Jones, Alfred T. (sold)
Alfred T. Jones (July 4, 1822 - October 3, 1888) was an American-Jewish lithographer active in Philadelphia from the mid to late 19th century. Jones was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and began his career as a textile merchant. He relocated to Philadelphia c. 1842. Around 1859, Jones was listed as a partner with Prussian-Jewish immigrant Rudolph Stein (1823 - January 11, 1871) in the Jewish lithography firm of 'Stein and Jones', specialists in trade cards. Jones withdrew from the partnership in 1868, but Stein remained active until his 1871 death. In 1869, Jones partnered with John Gihon in a photographic studio. When Stein died in 1871, Jones returned to the printing business, partnering with Theodore B. Potsdamer (1841 - 1919) to establish 'Jones and Postdamer'. This partnership was dissolved in 1875, when Jones cashed out to establish a new magazine, The Jewish Record. Published from 1875 - 1886), this was the first successful Jewish periodical in Philadelphia. Postdamer continued the printing company as 'Postdamer and Co.' Jones was an active Mason of the Shekinah Lodge. He was also a prominent philanthropist for Jewish causes, taking part in the Association of Jewish Immigrants of Philadelphia. Jones was married to Jessica Jones (c. 1823 - 1894), with whom he had four children: Rebecca (c. 1856- 1894), Andrew (b. ca. 1849), Ida (b. c. 1854), and Frank (b. c . 1857).
'One of the grandest, most strikingly wonderful and beautiful freaks of nature of its kind in the known world' - Bailey
Bird's Eye View of Watkins, N.Y.
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This is a striking Sarah F. Bailey chromolithograph bird's-eye view map of Watkins Glen, located at the southern tip of Seneca Lake, of New York's stunning Finger Lakes. This view is notable as being the only 19th-century American bird's-eye view we are aware of to be drafted by a woman, Sarah Bailey, wife of prominent viewmaker O. H. Bailey. When this view was made, Watkins Glen, which refers more specifically to the stunning river gorges just west of Watkins, was widely promoted as a natural wonder. (more details)