Photo Collection

Venus Jones.

Venus Jones smiles for a picture.

Venus Jones' parents, Bessie and Albert Jones, smiling for a picture.

A black-and-white portrait of Bessie Reid Jones, Venus Jones' mother.

Venus Jones' mother, Bessie Reid Jones.

A black-and-white photograph of Venus Jones' father, Albert Jones Jr.. At the bottom of the photo is a handwritten caption which reads "Sgt. A. Jones, 784 Tk. Bn., Camp Hood, Tex."

Venus Jones' father, Albert Jones, Jr.. He served in the U.S. Army's 784th Tank Battalion, an African American battalion that served under General George Patton in WWII.

A scan of three black-and-white pictures. One is of Venus Jones' brother, Culbert Jones, as a baby. The other two are of Venus Jones and her brother, Albert, as toddlers.

The top photo features Venus Jones' brother, Culbert. The bottom two photos are of Venus Jones and her younger brother, Albert.

A black-and-white photograph of young Venus Jones standing next to her younger brother, Albert on their driveway. Venus is covering her face with her hand, and Albert is sitting in a stroller.

Venus Jones stands with her brother, Albert.

Young Venus Jones and her brother, Albert Jones, stand in the street together.

Venus Jones and her brother, Albert Jones, during their childhood.

Young Venus Jones and her little brother, Albert, pose for a picture in front of a car.

Venus Jones and her brother, Albert.

A black-and-white portrait of Venus Jones as a child.

Venus Jones smiles for a picture.

A black-and-white portrait of Venus Jones.

Venus Jones poses for a portrait.

Venus Jones' parents sit at a table together and smile. Their children, Vicki, Culbert, Albert, and Venus Jones stand behind them at their celebration for their 50th wedding anniversary.

Venus Jones with her siblings (from left to right: Vicki, Culbert, Albert, Venus) at a celebration for their parents' 50th wedding anniversary.

Venus Jones' family and friends gather for a picture at Venus' parents' 50th wedding anniversary.

Venus Jones' family and friends at her parents' 50th wedding anniversary.

Albert Jones III, Venus' brother, her father, Albert Jones Jr., and her brother, Culbert Jones, talk to each other during the celebration of Albert Jr. and Bessie's 50th wedding anniversary.

Venus Jones' father and her two brothers (left: Albert III, middle: Albert, right: Culbert) at their parents' 50th wedding anniversary.

Venus Jones' mother, Bessie Reid Jones, and her paternal grandmother, Alice Jones, pose together in front of a brick wall on the campus of MWC (Mary Washington College).

Venus' mother, Bessie Reid Jones, and her paternal grandmother, Alice Jones, visit MWC (Mary Washington College).

Venus Jones and her mother stand in front of traffic and a large building together for a picture.

Venus Jones poses with her mother.

Venus Jones smiles down at her adopted son, Odell, as she meets him in a nun-operated hospital in Haiti. Odell is lying in a crib.

Venus Jones meeting her adopted son, Odell, in a nun-operated hospital in Haiti.

Three nuns pose for a photo with Odell at the hospital in Haiti.

Odell with nuns at the hospital in Haiti.

Venus Jones' son, Odell.

Venus Jones and her son, Odell.

Venus Jones' son, Odell.

Venus Jones teaching her son, Odell, how to use a lasso.

Venus Jones and her son, Odell, in the lab together.

Venus Jones in the lab with her son, Odell.

Hannibal Reid, who Venus Jones helped to raise and mentor.

Russell Davis (who Venus Jones helped to raise and mentor) poses for a picture with his family.

A photo of Venus Jones' father, Russell Davis, and her uncle, Robert.

From left to right: Venus Jones' father, Russell Davis, and her uncle, Robert.

Venus Jones poses for a picture while standing amongst the trees, Mary Washington College's Marshall Hall behind her.

Venus Jones in front of Marshall Hall on Mary Washington's campus.

Venus Jones poses for a picture with three of her classmates from MWC.

Venus Jones with some of her classmates at MWC.

Venus Jones poses for a photo in front of a building's entrance on MWC's campus.

Venus Jones poses for a photo on campus at MWC.

Venus Jones poses for a photo in front of a building on MWC's campus.

Venus Jones on campus at MWC.

Venus Jones kneels along a hillside on MWC's campus and looks at flowers.

Venus Jones admires flowers on MWC's campus.

Venus Jones poses on the steps of a building in her cap and gown at her graduation from Mary Washington College.

Venus Jones at her graduation from Mary Washington College.

Venus Jones' graduation portrait next to the graduation portrait of her mother, Bessie Reid Jones.

Venus Jones' family and friends pose with her at her graduation from Mary Washington College.

Venus Jones walks across the lawn with fellow graduates during her graduation from Mary Washington College.

Venus Jones walks at her graduation.

Venus Jones poses for a picture in her cap and gown at her graduation from MWC. She is standing on the steps leading up to a red brick building.

Venus Jones at her graduation.

Venus Jones and her horse jump over a fence while competing together.

Venus Jones competing with one of her horses.

Venus Jones adjusts her baseball cap while riding a chestnut horse in Western tack.

Venus Jones on horseback.

Venus Jones poses for a picture with her sister Vicki. Venus is riding a chestnut horse, and Vicki's horse is a bay. Both are in Western tack.

Venus Jones on horseback with her sister, Vicki.

Venus Jones' horses.

Venus Jones and one of her horses jump a fence while riding out cross country.

Venus Jones competes with one of her horses.

Venus Jones stands behind a hay bale with an imitation cattle's head mounted to it as she teaches a young boy how to hold a lasso.

Venus Jones gives roping lessons.

Venus Jones swings a lasso over her head.

Venus Jones demonstrates how to use a lasso.

Venus Jones in the lab.

Venus Jones’ brother, Albert Jones, has graciously donated a collection of photographs from Venus’ life to the University of Mary Washington Library. These images depict her from her childhood to her late adulthood, and feature her friends, family, and pets. We have uploaded them here so that viewers can get an idea of what Venus’ life truly looked like. Please note that these photographs did not come with dates or detailed descriptions; some persons, locations, and contexts remain unidentified as a result. Go to the second page to look at the gallery of images in a grid view. In the event that the plug-in we’ve used to display these photographs fails, we have also uploaded a document below with the images, as well as their captions, alt text, and image descriptions on the next page. If you are interested in getting a closer look at these photos, please contact the UMW Library’s Special Collections at archives@umw.edu. Thank you!

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