Tintype Photographs, Gov. Davis and Ina Davis as children

 
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Framed photos of Jeff and Ina Davis at early ages.
Tintype Photographs, Gov. Davis and Ina Davis as children
Framed photos of Jeff and Ina Davis at early ages.
Framed photos of Jeff and Ina Davis at early ages.

Tintype Photographs, Gov. Davis and Ina Davis as children

Object number1987.052.36a-c
Dateca 1865-1875
Mediumtintype
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/4 x 7 in. (22.2 x 17.8 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    Descriptiona. Black and white tintype of Jeff Davis as a young boy wearing a dark shirt and white pants. Image is matted with oval embossed decoration. Tintype envelope is signed at the bottom. Written along edges of envelope. "Who would have think that ____ would earn much. Kiss him for his mother."

    b. Black and white photograph of Ina McKenzie Davis as a young girl wearing light-colored pleated dress and dark boots. Hair parted in middle. Child is seated on a dark chair. Both photographs are matted in grey with black frame.

    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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