Pass, Louisiana Purchase Exposition - Jeff Davis
Object number1987.052.81
Date1904
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions4 x 2 1/2 in. (10.2 x 6.4 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
Printed on the front: "Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company No. 918 from April 30th to Dec. 1st. Pass: Honorable Jeff Davis Governor Stata of Arkansas. Signed by Narvis B Greff & D R Francis, President."
Printed on the back: "Conditions: This complimentary card is not transferable, and is forfeited if presented by any other person named. Gatekeepers are authorized to require identification by signature, at their discretion. Revocable at any time. The person accepting and using this pass voluntarily assumes all risks of accidents and damages. The holder will please deposit his personal card with the gatekeeper as a basis of statistics. Not good unless signed in ink by person to whom issued. I accept the above conditions. A line for signature but not signed. Complimentary form card D.A. 45. Void unless countersigned by E. White Chief, Department of Admissions."
Jefferson "Jeff" Davis was born in Rocky Comfort, Arkansas on May 6, 1862. Davis served as the twentieth Governor of Arkansas from 1901 to 1907. Although his administration was said to have "produced more politics than government," Davis succeeded in building a new state house and reforming the penal system. Davis passed away on January 3, 1913 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Status
Not on view
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