Della, Allen, Cleoda, June, and Charles Davis, circa 1940

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.

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.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1940

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.45.4

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: 6 in

Width: 4 in

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