Davis Collection (page 16)

Cyperites bicarinatus, tree clubmoss
Leaves of tree clubmoss (Cyperites bicarinatus) dating back to the late carboniferous period, discovered at Kilmersdon, near Radstock, Somerset, England. Specimen measures about 15 cms

Fossil branches of Calamites
The fossil branches of Calamites sp. bearing leaves and cones; Palaeostachya and Asterophyllites. Specimen discovered in Wales, dating back to the Late Carboniferous period

Home of Jefferson Davis, three generations. Photo shows the Davis Family at Beauvoir, Mississippi, in 1884 or 1885 (l to r): Varina Howell Davis Hayes Webb (1878-1934), Margaret Davis Hayes

Jefferson Davis, bust-length portrait, facing right. Date 1921?

Jefferson Davis, seated, facing left, during portrait session at Davis home Beauvoir, near Biloxi, Mississippi. Date c1885

Jefferson Davis, seated, facing front, during portrait session at Davis home Beauvoir, near Biloxi, Mississippi. Date c1885

The true story of the capture of Jeff. Davis. Date 1865

The Jefferson Davis mansion, Richmond, Virginia

Jeff. Davis! As women and children

Richard Davis, huntsman to his majestys harriers, 1789-1812. 2 men on horseback, with dogs, fox hunting. Date c1930

Jefferson Davis, half-length portrait, facing right. Date between 1850 and 1870

Democratic candidates. For president, Alton B. Parker. For vice-president, Henry C. Davis. Date c1904

Richmond, Virginia. Gen. Edward OC Ord, wife and child at the residence of Jefferson Davis. In the doorway is the table on which the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee was signed. Date 1865 Apr

The starting point of the great war between the states. Inau

Three gringos in Central America and Venezuela by Richard Harding Davis. Poster shows two indigenous men. One man is standing in water, leaning over a canoe; the other man is sitting on a rock

Jefferson Davis and his cabinet

Jefferson Davis and family. Date c1890 Apr. 14

Lost in the desert the great dramatic spectacle : written by Owen Davis. Date c1900

Lost in the desert the dramatic event of the year : written by Owen Davis. Date c1900

Lost in the desert the sensational event of the year : a drama on new and original lines : by Owen Davis. Date c1900

Charles L. Davis. Date ca. 1889

RB Whitley, who was one of the first citizens of the town and is one of its leading citizens, owner of the general store, president of the bank, and owns a cotton mill nearby and a farm

Over the fence by Owen Davis. Date c1899

The big extravaganza success, Over the fence by Owen Davis. Date c1899

A climax in gaiety, Over the fence by Owen Davis. Date c1899

Jefferson Davis funeral in New Orleans, La. Photo shows coffin in horse-drawn wagon as the funeral procession for Jefferson Davis winds through the French Quarter in New Orleans on December 11, 1889

Processional route for the 1937 Coronation
Incredibly detailed aerial view of central London by ILN special artist G.H. Davis showing the processional route to and from Westminster Abbey for the Coronation of King George VI in 1937

Growth of the Worlds Dreadnoughts
The Dreadnought Fever visualised in The Sphere by diagrammatic illustrator, G. H. Davis showing the huge growth in the building of dreadnoughts (all-big-gun battleships)

New Years Eve in the Workhouse
An illustration by J Barnard Davis of New Years Eve in an unnamed workhouse. At Christmas time, workhouses were decorated and the inmates given treats

Jefferson Davis
JEFFERSON DAVIS American statesman, President of the Southern Confederacy. with his autograph Date: 1808 - 1889

Horse / Charles Davis
Charles Davis, Huntsman of the Royal Buckhounds, seated on his horse. Date: 19th century

Thanksgiving reception
Thanksgiving Reception at Grand Central palace given under the auspices of the Officers and Men of the U.S.F.S. Alabama in token of their regard, to Admiral C.H. Davis U.S.N. Nineteen Hundred & Six

Flight of Jefferson Davis
The flight of President Jefferson Davis (after General Lees surrender in the US Civil War) and his ministers over the Georgia Ridge, five days before his capture on 10 May 1865

The Search for M2
The Royal Navys new deep-sea observation chamber, invented by Robert H Davis of Siebe, Gorman & Co. the inventor of submarine life-saving apparatus

Rosie Dolly and Mortimer Davis
Rosie Dolly (1892-1970) one half of the famous performing American identical twins, The Dolly Sisters, with Mortimer Davis Jnr, known as The Fat Boy

Express Engines Of The World by Laurence Davis
Examples of express trains engines from around the world taken from Boys Own newspaper

Admiral Nelsons telescope and walking stick
Admiral Nelsons telescope (by Dollond) given to him by his Godson and the famous walking stick used mostly in naples. Photograph by William Gordon Davis

Loch Ness Monster front page
Front cover of the Illustrated London News showing an illustration by ILN artist, G. H Davis, made after he was sent to Loch Ness to record the evidence given by a number of people who claimed to

The capture of Jefferson Davis; American Civil War, 1865
Image showing the President of the Confederate States, Jefferson Davis, and his party retreating across the Pedee River, North Carolina, at the fall of the Southern Confederacy, 1865

President Jefferson Davis leaves his escort; American Civil
Engraving showing the President of the Confederate States, Jefferson Davis, bidding farewell to his escort towards the end of the American Civil War

President Jefferson Davis bidding farewell to his escort, 18
Image showing the President of the Confederate States, Jefferson Davis, and bidding farewell to his escort at the end of the American Civil War, 1865

Inauguration of Jefferson Davis as President, 1861
The scene out the courthouse of Richmond, Virginia, as Jefferson Davis was inaugurated as President of the Confederate States, 1861

Sammy Davis Jnr. c. 1960
Photographic portrait of Sammy Davis Jnr. (1925-1990), the American singer and entertainer

Jefferson Davis (1808-1889)
Portrait of Jefferson Davis, the President of the Confederate States during the American Civil war of 1861-65

President Jefferson Davis working at the roadside, 1865
Engraving showing the President of the Confederate States, Jefferson Davis, signing an Act of Government by the roadside, 1865

Davis Cup in Paris
Henri Cochet (Fr) and Big Bill Tilden (USA) before their Davis Cup match at Roland Garros Stadium, Paris. Cochet beat Tilden in the singles in 1928, 1929 and 1930

Mrs Christian Davis
MRS CHRISTIAN DAVIS nee CAVENAUGH alias MOTHER ROSS Irish adventuress and cross-dresser

HENRY BUNNY AUSTIN Twice a Wimbledon finalist, seen here on the right with Takacs (Hungary) during a Davis Cup tie in the early 1930s

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