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View of John W. Davis being congratulated. Shauer committee is back group.

1. John W. Davis being Congratulated after Meeting at Elks Club, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017077
Title:: John W. Davis being Congratulated after Meeting at Elks Club, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:: 1924
Description:: View of John W. Davis being congratulated. Shauer committee is back group.

2. Crowd Surrounds John W. Davis in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017078
Title:: Crowd Surrounds John W. Davis in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1920- 1930

3. John W. Davis' Arrival at Baltimore and Ohio Station, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017079
Title:: John W. Davis' Arrival at Baltimore and Ohio Station, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:: 1924/08/09

On Davis porch or yard in vineyard. Left to right- Mrs. James Jackson, Mrs. John W. Davis, and unidentified.

4. Mrs. James Jackson, and Mrs. John W. Davis,Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017081
Title:: Mrs. James Jackson, and Mrs. John W. Davis,Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1924
Description:: On Davis porch or yard in vineyard. Left to right- Mrs. James Jackson, Mrs. John W. Davis, and unidentified.

5. Leaving Central Presbyterian Church, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Davis, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017082
Title:: Leaving Central Presbyterian Church, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Davis, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1924

6. Arrival of John W. Davis, Presidential Candidate, Ellis Building, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017084
Title:: Arrival of John W. Davis, Presidential Candidate, Ellis Building, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:: 1924/08/11

7. John W. Davis Leaving Central Presbyterian Church

IDNO:: 017085
Title:: John W. Davis Leaving Central Presbyterian Church
Date:: 1924/08/10

8. John W. Davis Arriving at Train Station, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017087
Title:: John W. Davis Arriving at Train Station, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1924

9. Enroute to the John W. Davis Home, Lee Street, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017089
Title:: Enroute to the John W. Davis Home, Lee Street, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1924

10. John W. Davis' Yard after Notification, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017090
Title:: John W. Davis' Yard after Notification, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1924

11. Small Section of Crowd, Night of John. W. Davis Notification, Goff Plaza, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017091
Title:: Small Section of Crowd, Night of John. W. Davis Notification, Goff Plaza, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1924

12. Shaver and Davis after Davis was Introduced at Notification, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017092
Title:: Shaver and Davis after Davis was Introduced at Notification, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:: 1924/08/11

Senator Thomas J. Walsh delivering a speech for West Virginia democratic presidential nominee John W. Davis in Clarksburg, West Virginia.

13. Senator Walsh of Montana, Opening Address at Notification of John W. Davis, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017093
Title:: Senator Walsh of Montana, Opening Address at Notification of John W. Davis, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1924
Description:: Senator Thomas J. Walsh delivering a speech for West Virginia democratic presidential nominee John W. Davis in Clarksburg, West Virginia.

14. John W. Davis Greeting Old Friends, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017094
Title:: John W. Davis Greeting Old Friends, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1924

View of townspeople greeting Davis in his front yard after his arrival.

15. Townspeople Greeting John W. Davis, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017095
Title:: Townspeople Greeting John W. Davis, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:: 1924/08/09
Description:: View of townspeople greeting Davis in his front yard after his arrival.

16. John W. Davis Leaving Central Presbyterian Church

IDNO:: 017096
Title:: John W. Davis Leaving Central Presbyterian Church
Date:: 1924/08/10

17. John W. Davis Entering Central Presbyterian Church, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017097
Title:: John W. Davis Entering Central Presbyterian Church, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1924

18. John W. Davis Speaking at a Ceremony in Goff Plaza, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017098
Title:: John W. Davis Speaking at a Ceremony in Goff Plaza, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:: 1924/08/11

John W. Davis age 14 - at Pantops

19. John W. Davis

IDNO:: 027358
Title:: John W. Davis
Description:: John W. Davis age 14 - at Pantops

20. Portrait of John W. Davis on Horseback

IDNO:: 027359
Title:: Portrait of John W. Davis on Horseback

DAVIS, John William, (son of John James Davis), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va., April 13, 1873; attended various private schools; was graduated from the literary department of Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., in 1892; taught school; reentered the university and was graduated from its law department in 1895; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Clarksburg, W. Va.; professor of law at Washington and Lee University in 1896 and 1897; resumed the practice of law in Clarksburg, W. Va., in 1897; member of the State house of delegates in 1899; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1904; president of the West Virginia Bar Association in 1906; appointed a member of the West Virginia Commission on Uniform State Laws in 1909; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses and served from March 4, 1911, to August 29, 1913, when he resigned; one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1912 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Robert W. Archbald, judge of the United States Commerce Court; Solicitor General of the United States 1913-1918; appointed Ambassador to the Court of St. James and served from November 21, 1918, to March 31, 1921; member of the American delegation for conference with Germany on the treatment and exchange of prisoners of war, held in Berne, Switzerland, in September 1918; honorary bencher of the Middle Temple, London, England; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for President of the United States in 1924; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1932; was a resident of Nassau County, N.Y., and practiced law in New York City until his death; died in Charleston, S.C., March 24, 1955; interment in Locust Valley Cemetery, Glen Cove, Long Island, N.Y.

21. John W. Davis

IDNO:: 027360
Title:: John W. Davis
Description:: DAVIS, John William, (son of John James Davis), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va., April 13, 1873; attended various private schools; was graduated from the literary department of Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., in 1892; taught school; reentered the university and was graduated from its law department in 1895; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Clarksburg, W. Va.; professor of law at Washington and Lee University in 1896 and 1897; resumed the practice of law in Clarksburg, W. Va., in 1897; member of the State house of delegates in 1899; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1904; president of the West Virginia Bar Association in 1906; appointed a member of the West Virginia Commission on Uniform State Laws in 1909; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses and served from March 4, 1911, to August 29, 1913, when he resigned; one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1912 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Robert W. Archbald, judge of the United States Commerce Court; Solicitor General of the United States 1913-1918; appointed Ambassador to the Court of St. James and served from November 21, 1918, to March 31, 1921; member of the American delegation for conference with Germany on the treatment and exchange of prisoners of war, held in Berne, Switzerland, in September 1918; honorary bencher of the Middle Temple, London, England; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for President of the United States in 1924; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1932; was a resident of Nassau County, N.Y., and practiced law in New York City until his death; died in Charleston, S.C., March 24, 1955; interment in Locust Valley Cemetery, Glen Cove, Long Island, N.Y.

22. Portrait of John W. Davis at Time of Marriage

IDNO:: 027361
Title:: Portrait of John W. Davis at Time of Marriage
Date:: 1899

23. Arrival of John W. Davis in Clarksburg

IDNO:: 027362
Title:: Arrival of John W. Davis in Clarksburg
Date:: 1924/08/09

John W. Davis after services at Central Presbyterian Church, Sunday August 10th, 1924.

24. John W. Davis Leaving at Central Presbyterian Church, Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:: 027363
Title:: John W. Davis Leaving at Central Presbyterian Church, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:: 1924/08/10
Description:: John W. Davis after services at Central Presbyterian Church, Sunday August 10th, 1924.

Group gathered around Davis in front of the pillars and entrance to the Clarksburg Elks Club.

25. John W. Davis at a Committee Meeting, Elk's Club, Clarksburg, W.Va.

IDNO:: 027364
Title:: John W. Davis at a Committee Meeting, Elk's Club, Clarksburg, W.Va.
Date:: 1924/08/11
Description:: Group gathered around Davis in front of the pillars and entrance to the Clarksburg Elks Club.

26. John W. Davis

IDNO:: 027410
Title:: John W. Davis

John W. Davis standing outside to the right of another man smoking a pipe.

27. John W. Davis

IDNO:: 027411
Title:: John W. Davis
Description:: John W. Davis standing outside to the right of another man smoking a pipe.

28. Portrait of John W. Davis

IDNO:: 027412
Title:: Portrait of John W. Davis

29. John W. Davis

IDNO:: 027413
Title:: John W. Davis

30. John W. Davis

IDNO:: 027414
Title:: John W. Davis

At about 5 years old.

31. John W. Davis

IDNO:: 027415
Title:: John W. Davis
Description:: At about 5 years old.

32. John W. Davis

IDNO:: 027416
Title:: John W. Davis

33. John W. Davis at 7 Years Old

IDNO:: 027417
Title:: John W. Davis at 7 Years Old

34. John W. Davis

IDNO:: 027418
Title:: John W. Davis

Davis exiting after arguing the Youngstown Steel Case.

35. John W. Davis Leaving the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D. C.

IDNO:: 027419
Title:: John W. Davis Leaving the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D. C.
Date:: 1952
Description:: Davis exiting after arguing the Youngstown Steel Case.

Trip to Oxford.

36. John W. Davis

IDNO:: 027420
Title:: John W. Davis
Description:: Trip to Oxford.

Graduate from W. & L.

37. John W. Davis as a Young Man

IDNO:: 027421
Title:: John W. Davis as a Young Man
Description:: Graduate from W. & L.

Standing in the center.

38. John W. Davis with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Others

IDNO:: 027422
Title:: John W. Davis with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Others
Description:: Standing in the center.

Standing to the left.

39. John W. Davis

IDNO:: 027423
Title:: John W. Davis
Description:: Standing to the left.

Inscription: "With the warmest regards of you, sincerely, John W. Davis."

40. Portrait of John W. Davis

IDNO:: 027730
Title:: Portrait of John W. Davis
Description:: Inscription: "With the warmest regards of you, sincerely, John W. Davis."

John W. Davis, U.S. Representative, D-W.Va. 1911-1913; Solicitor Gen., 1913-1918; Ambassador to Great Britain, 1918-21; Democratic Candidate for President, 1924.

41. Portrait of John W. Davis

IDNO:: 027731
Title:: Portrait of John W. Davis
Date:: ca. 1920
Description:: John W. Davis, U.S. Representative, D-W.Va. 1911-1913; Solicitor Gen., 1913-1918; Ambassador to Great Britain, 1918-21; Democratic Candidate for President, 1924.

This may be a staged prank birthday party for Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

42. John W. Davis and Others in Roman Costume

IDNO:: 027732
Title:: John W. Davis and Others in Roman Costume
Description:: This may be a staged prank birthday party for Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Taken while he attended Washington and Lee University, Lexington Va. Inscription on back: Yours fraternally, Phi Kappa Psi, John W. Davis, Clarksburg, W. Va.

43. Portrait of Young John W. Davis

IDNO:: 027733
Title:: Portrait of Young John W. Davis
Date:: 1890/01/18
Description:: Taken while he attended Washington and Lee University, Lexington Va. Inscription on back: Yours fraternally, Phi Kappa Psi, John W. Davis, Clarksburg, W. Va.

44. Portrait of John W. Davis of Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:: 027734
Title:: Portrait of John W. Davis of Clarksburg, W. Va.

45. John W. Davis as Soliciter General for United States

IDNO:: 027735
Title:: John W. Davis as Soliciter General for United States

Ambassador John W. Davis, Winston Churchill, unidentified, Nell Davis

46. Washington's Birthday Dinner Celebration in London

IDNO:: 037349
Title:: Washington's Birthday Dinner Celebration in London
Date:: 1919/02/22
Description:: Ambassador John W. Davis, Winston Churchill, unidentified, Nell Davis

47. Ambassador John W. Davis in His London Office

IDNO:: 037350
Title:: Ambassador John W. Davis in His London Office
Date:: 1920/06

Left to Right: President John H. Finley; Ambassador Davis; Mrs. Davis; her Pastor; Dr. Fleming; Dr. MacLean (director).

48. Farewell Tea to Ambassador and Mrs. Davis, American University Union, London

IDNO:: 037352
Title:: Farewell Tea to Ambassador and Mrs. Davis, American University Union, London
Date:: 1921/02/1921
Description:: Left to Right: President John H. Finley; Ambassador Davis; Mrs. Davis; her Pastor; Dr. Fleming; Dr. MacLean (director).