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35 January/February 2022 | THE DAVEY BULLETIN FROM THE ARCHIVES DAVEY HISTORY TOLD ON CANVAS Some of the Davey Company's earliest marketing creations have returned to their roots. A descendant of the Davey Company's founder John Davey recently donated to the company nine oil canvas paintings by artist Frank Swift Chase. A noted artist, Chase was commissioned by Martin L. Davey, Sr., in the early 1900s to do a series of paintings which were the basis of Davey's advertising program. Many of the paintings appeared in magazine ads across North America in the 1920s, advertising Davey tree care services. Chase was commissioned to make 28 paintings for Davey advertising purposes. Each painting featured a prominent client's estate. Many properties were in the East and included such clients as the Rockefellers, the Roosevelts, and even the U.S. Capital. Chase paintings have also been used on Davey Company letterhead. The nine donated paintings were gifted to the company by Leticia "Tish" Manley, who is a great-granddaughter of John Davey. Sandra Reid, vice president, corporate communications and strategic planning administration, said Manley's donation ensures the paintings will be preserved and available for potential future display. "Frank Swift Chase's paintings are a wonderful example of early company history," Reid said. "We are grateful to Tish for making such a generous donation to the company of Davey family history to help preserve, and tell, the story of Davey Tree." This Davey magazine advertisement, above, from 1927 featured a painting by Frank Swift Chase of Davey client William Rockefeller's estate in Greenwich, Connecticut. The original oil painting was donated to Davey this summer by Leticia Manley, a great-granddaughter of John Davey. 5 YEARS FEBRUARY Serafina Andolina, Albany office Daniel Betz, Charlotte office Phillip Brazier, Consumers North RE account Taylor Calaway, corporate office Jose Castro Torres, CenterPoint Energy account Amanda Curtis, WSSI Brian Domek, Glen Ellyn office Melyssa Garcia, Amy Greene Environmental Martin Gonzalez, Sacramento office Sarah Halford, Davey Resource Group Troy Harward, WSSI Alex Hausserman, Davey Resource Group Daniel Howland, North Denver office Alexander Kern, Penelec Dubois/ Clearfield account Jonathan Maxwell, Davey Resource Group David Miller, Columbus East territory Mark Mittiga, Greene account Angel Mota, Mount Vernon office Allan Muse, Wolf Tree Juan Padilla Gutierrez, Santa Clara office Michael Payne, Omaha office Jane Schwerdt, Barrington office Jack Spadafore, Davey Resource Group Brandon Taylor, Davey Resource Group Ryan Thompson, Davey Resource Group Michael Tilton, Cape Cod office Raul Villagomez, Dulles territory Service Awards continued from page 27 Leticia "Tish" Manley with a painting Frank Swift Chase made of the U.S. Capitol as part of an advertising program Davey ran in the early 1900s. Manley is a great-granddaughter of John Davey, the company's founder. She recently donated nine Chase paintings to the company.

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