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- Young African American Man, circa 1925 -
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Young African American Man, circa 1925
- African American Woman, 1910-1915 -
- 1910-1915
- Collections - Artifact
African American Woman, 1910-1915
- African American Wedding Party, circa 1940 -
- circa 1940
- Collections - Artifact
African American Wedding Party, circa 1940
- 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
- Collections - Artifact
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
- Collections - Artifact
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.
- Two African American Women, 1939 -
- June 16, 1939
- Collections - Artifact
Two African American Women, 1939
- African American Man, circa 1915 -
- circa 1915
- Collections - Artifact
African American Man, circa 1915
- African American Woman, 1939 -
- June 16, 1939
- Collections - Artifact
African American Woman, 1939
- 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
- Collections - Artifact
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.