J.R. Jones and John Maybee outside Jones and Maybee General Store, Holly, Michigan, 1888-1893
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
1994
Subject Date
1888-1893
Creator Notes
Original photographer is unidentified. This copy made 1994 by The Henry Ford from an 1888-1893 original.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.N.B.111728
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4.25 in
Width: 5.375 in
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ArtifactJ.R. Jones General Store
James R. Jones was one of nine different proprietors who operated a general merchandise store in this building between 1857 and 1927. From 1882 to 1888, Jones sold products like coffee, sugar, fabric, and shoes. He also boasted the first telephone in town. General stores were organized shopping spaces. Long shelves with groupings of similar products lined each side.