Davis Family Photographs
The Davis Family Photographs, 1900-1969, contains photographic prints relating to one African-American family living in the Toledo, Ohio, area in the first half of the 20th Century.
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 Wedding Party, circa 1940
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1940
Creators
Place of Creation
Keywords
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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African American Woman, 1910-1915
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1910-1915
Creators
Place of Creation
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
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1925
Creators
Place of Creation
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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Two African American Women, 1939
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
16 June 1939
Creators
Place of Creation
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
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
Keywords
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
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
Keywords
Object ID
2023.45.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Jeff and Pat Davis.
On Exhibit
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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
Details
Jeff Davis, Richard Doumouchelle, and Larry Doumouchelle with the Wagon Made by Cleoda Davis, circa 1975
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
Keywords
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
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1915
Creators
Place of Creation
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
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
16 June 1939
Creators
Place of Creation
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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