Liberian presidential party visits Fort Belvoir. Two twenty-one gun salutes, a regimental review and a luncheon with the commanding officers were tendered His Excellency, Edwin Barclay, President of the Republic of Liberia, when he visited Fort Belvoir, Virginia on May 29, 1943. Negro troops demonstrate a portable electric saw as the presidential party looks on. President Barclay is shown in the center with Brigadier General Edwin H. Marks, Commanding Officer of the camp. President-elect W.V.S. Tubman is shown at the far right
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Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s Virginia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1943
Contributors
Smith, Roger, photographer
Location
fairfax county
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html