Monrovia in the mid-1930s was a very interesting town. Some areas were unchanged from 500 years earlier; while others looked like a American port town of the mid-nineteenth century South: buildings with tall columns, wrap-around porches and verandas. Missing were the skyscrapers of New York City, Cleveland and Akron of the twentieth century. This speaks volumes on the history of Liberia and its capitol city. Yet, what a wonderful place to live and work.

The pages in this section show aerial views of Monrovia for orientation. Absent are long streetscapes or pictures of individual structures (unless someone was standing in front of them). In other words, Father was anything but an architectural photographer. He was more interested in people and how they lived, than buildings for the sake of buildings. Closer views of the town can be seen in other sections--as settings for people and their activities.

One exception here--a very grand parade!