Cards, Calling (2-8) - collected by Jeff Davis

 
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Cards, Calling (2-8) - collected by Jeff Davis
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calling card

Cards, Calling (2-8) - collected by Jeff Davis

Object number1987.052.82.2-8
Date1904
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions3 3/16 x 1 5/8 in. (8.1 x 4.1 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionA variety of calling cards collected by Governor Jeff Davis. Calling cards were used socially to signify a visit made to a person's home. They were generally left when the home owner was absent.

    The names on the cards are as follows:
    Mr. Almer W. King, Lexington, KY, No card ?, Mrs. Emon D. Mahony, Miss Beulah Williams, Mrs. J.A. Brandon, Mrs. Geo. C. Pendleton, M. Leo Charlet, Mammoth Cave, KY, June 29, 1906

    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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