Date: 1890
Location: Monrovia, Liberia
Category: Monrovia Through History
Historical Significance:
This photograph provides a rare visual record of Monrovia and the surrounding Mesurado River landscape near the end of the nineteenth century. It shows the city from across the river toward Perseverance Island and Stockton Creek, helping document the relationship between Monrovia's settlement, waterways, islands, and transportation routes during an important period in Liberia's early development.