Photograph, Jeff Davis Family

Photograph, Jeff Davis Family

Object number1987.052.34ab

Date1907

MediumPaper, Ink, Wood

Dimensions13 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (33.7 x 23.5 cm)

Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection

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DescriptionA framed photograph of the Davis Family. All the women and girls are wearing white dresses with frills, while all the men are wearing dark suits, with the exception of the youngest boy who is wearing a white sailor suit. The print in mounted on a white and grey paper and framed with finished wood. The frame has a black inner border.

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.

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