J.M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum (50th Anniversary Edition)

In 1929, a transplanted Arkansas sawmill owner named J.M. Davis decided to put his collection of 99 firearms on display in the lobby of his Claremore, Oklahoma, hotel. Some 40 years later, on Davis's 82nd birthday, the artifacts found a permanent home at the Claremore's J.M. David Arms and Historical Museum, an internationally known tourist attraction celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019. Today, thousands of visitors a year marvel at exhibits featuring statuary, knives, swords, saddles, American Indian artifacts, political buttons, World War I posters, and many other items--all in addition to the most extensive private collection of guns on the face of the earth. With words and pictures, this book tells the behind-the-scenes story of the museum and John Monroe Davis--the man, his times, and his amazing acquisitions.

Author: Larry Larkin, Wayne McCombs, John Wooley
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 05/06/2019
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781467104043
ISBN10: 1467104043
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
- Travel | Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
- Antiques & Collectibles | Firearms & Weapons