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Liberian stamps - new issue, 1906

Liberian stamps - new issue, 1906

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Hon. Arthur Barclay, President of Liberia, 1906

Hon. Arthur Barclay, President of Liberia, 1906

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Carpodinus oocarpa - A drawing of a plant with leaves and flowers

Carpodinus oocarpa - A drawing of a plant with leaves and flowers

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Seven of the principal poisonous snakes of Liberia.

Seven of the principal poisonous snakes of Liberia.

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A native kitchen in a Gora village.

A native kitchen in a Gora village.

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Native methods of carrying loads throughout Western and Central Liberia. ("Kinja" is the Vai name for this long framework).

Native methods of carrying loads throughout Western and Central Liberi...

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Rev. R. L. Stewart; The Training and Industrial Mission School, Monrovia, Liberia, West Coast of Africa, Founded December, 1892.

Rev. R. L. Stewart; The Training and Industrial Mission School, Monrov...

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My start from Caresburg.

My start from Caresburg.

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The waterside, Monrovia.

The waterside, Monrovia.

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Liberian militia; a march past

Liberian militia; a march past

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A Kru woman with "shield" finger-rings and hair ornaments

A Kru woman with "shield" finger-rings and hair ornaments

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A rubber - producing fig tree: probably ficus vogelii.

A rubber - producing fig tree: probably ficus vogelii.

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The Broad - mouthed roller (Eurystomus afer). " Day - bat " of the Liberians.

The Broad - mouthed roller (Eurystomus afer). " Day - bat " of the Lib...

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Woman with cutting rice with small knives.

Woman with cutting rice with small knives.

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Sondo, a Liberian Boy - Book for children by Alfred Ward Joseph

Sondo, a Liberian Boy - Book for children by Alfred Ward Joseph

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Sondo, a Liberian Boy - Book for children by Alfred Ward Joseph

Sondo, a Liberian Boy - Book for children by Alfred Ward Joseph

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Sondo, a Liberian Boy - Book for children by Alfred Ward Joseph

Sondo, a Liberian Boy - Book for children by Alfred Ward Joseph

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Vai women. - Public domain map - A couple of women standing next to each other

Vai women. - Public domain map - A couple of women standing next to ea...

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J. A. Railey, a Colonel of Liberian Militia

J. A. Railey, a Colonel of Liberian Militia

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A native of the Kru coast

A native of the Kru coast

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A Boporo man visiting government house, Monrovia

A Boporo man visiting government house, Monrovia

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Sketch map of West Africa - Public domain map

Sketch map of West Africa - Public domain map

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Mandingo woman of Western Liberia

Mandingo woman of Western Liberia

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"The Religion of the Tall Hat and Frock Coat ": A Masonic procession

"The Religion of the Tall Hat and Frock Coat ": A Masonic procession

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Oil palms - A black and white photo of three men walking in a field

Oil palms - A black and white photo of three men walking in a field

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The entrance into  a Vai town of the "Femba" or women's devil

The entrance into a Vai town of the "Femba" or women's devil

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A Mandingo from Northern Liberia.

A Mandingo from Northern Liberia.

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H. E. President Arthur Barclay, of Liberia; A Native of Barbados, but derived two generations back from Pôpô, Dahomé.

H. E. President Arthur Barclay, of Liberia; A Native of Barbados, but ...

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Sondo, a Liberian Boy - Book for children by Alfred Ward Joseph

Sondo, a Liberian Boy - Book for children by Alfred Ward Joseph

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Getting to Know Liberia - book by Albert Craz

Getting to Know Liberia - book by Albert Craz

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River scene on an affluent of the St. Paul's
His Excellency President King of Liberia.

His Excellency President King of Liberia.

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A De [native] kitchen near Monrovia [as described by Des Marchais in the early Eighteenth century]

A De [native] kitchen near Monrovia [as described by Des Marchais in t...

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Assistant D. C. Johnson, Bharzon.

Assistant D. C. Johnson, Bharzon.

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The Shield, Emblems, and Motto of Liberia as established in 1847

The Shield, Emblems, and Motto of Liberia as established in 1847

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John Smith, Minister to Liberia.
President Barclay in 1896

President Barclay in 1896

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A Kru village - A black and white photo of a man walking down a street

A Kru village - A black and white photo of a man walking down a street

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The Red and Blue lizard (Agama colonorum).

The Red and Blue lizard (Agama colonorum).

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A woman of the Susu tribe (Eastern Sierra Leone), Mandingo stock, showing natural growth of head hair.

A woman of the Susu tribe (Eastern Sierra Leone), Mandingo stock, show...

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Sondo, a Liberian Boy - Book for children by Alfred Ward Joseph

Sondo, a Liberian Boy - Book for children by Alfred Ward Joseph

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Getting to Know Liberia - book by Albert Craz

Getting to Know Liberia - book by Albert Craz

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

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

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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
A Gora Chief and his wives at Sinkô.

A Gora Chief and his wives at Sinkô.

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A dish of fruit from Liberia - pineapples, papaw, avocado pear, mangoes, orange, coconuts, and bananas

A dish of fruit from Liberia - pineapples, papaw, avocado pear, mangoe...

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A devil-mask of Eastern Liberia.

A devil-mask of Eastern Liberia.

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The Beri - Nyâna, or men's devil of Western Liberia (the Bundu of Sierra Leone).

The Beri - Nyâna, or men's devil of Western Liberia (the Bundu of Sier...

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Sondo, a Liberian Boy - Book for children by Alfred Ward Joseph

Sondo, a Liberian Boy - Book for children by Alfred Ward Joseph

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Getting to Know Liberia - book by Albert Craz

Getting to Know Liberia - book by Albert Craz

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Ashmun street, Monrovia.

Ashmun street, Monrovia.

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Kroomen. - A couple of men standing next to each other

Kroomen. - A couple of men standing next to each other

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In Kru town, Monrovia. - A black and white photo of people walking down a dirt road

In Kru town, Monrovia. - A black and white photo of people walking dow...

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A Municipal brass band, Liberia

A Municipal brass band, Liberia

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Half-way up - A black and white photo of a man on a telephone pole

Half-way up - A black and white photo of a man on a telephone pole

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Grebo Chiefs from the Maryland coast

Grebo Chiefs from the Maryland coast

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A Kruman with beard - A black and white photo of a group of people with paddles

A Kruman with beard - A black and white photo of a group of people wit...

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A De man - A black and white photo of a young man

A De man - A black and white photo of a young man

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Getting to Know Liberia - book by Albert Craz

Getting to Know Liberia - book by Albert Craz

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His excellency the Hon. C.D.B. King, LL.D., President-Elect and Secretary of State of the Liberian Republic.

His excellency the Hon. C.D.B. King, LL.D., President-Elect and Secret...

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Dr. Ernest Lyon, American Minister to Liberia.

Dr. Ernest Lyon, American Minister to Liberia.

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A Mandingo headman from the Dukwia River

A Mandingo headman from the Dukwia River

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A Liberian lady - A woman in a dress standing on a porch

A Liberian lady - A woman in a dress standing on a porch

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A Mandingo in blue cotton robe

A Mandingo in blue cotton robe

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The Pygmy hippopotamus ( Hippopotamus liberiensis).

The Pygmy hippopotamus ( Hippopotamus liberiensis).

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Woman making cotton thread.

Woman making cotton thread.

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A Mandingo with sword.. Senegal, West Africa

A Mandingo with sword.. Senegal, West Africa

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Sondo, a Liberian Boy - Book for children by Alfred Ward Joseph

Sondo, a Liberian Boy - Book for children by Alfred Ward Joseph

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Teaching staff and some of the students of Liberia College (1900)

Teaching staff and some of the students of Liberia College (1900)

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A pug-nosed type of Kruman

A pug-nosed type of Kruman

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A Basa woman of the civilised type (becomingly and appropriately  clothed)

A Basa woman of the civilised type (becomingly and appropriately clot...

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A good - looking type of Vai woman (from Vanswa, near Monrovia).

A good - looking type of Vai woman (from Vanswa, near Monrovia).

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Getting to Know Liberia - book by Albert Craz

Getting to Know Liberia - book by Albert Craz

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Sondo, a Liberian Boy - Book for children by Alfred Ward Joseph

Sondo, a Liberian Boy - Book for children by Alfred Ward Joseph

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Jehudi Ashmun, the founder of Liberia (from the portrait in Gurley's "Life of Ashmun")

Jehudi Ashmun, the founder of Liberia (from the portrait in Gurley's "...

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Governor Joseph J. Roberts (afterwards President).  From an oil painting executed about 1849

Governor Joseph J. Roberts (afterwards President). From an oil painti...

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The shield and emblem of Liberia as they might be

The shield and emblem of Liberia as they might be

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Liberia College in 1900

Liberia College in 1900

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Natives of the Grebo country near Lower Cavalla River

Natives of the Grebo country near Lower Cavalla River

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Fruit of the cola acuminata (kola nut)

Fruit of the cola acuminata (kola nut)

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A Kruman  from Sino - A black and white photo of a man with no shirt

A Kruman from Sino - A black and white photo of a man with no shirt

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A Vai chief (Sinko) and his wives

A Vai chief (Sinko) and his wives

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Large piece of cotton-stuff woven and dyed in Western Liberia; also drum from Western Liberia

Large piece of cotton-stuff woven and dyed in Western Liberia; also dr...

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Clitandra nitada. 1. Flowering branch 9nat. size). ; 2. Flower (enlarged). ; 3. Calyx and pistil (enlarged). ; 4. Anther (enlarged). ; 5. Fruit, from tracing (nat. size).

Clitandra nitada. 1. Flowering branch 9nat. size). ; 2. Flower (enlarg...

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Grebo Chiefs from the Maryland coast.

Grebo Chiefs from the Maryland coast.

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A Devil-mask of Eastern Liberia.

A Devil-mask of Eastern Liberia.

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Getting to Know Liberia - book by Albert Craz

Getting to Know Liberia - book by Albert Craz

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A review of troops in Monrovia

A review of troops in Monrovia

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Travelling through the forest clearings in a hammock

Travelling through the forest clearings in a hammock

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Houses in a Grebo village (interior of Maryland).

Houses in a Grebo village (interior of Maryland).

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Getting to Know Liberia - book by Albert Craz

Getting to Know Liberia - book by Albert Craz

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Sondo, a Liberian Boy - Book for children by Alfred Ward Joseph

Sondo, a Liberian Boy - Book for children by Alfred Ward Joseph

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Map of Africa from the latest authorities: possessions of the European powers

Map of Africa from the latest authorities: possessions of the European...

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The biggest scorpion in the world (6 1/2 inches) -- Pandinus imperator.

The biggest scorpion in the world (6 1/2 inches) -- Pandinus imperator...

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A typical " Kruboy " (from Nana¯Kru).

A typical " Kruboy " (from Nana¯Kru).

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A native of the coast (Berebi) to the east of the Cavalla River.

A native of the coast (Berebi) to the east of the Cavalla River.

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Mandingo wearing amulet.

Mandingo wearing amulet.

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Outskirts of Gora village, showing all clay receptacle for grain (possibly fetish hut).

Outskirts of Gora village, showing all clay receptacle for grain (poss...

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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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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
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