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George Carpenter Jones photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS408

Scope and Contents

This collection includes photographs and glass plate negatives related to the Ansley Golf Club, J. M. High Company department store, Gordon Street Baptist Church, and unidentified residences and individuals, possibly related to George Carpenter Jones.

Dates

  • 1953, undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.

Biographical / Historical

George Carpenter Jones (1871-1954) was married to Lida Davis Jones (1875-1962) and had at least four children: Paul Jones, Roger B. Jones, Benjamin Francis Jones (1904-1973), and George Carpenter Jones Jr. The family lived on Westminster Drive in the Ansley Park neighborhood. Jones worked as Vice President and Treasurer for the J. M. High Company department store in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the second president of the Ansley Golf Club in the Ansley Park neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia.

Extent

30 image(s) (21 black and white photographic prints and nine glass plate negatives)

Language

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically by titles supplied by staff.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 2003

Related Materials

Jones family documents, MSS 190f, Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center

Processing Information

This collection was processed in 2021.

Title
George Carpenter Jones photographs
Author
Kate Daly
Date
June 2021
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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