Antique 1907 Photo ID Robert Faulkner Davis (aged 6), on his rocking horse, in Independence, Missouri. Original, one of a kind photo - amateur photographer

This is an antique black and white/sepia toned photograph of Robert Faulkner Davis (aged 6) on his rocking horse in the garden of his home in Independence in Missouri, USA, in October 1907.

Size: 8.2cm by 8.3cm, almost square

Date/Age: Dated to October 1907 from a message at the back.

Front of Photo: A boy, identified as Robert Faulkner Davis, sits astride a rocking horse in a garden holding a riding crop in his right hand.

Back of Photo: Written at the back is the following “Bob & his nag - October 1907”. This has been written most likely by Dennis Barnes Davis, his father and the most likely photographer. Robert (Bob) was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1901, around 1903 his family moved to Independence, Missouri. Bob died in Independence in 1959, he never married. He worked as a salesman for a publishing firm.

Provenance: This is from the estate of Mrs Josie Hoyle (1878-1973) of Ballsbridge, Dublin who was born in Warwickshire. She was a niece of the photographer Dennis Barnes Davis, and a 1st cousin of the subject Robert Faulkner Davis.

Studio: I believe it was self-developed in a home studio, as there is no print or stamp for a studio on the back.

Paper: The paper this is on is quite delicate and thin, not like the usual stiff card for a photo of this period.

Photographer: Dennis Barnes Davis, a traveling salesman was born in England in 1852. He emigrated to the United States from England in 1879. He married Ohio born Mary Cain in Ohio in 1888. Around 1903 the family moved to Independence, Missouri and he died there in 1935.

Condition: In my opinion it is in very good condition. Please examine the photographs to determine the condition for yourself. Small dog ear on bottom left corner. Not very obvious.