Jones, Joseph L. (sold)
Joseph L. Jones (February 12, 1859 - May 7, 1943) was a lithographer based in Boston in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Jones was born in Boston to Joseph E. Jones, a navy lieutenant, and Louisa Jones, his Belgian wife. He married Hattie McLoon in 1882. Jones worked with various firms of the period, most specifically the George J. Walker Company of Boston, for whom he engraved several bird's-eye views. He was involved with the formation of the Lithographer's Union and the 1896 Lithographer's Strike, one of the first instances of successful collective bargaining in the United States. We see him in Milwaukee, a hub for American lithography, in 1915. He died in Chicago of complications related to arthritis, an amputated limb, and blood loss. He is interred in Damariscotta, Maine.
Transitioning from a whale town to a resort town.
Vineyard Haven. Dukes County. Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts. The Popular Seaside Summer Resort. Looking East.
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A stunning c. 1893 bird's-eye view of Vineyard Haven, Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard. The view was drawn and engraved by Joseph L. Jones and published by George H. Walker. It captures Vineyard Haven in a moment of transition from a maritime and whaling community to a resort town. (more details)