Hon. William E. Rothery, Philadelphia, Pa., & Hon. Alfred B. King. Clay - Ashland, Monrovia, Liberia, Liberian Commissioners to the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill., 1893

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This photograph shows two men identified as Liberian commissioners to the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. They are named as William E. Rothery of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Alfred B. King, whose name is followed by "Clay - Ashland, Monrovia, Liberia."

The record does not explain their roles as commissioners, the nature of Liberia's participation in the exposition, or the men's backgrounds. What they represented or why Rothery held a Philadelphia address while serving as a Liberian commissioner is not stated. The photograph is a cabinet card print.

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