Davis Family Photographs

Biographical / Historical Note

The Davis familly resided in the Toledo, Ohio, area.


Scope and Content Note

The Davis Family Photographs, 1900-1969, contains black-and-white photographic prints, and have been arranged in chronological order by decade. Some of the photographs are contained within cardboard mats and folders, and depict weddings, family gatherings and portraits, Boy Scout activities, and people at work.

Collection Details

Object ID: 2002.41.0
Creator: Davis family 
Inclusive Dates: 1900-1969
Size: 0.52 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
Language: English

Collection Access & Use

Item Location: Not Currently On Exhibit

Access Restrictions: The collection is open for research.

Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

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African American Woman, 1910-1915

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African American Woman, 1910-1915

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Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1910-1915

Object ID

2002.41.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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African American Woman, 1910-1915

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Young African American Man, circa 1925

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Young African American Man, circa 1925

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Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1925

Creators

Unknown 

Place of Creation

United States 

Object ID

2002.41.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Young African American Man, circa 1925

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African American Wedding Party, circa 1940

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African American Wedding Party, circa 1940

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Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1940

Creators

Allen's Studio 

Place of Creation

United States, Ohio, Toledo 

Object ID

2002.41.9

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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African American Wedding Party, circa 1940

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Two African American Women, 1939

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Two African American Women, 1939

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Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

16 June 1939

Object ID

2002.41.5

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Two African American Women, 1939

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Cleoda and Della Davis on the Steps of their Home, circa 1925

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Cleoda and Della Davis on the Steps of their Home, circa 1925

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Artifact

Photographic print

Summary

Cleoda Davis (1899-1964) migrated from North Carolina during World War I, where he found work at a shipbuilding company in River Rouge, Michigan. He later worked as a pipe fitter for a chemical company in Detroit. In the early 1920s, Davis married Della Louise Massey (1902-1998) of North Carolina.

Creators

Unknown 

Object ID

2023.45.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Jeff and Pat Davis.

 On Exhibit

Not on exhibit to the public.

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Cleoda and Della Davis on the Steps of their Home, circa 1925

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Della, Allen, Cleoda, June, and Charles Davis, circa 1940

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Della, Allen, Cleoda, June, and Charles Davis, circa 1940

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Artifact

Photographic print

Summary

Cleoda Davis (1899-1964) migrated from North Carolina during World War I, where he found work at a shipbuilding company in River Rouge, Michigan. He later worked as a pipe fitter for a chemical company in Detroit. In the early 1920s, Davis married Della Louise Massey (1902-1998) of North Carolina. They raised their three children in Lincoln Park, Michigan.

Creators

Unknown 

Object ID

2023.45.4

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Jeff and Pat Davis.

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Not on exhibit to the public.

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Della, Allen, Cleoda, June, and Charles Davis, circa 1940

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Jeff Davis, Richard Doumouchelle, and Larry Doumouchelle with the Wagon Made by Cleoda Davis, circa 1975

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Jeff Davis, Richard Doumouchelle, and Larry Doumouchelle with the Wagon Made by Cleoda Davis, circa 1975

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Artifact

Photographic print

Summary

Cleoda Davis fashioned a wagon from scrap wood and salvaged metal during World War II for his son Allen. Allen loved the wagon and played with it throughout his childhood in Lincoln Park, Michigan. Later, Allen's sons, Jeffrey and Patrick, and neighborhood friends found that same joy, speeding down the driveway or pulling the clattering wagon along the sidewalk.

Creators

Unknown 

Object ID

2023.45.6

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Jeff and Pat Davis.

 On Exhibit

Not on exhibit to the public.

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Jeff Davis, Richard Doumouchelle, and Larry Doumouchelle with the Wagon Made by Cleoda Davis, circa 1975

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African American Man, circa 1915

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African American Man, circa 1915

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Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1915

Place of Creation

United States, Ohio, Toledo 

Object ID

2002.41.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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African American Man, circa 1915

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African American Woman, 1939

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African American Woman, 1939

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Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

16 June 1939

Object ID

2002.41.7

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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African American Woman, 1939

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