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Color photograph of the A. J. Davis house at Cape Hatteras accompanied by a color photograph of a man and a woman, both unidentified. This copy has text edited onto the picture of the house that reads "Hatteras Weather Station Originally Built 1900"

Color photograph of the headstone of Elizabeth Davis, mother of A. J. Davis.

Color photograph of the headstone of Janet Macnider, wife of A. J. Davis.

Color photograph of the headstone of A. J. Davis.

Hand-drawn family tree of the Davis family, starting with Jonas Abraham Davis in England.

Short newspaper article about the death of Custer's horse Comanche.

Record of a sales agreement between a seller and the U.S. Weather Bureau, Department of Agriculture.

Color photograph of the front of the Cape Hatteras Visitors Center.

Black and white photographs of A. J. Davis at age 70. undated.

Black and white photo of A. J. Davis and wife Janet, with 3 young adults, presumably their children. Undated.

Photos from a book showing the building A. J. Davis lived in when he worked at Hatteras and the village itself.

Black and white photograph of A. J. Davis at age 18.

Photocopy of the cover of "A Brief Outline of Woods Hole Scenes and People from a Strictly Biased View," a journal by A. J. Davis. In very poor condition.

Note containing information about A. J. Davis and wife Janet for future reference or as a means of identification.

Black and white photograph of the working and living quarters of A. J. Davis as of 1903. Unidentified people are in the yard and on the porch.

A will written by A. J. Davis in 1897, when he was living in OH.

Photocopy of the will of A. J. Davis from 1930. Davis was located in Norfolk, VA at the time.

Document containing an email with information about J. W. Davis, as well as a timeline of the Hatteras Weather Bureau Station.

Black and white photograph of A. J. Davis, wife Janet, and two young chilren presumed to be Elizabeth and Hubbard. Picture was taken in 1916 in Norfolk, VA.

Photograph of A. J. Davis wearing a Ghost Dance shirt belonging to Sitting Bull. The label of the picture places the photograph in Yankton, SD.

Black and white photograph of A. J. Davis holding his grandson, D.D.

Very poor image of the will of Jonas Abraham Davis, A. J. Davis' father.

Black and white photograph of A. J. Davis, wife Janet, and their three children. (Delamater, Robert, and Ermine)

Black and white photograph of A. J. Davis, Ermine, and a dog. Taken in Norfolk, VA in 1930.

Handwritten list of places where A. J. Davis lived and when he lived there. It also includes limited information on his professional position.

Typed list of places where A. J. Davis was assigned and when he lived there.

Handwritten list of places where A. J. Davis was assigned and when he lived there.

Photograph of A. J. Davis from 1886. Labels on the bottom indicate that the photograph was taken in Cleveland, OH. Another label is "Roberts [&?] Brooks," possibly the photographer.

Photograph of A. J. Davis from 1883.

List of dates and places A. J. Davis was assigned to work with telegraphs.

Color photograph of the A. J. Davis house at Cape Hatteras accompanied by a color photograph of a man and a woman, both unidentified.

Photograph of A. J. Davis during his time as a private.

Photograph of A. J. Davis taken in Norfolk, VA.

Photograph of A. J. Davis, wife, and two children. Presumed to be a copy of "A. J. Davis with Robert & Delamater"

Photograph of A. J. Davis with [wife?] and young child, presumably Delamater. Taken in Cleveland, OH.

Photograph of A.J. Davis' wife, Janet Macnider, at age 61. Taken in Norfolk, VA.

Photograph of A. J. Davis with a woman and two young children. The picture was taken in San Antonio, TX.

Page from a book containing pictures of the Hatteras Weather Bureau and information on how the structure was built.

Document with information about the history of the Weather Bureau in Hatteras, NC.

Typed 4-page document containing musings on grief, wisdom, faith, and fear.

Image of a drawing or illustration. It includes the words "credo" and "in the communion of saints."

This is a scanned page that contains a passage explaining the difference between Protestant and Catholic Bibles.

This is part 1 of [A. J. Davis'] writings on Satan and the justness of the world.

Document containing a list of places Robert Macnider Davis, Sr. lived and for how long he lived there.

Document containing notes on Joseph Wolff Davis, his daughter Leticia, and their family members.

Lists of occupations and addresses of various Davis family members in London. Seems to be taken from a Jewish directory of some kind.

Document containing an extract from Jacob Davis' will from 1851. Transcribed by unknown.

Record of Jacob Davis' marriage on April 17th, 1822.

Newspaper clipping containing the obituary for Janet Davis, A. J. Davis' wife. Accompanied by a picture of an unidentified house and a photo of two unidentified people.

A. J. Davis' mother, Elizabeth Davis, is buried in Michigan, possibly in the yard of an old Baptist home.