Jimmie Jones boarding a Delta plane at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama, possibly on his way to Havana, Cuba.
Jones served as president of the Birmingham City Commission from 1925 until his death in February 1940. In November 1938, he attended the first Pan-American Congress of Municipalities in Cuba, which was discussed in the Birmingham News article "Jones Back from Visit to Havana" on November...
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Photographs Jimmie Jones boarding a Delta plane at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama, possibly on his way to Havana, Cuba. Carter, Roy T. |
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Photographs Jones, James M., 1883-1940; Airplanes; Airports; Municipal officials--Alabama--Birmingham; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.) |
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Jones served as president of the Birmingham City Commission from 1925 until his death in February 1940. In November 1938, he attended the first Pan-American Congress of Municipalities in Cuba, which was discussed in the Birmingham News article "Jones Back from Visit to Havana" on November 21, 1938. According to the piece, the meeting resulted in "Plans for a permanent organization of American municipalities for exchange of information and ideas on municipal management." Jones is quoted in the article: "'In my opinion, much was done of a constructive nature to impress representatives of nations of the two Americas that we should draw closer together for mutual aid in case of a foreign invasion.'" |
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BN0008200_01BN0008200Jimmie Jones boarding a Delta plane at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama, possibly on his way to Havana, Cuba.Jones served as president of the Birmingham City Commission from 1925 until his death in February 1940. In November 1938, he attended the first Pan-American Congress of Municipalities in Cuba, which was discussed in the Birmingham News article "Jones Back from Visit to Havana" on November 21, 1938. According to the piece, the meeting resulted in "Plans for a permanent organization of American municipalities for exchange of information and ideas on municipal management." Jones is quoted in the article: "'In my opinion, much was done of a constructive nature to impress representatives of nations of the two Americas that we should draw closer together for mutual aid in case of a foreign invasion.'" 1938-111930-1939Carter, Roy T.Birmingham NewsG38-02971Jones, James M., 1883-1940; Airplanes; Airports; Municipal officials--Alabama--Birmingham; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives1200 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/130360 |
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Jimmie Jones boarding a Delta plane at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama, possibly on his way to Havana, Cuba. |
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Jimmie Jones boarding a Delta plane at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama, possibly on his way to Havana, Cuba. |
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Carter, Roy T. |
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Carter, Roy T. |
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