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- Jeff Davis, Richard Doumouchelle, and Larry Doumouchelle with the Wagon Made by Cleoda Davis, circa 1975 - 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.
- circa 1975
- Collections - Artifact
Jeff Davis, Richard Doumouchelle, and Larry Doumouchelle with the Wagon Made by Cleoda Davis, circa 1975
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.
- Child's Wagon, Made by Cleoda Davis, circa 1942 - Cleoda Davis, a pipe fitter at a Detroit, Michigan chemical company, built this wagon during World War II for his son Allen. Davis used scrap wood and salvaged metal from work. Wartime restrictions limited resources like rubber and metal for toys, and many companies had switched from creating civilian goods to producing materials essential to the war effort.
- circa 1942
- Collections - Artifact
Child's Wagon, Made by Cleoda Davis, circa 1942
Cleoda Davis, a pipe fitter at a Detroit, Michigan chemical company, built this wagon during World War II for his son Allen. Davis used scrap wood and salvaged metal from work. Wartime restrictions limited resources like rubber and metal for toys, and many companies had switched from creating civilian goods to producing materials essential to the war effort.