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

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.

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.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1975

Creators

Unknown

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.45.6

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4 in

Width: 6 in

Child's Wagon, Made by Cleoda Davis, circa 1942

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