Notes
This is an Ella May Davidson portrait of her father, Charles Davidson, who was also known as "the Deacon." I don't know if that was because of a religious affiliation or just a term of endearment. We have an approximate date for this one because he is reading a copy of "The Twentieth Century Magazine" which says April 1912 on it spine.
We know in his younger years Charles Davidson customized and painted buggies and wagons in Ohio. I believe he moved to Hood River to help his son Horatio operate his businesses.
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Comments
Incredible details in this photo!
Dale Nicol on 2nd November 2022 @ 7:02am
Charles Davidson was born in 1840 and died at Hood River in 1925. He was Secretary of the Davidson Fruit Company.
Jeff Bryant on 2nd November 2022 @ 7:58am
I agree with Dale. The detail is amazing.
L.E. on 2nd November 2022 @ 9:06am
Would love a closer look at some of the photos behind him. One looks quite modern; wonder if some of the others might be in museum collection.
Cecelia on 2nd November 2022 @ 5:29pm
Cecilia, the details on the bookshelf are a bit blurry. The only book title I can make out is "The Great Debate". There is a Davidson family photo we definitely have in the collection. And then there are the odd cards he had jammed between books. A fun detail is the old telephone on the wall behind his head.
ArthurB on 2nd November 2022 @ 6:57pm
The family photo on the second shelf is photo http://historichoodriver.com/index.php?showimage=3000
I wonder what he did to his finger?
L.E. on 2nd November 2022 @ 8:10pm
A reminder that before radios and all the other electronics we have for news,
books, letters, and occasional newspapers were the source of most all
information. Even magazines were a rarity. And this one has similarities to
National Geographic.
nels on 2nd November 2022 @ 10:30pm