Jones Collection

Augusta National Golf Club House, 1943

BURNE-JONES: ADAM & EVE. When Adam delved and Eve span. Pen-and-ink drawing by Edward Burne-Jones for William Morriss A Dream of John Ball, 1888

Miners working at the coalface, South Wales
Two miners, stripped to the waist, working at the coalface in a coal seam in South Wales

Coal miners in shaft lift, South Wales
Several coal miners with blackened faces stand in the shaft lift at the end of their shift in a coal mine in South Wales

Bonhomme Richard / Serapis
John Paul Jones, American naval commander, in the Bonhomme Richard attacks the Serapis

Elvin Jones, c1968. Creator: Brian Foskett
Elvin Jones, c1968

Windsor Castle, 1880. A watercolour sketch from Windsor Castle and the Water-Way Thither by W H Davenport Adams, published by Marcus Ward and Co, (London, 1880)

When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman. 1892

Advert for Dickins & Jones lace items 1912
Selection of danity lace items for Christmas gifts for women. 1912

Hon. Lorraine Berry by Madame Yevonde
The Hon. Mary Lorraine Berry by Madame Yevonde. She was the second daughter of the late Lord Buckland

Elvin Jones and his Jazz Machine, Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, USA, 1997

Quadrangle of Eton College, 1880. Famous public school founded in 1440 by King Henry VI

Woman with greyhound dogs in the Mountains
Woman with greyhound dogs in the mountains. circa 1930s

Group photo, Millwall Athletic football team
Millwall Athletic football team for the 1895-1896 season, including Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary and Trainer, as well as the players themselves. circa 1895

Coal miner filling truck, South Wales mine
A coal miner (Billy Hurland) filling a dram (coal truck) at Baldwins Level (nicknamed Clog and Legging) in a coalmine near Pontypool in South Wales

Two miners in a narrow coal seam, South Wales
Two miners, one of them quite young, working in a narrow coal seam in a mine in South Wales

Miner riding drams, Tirpentwys Colliery, South Wales
A miner riding a journey of drams (coal trucks) at Tirpentwys Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales. Date: 1910

Bobby Jones, golfer, in action at Lytham St Annes, watched by a large group of spectators. Date: circa 1920s

Bolton Wanderers FC football team 1935. Back row: Goslin, Atkinson, Smith, Jones, Finney (Captain), Taylor. Front row: Taylor, Eastham, Milsom, Westwood, Cook. 1935

Cross section of the royal yacht Britannia
A diagrammatic drawing of H.M.V Britannia, the royal yacht, first launched in 1953 and decommissioned in 1997

Jones & Laughlin Steel Works, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jones & Laughlin Steel Works, Monongahela River, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - founded in 1851 by Bernard Lauth and B. F. Jones. Date: circa 1903

FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, 1953. American poster for film version of James Joness novel From Here to Eternity, directed by Fred Zinnemann, 1953

Picking coal from waste tip during 1921 strike, South Wales
Three men picking coal from a local colliery waste tip during the 1921 strike, South Wales

Integrity retiring from Office!, 1801
Integrity retiring from Office!, Pub. 1801 (hand coloured engraving)

SISSIERETTA JONES (1868-1933). American opera singer. Also known as the Black Patti. Lithograph, 1899

Tatler Royal Wedding Souvenir Number, 1960
Front cover of The Tatler celebrating the royal wedding between Princess Margaret and Tatler photographer, Anthony Armstrong-Jones (later Earl Snowdon) at Westminster Abbey on 6 May 1960

Haulier and assistant, Baldwins Level, South Wales
A haulier and his assistant, with a pit pony pulling a truck, at Baldwins Clog and Legging Level, near Pontypool, South Wales

Miners at the pit bottom, Tirpentwys Colliery, South Wales
A group of miners at the pit bottom of Tirpentwys Colliery, near Pontypool in South Wales

Police and Fire Brigade attending a fire at Chelsea FC
Metropolitan Police and London Fire Brigade attending a fire at Chelsea FC

Orrery by Jones
Astronomical objects, namely a trajectorium lunare and an orrery or planetarium by Jones, mounted on a rather splendid stand

Owen Jones Egyptian 10
The ornaments in this plate are taken from Mummy-cases in the Louvre (1-5), from the Tomb at Thebes (6+7), from a Mummy-case (8+9) and from the ceilings of various tombs

Owen Jones Renaiss 78
Ornaments copied from specimens of Hispano-Arabic, French and Italian earthenware, from Italian towns of the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries

John Paul Jones
Americans would be indignant to see their gallant naval hero portrayed on the London stage as a PIRATE ! - yet here he is, as acted by Mr Elsgood with bravo galore

Miner working in a coal seam, South Wales
A miner, stripped to the waist, with a pick resting across his shoulder and a lamp in his hand, in a coal seam in South Wales

Grace, Jones & Jephson
Three county cricket captains, from left - Mr A.O. Jones, Dr W.G. Grace and Mr. D.L.A. Jephson

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Team, 1908
Photograph of the Wolverhampton Wanderers Football team of the 1907-1908 season. The players pictured are: Back row, left to right: W. Shepherd (Director), W. Wooldridge (Captain), J. Jones, K

Greenwich Park
A fine view from Greenwich Park, London, with the National Maritime Museum in the foreground. The central building is the Queens House, Royal Naval College behind

Everton FC football team 1936. Back row: Britton, Mercer, Sagar, Jones, White. Front row: Geldard, Bentham, Dean (Captain), Cunliffe, Leyfield, Cook. Date: 1936

Simulium damnosum, Simulian blackfly
Scanning electron microscope image of the head showing the compound eye (x 130). The fly is a vector of a parasite which causes River Blindness. Coloured artifically by computer

(1902-1971). Known as Bobby. American golf player
ROBERT TYRE JONES (1902-1971). Known as Bobby. American golf player

View of Tirpentwys Colliery, Pontypool, South Wales
View of Tirpentwys Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales

Tatler cover, Countess of Rosse
The Countess of Rosse, formerly Anne Messel, sister of designer Oliver Messel

Royal wedding cake for Princess Margaret
The official wedding cake presented by J. Lyons for the wedding of Princess Margaret to Antony Armstrong-Jones in May 1960. Date: 1960

The Village, Llanuwchllyn, Merionethshire
The Village, Llanuwchllyn, near Bala, Merionethshire, Wales. Showing Sally Jones Date: 1900s

Suffragette Emily Davison Epsom Derby Jockey. The Kings jockey Herbert Jones removed from Epsom Racecourse, following the incident on Derby day, June 4th, 1913

Suffragette Emily Davison Epsom Derby. Emily Wilding Davison, the jockey, Herbert Jones and the Kings horse Anmer, immediately after Miss

PITTSBURGH: STEEL MILL. Jones and Laughlin steel mills in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Photograph, c1910

Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong Jones with Queen Mot
Princess Margaret and her fiance, Anthony Armstrong-Jones pictured together with the Queen Mother at the Royal Lodge, Windsor shortly after the announcement of their engagement

Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong Jones
Princess Margaret and her fiance

Welsh miner in coal mine pushing truck
A Welsh miner, stripped to the waist, pushing a truck in a coal mine

Augusta National Golf Club House, c1935

Poster marking the opening of the Bobby Jones course at Augusta, 1933
Poster marking the opening of the Bobby Jones course at Augusta, 13 January 1933. Jones (1902-72) is often said to be the best golfer of all time

Stockport County FC football team 1935. Back row: Robinson, Jones, Scott, McDonough, Jenkinson, Still, Titterington. Front row: Foulkes, Hill, McNaughton, Brennan, Tidman, Westgarth (Manager)

Natasha Parry on Tatler cover 1957
Actress Natasha Parry, wife of director Peter Brook, featured on the front cover of The Tatler and Bystander magazine, 20 November 1957

Wedding of Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong Jones
The Royal Wedding - 6th May 1960 - The Wedding of Princess Margaret (1930-2002) and Anthony Armstrong Jones (1st Earl of Snowdon 1930-), pictured with the Best Man Doctor Roger W

Wellington Arch, Constitution Hill, London
View of the Wellington Arch, Constitution Hill, London, a triumphal arch to the south of Hyde Park, designed by Decimus Burton and built between 1826 and 1830

Muscles of the neck, historical artwork. The upper figure shows the front of the neck with the skin and fascia (connective tissue) removed to expose the musculature (red) and tendons

JOHN LUTHER JONES (1864-1900). Casey. American railroad engineer. Casey Jones in the cab of Illinois Central engine no. 382

BOSTON RED SOX, 1916. Team photo of the Boston Red Sox, 1916. Babe Ruth is seated in the front row, center

Three Counties Asylum, Arlesey, Bedfordshire
The Three Counties asylum at Arlesey (misspelt on picture), near Stotfold, Bedfordshire, opened in 1859, serving Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Huntingdonshire

Aston Villa Football Club, 1896
Photograph of the Aston Villa Football Club, with the team for the 1896-1897 season. The photograph shows: Back row, left to right: G.B. Ramsay (Secretary), Dr. V.A

A Christmastide morning
Front cover illustration from the Christmas edition of The Sphere, 1933 by Van Jones, showing a snowy scene on Christmas morning

Bystander cover - Mrs Ronald Armstrong-Jones
Mrs Ronald Armstrong-Jones, formerly Anne Messel (later Parsons)

Paul Jones and Manfred Mann, West Wickham, Bromley, London, 1964. Creator: Brian Foskett
Paul Jones and Manfred Mann, West Wickham, Bromley, London, 1964

Palestine Place, Bethnal Green, London, c1840. Artist: F Jones
Palestine Place, Bethnal Green, London, c1840. Palestine Place was the centre of missionary operations of the London Society for promoting Christianity amongst the Jews

Royal Ascot fashions, 1951
A selection of fashionable outfits for Royal Ascot from Debenham and Freebody and Dickins and Jones. Date: 1951

Anthony Armstrong Jones (Lord Snowdon) - Florence
Anthony Armstrong Jones (1st Earl Snowdon) (1930 - ) - photographed with friends outside the Archbishops Palace on Piazza San Giovanni in Florence

Miners at the pit bottom, Tirpentwys Colliery, South Wales
A group of miners at the pit bottom of Tirpentwys Colliery, near Pontypool in South Wales

Alpine tarn, Tuolumne Meadows sunrise, Yosemite National Park, California Date: 01-01-2000

View of the west side of Tower Bridge, London, c1950
View of the west side of Tower Bridge, Stepney, London, c1950, from the beach at Tower Wharf, showing children playing. Barges pass along the river in the background

Acanthoica acanthifera, coccosphere
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a coccosphere, collected in the North Atlantic (x 25, 000 on negative). Artificially coloured by computer

May Irwin in The widow Jones supported by John C. Rice. Date c1895

Anthony Armstrong Jones
Anthony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl Snowdon, born 1930, English photographer

CASEY JONES (1853-1900). Orig. John Luther Jones. American railroad engineer. Jones immortalized on an American sheet music cover of 1909

Steam lorry, Llandyssil, Powys, Mid Wales
A steam lorry (Manns patent steam cart) belonging to Evans & Jones, haulage contractors

Alfred Onions, Welsh Labour MP
Alfred Onions (1858-1921), Welsh Labour MP for Caerphilly and Treasurer of the South Wales Miners Federation

Man under coal weighing machine, Llanerch Colliery
A smartly dressed man (Herbert Saunders) standing under a coal weighing machine at Llanerch Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales

Richard Robert Jones
RICHARD ROBERTS JONES (aka Dic Aberdaron, from his home town) Welsh traveler and linguist, spoke 14 languages ancient and modern

Owen Jones Byzantine 30
Designs from mosaics and marble pavements in Rome, Venice, Ravenna and Monreale

Owen Jones Assyrian 13
Designs taken from enamelled bricks, ornaments from a kings clothing, bronze shields and vessels, and a battering ram, from Khorsabad and Nimroud

Owen Jones Egyptian 8
Ornaments from Mummy-cases in the British Museum and the Louvre, mostly composed of the lotus flower

Philippe IV Le Bel / Jones
PHILIPPE IV LE BEL ( the Fair ) King of France, a ruthless and ambitious ruler who inter alia suppressed the Templars and installed popes at Avignon

Owen Jones Egyptian 11
Various ornaments from Tombs in Thebes, Mummy-cases, Kings Robes and an ancient Tomb in Giza, which was opened by Dr Lepsius

Henry Fielding / Tom Jones
A scene from the novel

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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Jones: A Journey Through Time and Diversity" Step into the past with Jones, a name that has witnessed significant moments in history. From the prestigious Augusta National Golf Club House in 1943 to the depths of South Wales' coal mines, it has left its mark. In the shadows of towering shaft lifts, brave coal miners toiled tirelessly underground. Their resilience and determination shaped communities like South Wales, where faces etched with grit tell stories untold. The echoes of their struggles resonate through time. The historic clash between Bonhomme Richard and Serapis reminds us of another facet – strength in battle. This legendary encounter symbolizes courage and perseverance against all odds. Artistic expressions also bear witness to the power of Jones. In Burne-Jones' masterpiece "Adam & Eve, " we glimpse humanity's origins - when Adam delved and Eve span - highlighting our eternal connection to labor and creation. Yet again, we find ourselves amidst miners working at the coalface; their sweat-soaked brows speak volumes about sacrifice for survival. These unsung heroes remind us that progress often comes at great cost. Elvin Jones takes center stage as his drumming prowess captivates audiences worldwide during his Jazz Machine performances in Los Angeles circa 1968 and 1997. His rhythmic melodies transcend boundaries, uniting people through music's universal language. Beyond physical endeavors lies integrity personified by those who retire from office gracefully, leaving behind legacies worthy of admiration since 1801. They embody principles that inspire future generations towards ethical leadership. Sports enthusiasts gather around Millwall Athletic football team for a group photo frozen in time – a testament to camaraderie forged on fields where passion unites diverse individuals under one common goal: victory. Lastly, we catch a glimpse into life below ground as a miner rides drams deep within Tirpentwys Colliery's labyrinthine tunnels—a reminder that bravery knows no bounds when darkness surrounds.