Gathering for the first production of "Anvil" in Charles Town, W. Va. for the West Virginia Centennial. Identified in the photograph: left Seated, Erma Ora Byrd and Robert C. Byrd; far right seated, Julia Davis Adams. "The Anvil" was a play written by Julia Davis about the John Brown Raid for the Civil War Centennial. Her grandparents were from Charles Town where Brown was tried and hanged. Her grandfather witnessed the execution.
Jennings Randolph and Julia Davis with Dinner Group
Description:
Identified in photograph are third from left: Jennings Randolph; fourth from left: Julia Davis; fifth from left: Charles Wood (producer of "The Anvil"); sixth from left: Mrs. Leeds Riley.
'Daughter of a former envoy to the Court of St. James's: Mrs. Wm. MacMillan Adams, formerly Miss Julia Davis, daughter of John W. Davis, the former Ambassador, a Mid-Autumn bride, who will live in Copenhagen, where her husband is engaged in business.'
Senators Robert C. Byrd and Jennings Randolph with Julia Davis Adams
Date:
1963
Description:
Senators Robert C. Byrd and Jennings Randolph with Julia Davis Adams, West Virginia Daughter of the year, 1963. Byrd papers duplicate. Original at the R. C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies, Shepherd University.
Senators Robert C. Byrd and Jennings Randolph with Julia Davis Adams
Date:
1963
Description:
Senators Robert C. Byrd and Jennings Randolph with Julia Davis Adams, West Virginia Daughter of the Year, 1963. Byrd papers duplicate. Original at the R. C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies, Shepherd University.