p...

American Colonization Society Collection. A souvenir photograph produced by the Liberian Art Publishing Co. for distribution at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Ill. No. 41.

Ashmun Street, Monrovia [Liberia]

Ashmun Street, Monrovia [Liberia]

Ashmun Street with houses and a church, Monrovia, Liberia. American Colonization Society Collection. A souvenir photograph produced by the Liberian Art Publishing Co. for distribution at the 1893 World's Columb... More

Liberian College, Monrovia - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Liberian College, Monrovia - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Photograph shows male students posed on the balconies of Liberian College, Monrovia, Liberia. Printed on back of mount: Exhibit, World's Fair, Chicago, Ill., U.S.A., 1893. Forms part of: American Colonization ... More

[Cover of pamphlet, Liberia, 1847-1893, showing flag of Liberia]

[Cover of pamphlet, Liberia, 1847-1893, showing flag of Liberia]

Public domain photograph related to the history of France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Departure of the steamship "Horsa" from Savannah, Georgia, March 19, 1895, with two hundred Negroes aboard for Liberia

Departure of the steamship "Horsa" from Savannah, Georgia, March 19, 1...

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Liberia-koffieplanten op plantage Voorburg, Suriname

Liberia-koffieplanten op plantage Voorburg, Suriname

Public domain scan of artwork in the Rijksmuseum, Netherlands, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Julius Muller - Suriname - Liberia-koffieplanten op plantage Voorburg, Suriname

Julius Muller - Suriname - Liberia-koffieplanten op plantage Voorburg,...

Public domain photograph of 19th-century collotype print, book illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Liberia from "Nine Years at the Gold Coast"

Liberia from "Nine Years at the Gold Coast"

This image has been taken from scan 000269 from "Nine Years at the Gold Coast". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream.

Plantage Jagtlust - Liberia Koffie

Plantage Jagtlust - Liberia Koffie

Plukkers en opzichters staande tussen de struiken met koffie op de Plantage Jagtlust in Suriname. Onderdeel van een groep van 44 foto's van Paramaribo, Suriname en Curaçao, ca. 1900-1905, opgeplakt op kartons e... More

President Howard, Liberia - Public domain portrait photograph

President Howard, Liberia - Public domain portrait photograph

A black and white photo of a man with a mustache. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bloesem van de Liberia-koffiestruik

Bloesem van de Liberia-koffiestruik

Public domain image related to botany, botanical artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Liberia d'après les travaux les plus récents et le texte du Traité de délimitation Franco - Libérien du 18 Septembre, 1907 : [carte]

Liberia d'après les travaux les plus récents et le texte du Traité de ...

Coordenadas referidas, al parecer, al meridiano de París (O 14 00'-E 9 30'/N 10 00'-N 5 30')

Emmett J. Scott, Negro member of Liberian Commission, at boat dock, New York

Emmett J. Scott, Negro member of Liberian Commission, at boat dock, Ne...

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[C.B.D. King, delegate to peace conference, from Liberia, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[C.B.D. King, delegate to peace conference, from Liberia, head-and-sho...

J235222 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Harris & Ewing. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

G. Gallo (Liberia Sociologica) autograph note signed (postcard), in Italian, to Vincenzo Gui, Paterson, N. Y., January 24, [1921?]

G. Gallo (Liberia Sociologica) autograph note signed (postcard), in It...

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G. Gallo (Liberia Sociologica) autograph letter signed, in Italian, to Aldino Felicani, Paterson, N. J., February 7, 1921
Carlo Tresca (Il Martello and Liberia Rossa) autograph letter signed, in Italian, to Frank R. Lopez, New York, N.Y., [May? 1924?]
Carlo Tresca (Il Martello and Liberia Rossa) autograph letter signed, in Italian, to Frank R. Lopez, New York, N.Y., [May? 1924?]
Charles Dunbar Burgess King, president van de Afrikaanse

Charles Dunbar Burgess King, president van de Afrikaanse

Charles Dunbar Burgess King, president van de Afrikaanse republiek Liberia, tijdens bezoek aan den Haag, met zijn vrouw en kinderen, en zijn begeleider consul-generaal van Liberia in Nederland J. Vieweg

Members of an African American company of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps lined up for review, Liberia

Members of an African American company of the Women's Army Auxiliary C...

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U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. Negro members of an American Army engineer's unit, on a transport bound for Liberia, Africa, take their daily setting up exercises on deck. The men are wearing a new light type of life preserver which allows freer movement than the older bulkier type formerly used

U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. Negro members of an American Army...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Annotation in or on original negative jacket. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overse... More

William M. Mann (1886-1960) and Lucile Quarry Mann (1897-1986)

William M. Mann (1886-1960) and Lucile Quarry Mann (1897-1986)

Description: From 1925 to 1956, William M. Mann (1886-1960) was Director of the National Zoological Park. His wife, Lucile Quarry Mann (1897-1986) often accompanied him on collecting trips. In 1940 the Mann's w... More

U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. As a U.S. Army transport plows through the Atlantic on its way to Liberia, Africa, the Negro crew of a 37mm anti-aircraft gun holds a shipboard practice session. The soldiers, members of a U.S. Army Engineer's unit, were especially interested in Liberia, a Negro Republic founded by their ancestors whose governmental system is patterned on that of the U.S.

U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. As a U.S. Army transport plows th...

Public domain photograph of the 1930s-1940s World War Two, armed forces, military production, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. Private Napoleon Edward Taylor, first member of the U.S. forces to land in Liberia, steps ashore from a lighter. Chiefly composed of Negro units, the American contingent is building bridges, improving roads, constructing air bases and strengthening fortifications throughout the Liberian Republic, founded in 1821 by Negro freedmen under American auspices. President Edwin Barclay, welcoming the American soldiers, said: "The future of Liberia is inextricably bound up in the victory of those nations fighting for the Four Freedoms annouced by Franklin D. Roosevelt"

U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. Private Napoleon Edward Taylor...

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A group of men walking down a dirt road - FSA / Office of War Information Photograph

A group of men walking down a dirt road - FSA / Office of War Informat...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Annotation in or on original negative jacket. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overse... More

U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. Private Napoleon Edward Taylor, first member of the U.S. forces to land in Liberia, steps ashore from a lighter. Chiefly composed of Negro units, the American contingent is building bridges, improving roads, constructing air bases and strengthening fortifications throughout the Liberian Republic, founded in 1821 by Negro freedmen under American auspices. President Edwin Barclay, welcoming the American soldiers, said: "The future of Liberia is inextricably bound up in the victory of those nations fighting for the Four Freedoms annouced by Franklin D. Roosevelt"

U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. Private Napoleon Edward Taylor...

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U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. Negro members of an American Army engineer's unit, on a transport bound for Liberia, Africa, take their daily setting up exercises on deck. The men are wearing a new light type of life preserver which allows freer movement than the older bulkier type formerly used

U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. Negro members of an American Army...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Allies advance in Libya. At the height of the Allied pursuit of the Axis forces heavy rain fell in the Western Desert turning the sand and dust into mud and flooding low-lying parts. It made things difficult for the Axis, but even more so for the British troops, like these General Grant tanks ploughing through a wet and muddy stretch of road

Allies advance in Libya. At the height of the Allied pursuit of the Ax...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Image source: Official British photo. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Pictu... More

Allies advance in Libya. At the height of the Allied pursuit of the Axis forces heavy rain fell in the Western Desert turning the sand and dust into mud and flooding low-lying parts. It made things difficult for the Axis, but even more so for the British troops, like these General Grant tanks ploughing through a wet and muddy stretch of road

Allies advance in Libya. At the height of the Allied pursuit of the Ax...

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American troops on way to Liberia, Africa. The American soldiers shown here on the deck of a transport, composed chiefly of Negro units, are headed for Liberia, African Negro Republic, after the U.S. government entered into an defense agreement with Liberia. Air bases are being established for the protection of the country, which was founded in 1821 by Negro freedmen under the auspices of the United States

American troops on way to Liberia, Africa. The American soldiers shown...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Annotation in or on original negative jacket. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overse... More

U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. As a U.S. Army transport plows through the Atlantic on its way to Liberia, Africa, the Negro crew of a 37mm anti-aircraft gun holds a shipboard practice session. The soldiers, members of a U.S. Army Engineer's unit, were especially interested in Liberia, a Negro Republic founded by their ancestors whose governmental system is patterned on that of the U.S

U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. As a U.S. Army transport plows th...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Annotation in or on original negative jacket. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overse... More

U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. These American soldiers stationed in Liberia, Africa, are guarding a dock where supplies are being unloaded. The thatched hut in the background is a repair shop. Chiefly Negro units, the American forces are constructing bridges, improving roads, building air bases and strengthening fortification in this vital sector. The Liberian Republic was founded in 1821 by Negro freedmen under American auspices

U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. These American soldiers statio...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Annotation in or on original negative jacket. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overse... More

U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. Chaplain J.R.C. Pinn conducts a church service on the forward deck of a troop transport carrying a large contingent of U.S. Army engineers to Liberia, Africa, with which the United States has concluded a defense ageement. The Negro troops joined in singing hymns during the service

U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. Chaplain J.R.C. Pinn conducts a c...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Annotation in or on original negative jacket. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overse... More

U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. Captain W.D. Nabors stands on the bridge of a transport bearing a U.S. Army Engineer detachment made up chiefly of Negroes of Liberia, Africa. Captain Nabors served in the cavalry as a trooper, attended Officer Training School in 1917, served in France in 1918 and then spent five years as a member of the American military mission to Liberia, part of the time as commandant of the Liberian Frontier Force. Later, in 1936 he became senior instructor and military advisor to this force until his recall by the U.S. Army

U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. Captain W.D. Nabors stands on the...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Annotation in or on original negative jacket. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overse... More

U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. Members of the U.S. Army Engineers Corps stationed in Liberia set out in a tropical drizzle to begin their day's work. Chiefly composed of Negro units, the U.S. forces are stationed in the African Negro Republic at the suggestion of the Liberian government which requested assistance in guaranteeing its security and independence. Liberia was originally founded in 1821 by Negro freedman under American auspices. The U.S. troops are constructing brdiges, improving roads, building air bases and strengthening fortifications throughout the country

U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. Members of the U.S. Army Engin...

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U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. Chaplain J.R.C. Pinn conducts a church service on the forward deck of a troop transport carrying a large contingent of U.S. Army engineers to Liberia, Africa, with which the United States has concluded a defense ageement. The Negro troops joined in singing hymns during the service

U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. Chaplain J.R.C. Pinn conducts a c...

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U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. These American soldiers stationed in Liberia, Africa, are guarding a dock where supplies are being unloaded. The thatched hut in the background is a repair shop. Chiefly Negro units, the American forces are constructing bridges, improving roads, building air bases and strengthening fortification in this vital sector. The Liberian Republic was founded in 1821 by Negro freedmen under American auspices

U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. These American soldiers statio...

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American troops on way to Liberia, Africa. The American soldiers shown here on the deck of a transport, composed chiefly of Negro units, are headed for Liberia, African Negro Republic, after the U.S. government entered into an defense agreement with Liberia. Air bases are being established for the protection of the country, which was founded in 1821 by Negro freedmen under the auspices of the United States

American troops on way to Liberia, Africa. The American soldiers shown...

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U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. Private Napoleon Edward Taylor, first member of the U.S. forces to land in Liberia at the request of the African Negro republic, explains how a sub-machine gun, or "Tommy gun," works. Liberia was originally founded in 1821 by Negro freedmen under American auspices. The American forces, chiefly composed of Negro units, are constructing bridges, improving roads, building air bases and strengthening fortifications throughout the country. Edwin Barclay the Republic's President, welcomed the American soldiers by saying "The future of Liberia is inextricably bound up in the victory of those nations fighting for the Four Freedoms annouced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt."

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U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. Captain W.D. Nabors stands on the bridge of a transport bearing a U.S. Army Engineer detachment made up chiefly of Negroes of Liberia, Africa. Captain Nabors served in the cavalry as a trooper, attended Officer Training School in 1917, served in France in 1918 and then spent five years as a member of the American ilitary mission to Liberia, part of the time as commandant of the Liberian Frontier Force. Later, in 1936 he became senior instructor and military advisor to this force until his recall by the U.S. Army

U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. Captain W.D. Nabors stands on the...

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U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. This "jeep" is being unloaded at a port in Liberia from a U.S. transport which brought a large contingent of American soldiers, chiefly Negroes, to the African Negro republic under a defense agreement concluded between the two countries at the request of Liberia's President, Edwin Barclay. The Liberian Republic was founded in 1821 by Negro freedmen under American auspices

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A black and white photo of a group of men sitting at a table - FSA / Office of War Information Photograph

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U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. The Naval armed guard on a Liberia bound transport stages a gun drill with a 4 inch deck gun and a heavy anti-aircraft machine gun. The Negro troops, members of a highly trained engineer unit of the U.S. Army, made the trip to Africa without incident

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U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. Aboard a U.S. Army transport bound for Liberia, Africa officers of the Negro troops sit down for a meal. Left to right around the table; Lieutenant Abner R. Branch, oral surgeon; Captain Harsba F. Buoyer, war vetern and distinguished doctor; Captain W.D. Nabors; Warrant Officer Brice; Lieutenant Henderson, pathologist and tropical medicine expert; Edgar Rouezeau, correspondent of the Pittsburg Courier; Lieutenant Ned Manley, orthopedic surgeon and professor at Howard University , famous Negro institution, before entering the service; and Lieutenant Goldsberry, physician and holder of a master's degree in public health from Harvard University

U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. Aboard a U.S. Army transport boun...

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