| Summary: | Colorized print view of Jefferson Davis Chair located in the Alabama Department of Archives and History Building, Montgomery, AL. This chair was used by Jefferson Davis during the inauguration ceremonies as President of the Confederate United States of America on February 18, 1861.Printed on front: 'Jefferson Davis Chair' Printed on back: 'This chair was a part of a drawing roon suite owned by Mr. Bryan Croom of Florida and Montgomery, and was used by Jefferson Davis during the ceremonies of his inauguration as President of the Confederate States of America, February 18, 1861. It was presented to the Department of Archivies and History by Mr. & Mrs. James George Whitfield of Whitfield,Alabama. Made in U. S. A. by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis., Compliments of Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130.' (Back of this card is damaged and illegible; information shared above was taken from information on Alabama Department of Archives and History website, 04/30/20.)
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