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- Zebulon and Ivora Davis with their Children Addie, Lida, and Cleoda, 1903-1904 - Zebulon Davis, a North Carolina farmer, and his wife, Ivora [center], pose with their family in this informal photograph. Their son, Cleoda, sits on his father's lap. As a young man, Cleoda, like millions of other Black and white Southerners, left the rural South to find work in the industrial North during the first half of the 20th century. Cleoda settled in the Detroit area.
- 1903-1904
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Zebulon and Ivora Davis with their Children Addie, Lida, and Cleoda, 1903-1904
Zebulon Davis, a North Carolina farmer, and his wife, Ivora [center], pose with their family in this informal photograph. Their son, Cleoda, sits on his father's lap. As a young man, Cleoda, like millions of other Black and white Southerners, left the rural South to find work in the industrial North during the first half of the 20th century. Cleoda settled in the Detroit area.
- Davis Family Home on Cleophus Street, Lincoln Park, Michigan, circa 1945 - 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.
- circa 1945
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Davis Family Home on Cleophus Street, Lincoln Park, Michigan, circa 1945
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.
- Cleoda and Della Davis on the Steps of their Home, circa 1925 - 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.
- circa 1925
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Cleoda and Della Davis on the Steps of their Home, circa 1925
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.
- 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
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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.
- Della, Allen, Cleoda, June, and Charles Davis, circa 1940 - 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.
- circa 1940
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Della, Allen, Cleoda, June, and Charles Davis, circa 1940
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.
- Cleoda Davis (right) and Another Man at Semet-Solvay Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1940-1949 - Cleoda Davis (1899-1964) was born in North Carolina in 1899. He came north during World War I and found work at the Great Lakes Engineering Works, a large shipbuilding company in River Rouge, Michigan, south of Detroit. Later, Davis worked as a pipe fitter for Semet-Solvay, a Detroit chemical company. This image shows him [right] and an unidentified co-worker at Semet-Solvay.
- 1940-1949
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Cleoda Davis (right) and Another Man at Semet-Solvay Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1940-1949
Cleoda Davis (1899-1964) was born in North Carolina in 1899. He came north during World War I and found work at the Great Lakes Engineering Works, a large shipbuilding company in River Rouge, Michigan, south of Detroit. Later, Davis worked as a pipe fitter for Semet-Solvay, a Detroit chemical company. This image shows him [right] and an unidentified co-worker at Semet-Solvay.
- Cleoda Davis with a Ford Model T Automobile, circa 1925 - Cleoda Davis (1899-1964) was born in North Carolina in 1899. He came north during World War I and found work around Detroit, Michigan, first in shipbuilding and later as a pipe fitter for a chemical company. Davis would settle in the Detroit area with his wife and family. This photo shows Davis in front of his Ford Model T.
- circa 1925
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Cleoda Davis with a Ford Model T Automobile, circa 1925
Cleoda Davis (1899-1964) was born in North Carolina in 1899. He came north during World War I and found work around Detroit, Michigan, first in shipbuilding and later as a pipe fitter for a chemical company. Davis would settle in the Detroit area with his wife and family. This photo shows Davis in front of his Ford Model T.