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A.E. Jones Sign Company Photographs, 1928-1931

Repository
Heinz History Center
Title
A.E. Jones Sign Company photographs
Creator
A.E. Jones Sign Company
Collection Number
PSS 52
Extent
.25 linear feet (1 box)
Date
1928-1931
Abstract
The A.E. Jones Sign Company was established in Allegheny City, Pa. in 1897. The A.E. Jones Company Photographs includes images of signs the company made for clients such as Amoco, Western Union, O'Sullivan Heels, and Federal Tobacco Company.
Language
The material in this collection is in English.
Author
The guide to this collection was written by Mike Stayton .
Sponsor
This collection has been made accessible as part of an NHPRC-funded Basic Processing grant.
Publisher
Heinz History Center
Address
1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
URL: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org

History

The A.E. Jones Sign Company was established in Allegheny City, Pa. in 1897 (Pittsburgh's North Side as of 1907). The company has relocated several times but is, as of 2012, still in business and located at 507 Tripoli Street, in the North Side of Pittsburgh, Pa.

Scope and Content Notes

The A.E. Jones Company Photographs contain prints and negatives that include images of signs produced by the company. Many of the images depict billboards, as well as signs on the sides of automobiles and businesses. Businesses represented in the collection include Amoco, Western Union, O'Sullivan Heels, and the Federal Tobacco Company.

Conditions Governing Access

No Restrictions.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The photographs were bought on July 18th, 1995 from Schoyer's Antiquarian Books.

Preferred Citation

A.E. Jones Sign Company Photographs, 1928-1931, PSS 52, Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center

Processing Information

Preliminary processing by Mike Stayton in August 30th, 2012.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights reside with the Senator John Heinz History Center. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives of the Senator John Heinz History Center.

Subjects

    Corporate Names

    • A.E. Jones Sign Company

    Other Subjects

    • Billboards--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    • Service stations--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    • Signs and signboards--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.

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