Town plan drawn and laid out by Jehudi Ashmun. From: African Repository, Vol. VI (March 1830), end piece.
The president's official residence
The president's official residence. Ashmun street, looking east.
Pupils and teaching staff of Liberia college
Photograph of pupils with teaching staff of the former Liberia College and his excellency, Garretson Wilmot Gibson, former president of Liberia and former president of Liberia College sited in the center. He also served as secretary of education from 1932-1943.
Micat Photo. Sande coming out, Loma
Micat Photo. Sande coming out, Loma
MONROVIA SEEN FROM THE MESURADO RIVER
MONROVIA SEEN FROM THE MESURADO RIVER
Mrs. Jennil G. Sharp's school. St. Paul River
Mrs. Jennil G. Sharp's school. St. Paul River
National Independence day celebrations
National Independence day celebrations
Photograph of pupils with teaching staff
Photograph of pupils with teaching staff of the former Liberia College and his excellency, Garretson Wilmot Gibson, former president of Liberia and former president of Liberia College sited in the center. He also served as secretary of education from 1932-1943.
Providence Island Opposite Monrovia
Providence Island Opposite Monrovia
Pupils and teaching staff of Bromley Mission
Pupils and teaching staff of Bromley Mission School. Montserrado County.
Inaugural parade along Broad Street
Inaugural parade along Broad Street in January, 1944 at the installation of President William V.S. Tubman.
From: Henry S/ Villard, "Rubber Cushioned Liberia,". The National Geographic Magazine, XCII (1948), page 206
Family portrait of the Tubman family
Family portrait of the Tubman family before William V.S. Tubman became President of Liberia. Standing (L-R): Mansfield Yancy, Mrs. Fred Gibson; Seated (L-R): A. Glenn Tubman, President Tubman's brother; Elizabeth Barnes Tubman, President Tubman's mother; Mrs. Araminta Dent Tubman, the President's first wife, and President Tubman. The empty chair belongs to President Tubman's father, who was deceased.
Ashmun Street in the middle 1880's
Ashmun Street in the middle 1880's.
From Amanda Smith, An Autobiography (Chicago 1893), opposite page 338
Ashmun street during the mid 1900s
Ashmun Street in the middle 1880's.
From Amanda Smith, An Autobiography (Chicago 1893), opposite page 338.
An artist's conception of Liberia College
An artist's conception of Liberia College. The engraving is dated 1861. From Edith Holden, Blyden of Liberia (New York, 1966), page 416.
An aerial view of Monrovia in the early 1950's
An aerial view of Monrovia in the early 1950's