Collection/Donor: Jackson City Schools

In-House Location: main building, Industry Room

Description: three framed portraits (283/4×323/4) of men of the Jones family of Globe Iron Co.

.01 Eben Jones  1834-1921

.02 Edwin A. Jones 1899-

.03 John E. Jones 1864-1944

Edwin A. death date is not listed on portrait, actually was 1990.

Five portraits were a 1952 gift to Globe Iron by Miller & Company of Chicago, who were sales agents for Globe products for many years as noted in the December 1952 issue of the Globe Blast company publication. The location of the other two portraits is unknown. (1st portrait Thomas T. Jones, who organized the company in 1873 and died in 1887 (father of Eben) and 5th portrait Marshall H. Jones, who was the final Jones who oversaw the sale of Globe Iron in 1956 (brother of Edwin A. & youngest son of John E.)

Time Period: 1952

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