Jones, W. Alton (William Alton), 1891-1962

Group walking along railroad tracks. From left to right: Burt E. Hull, Vice President, WEP, Inc.; B.I. Graves, Director WEP; W. Alton Jones, President, WEP; Ralph K. Davies, Deputy Petroleum Administrator for War; and Major A.N. Horne, Vice President, WEP, Inc.

Joint dedication ceremonies of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company and Cities Service Company. Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., President, The Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. (center), explaining how synthetic rubber is baled in the Firestone Synthetic rubber plant at Lake Charles, Louisiana to W. Alton Jones, President, The Cities Service Co. (left) and Ralph K. Davies, Deputy Petroleum Administrator for War (right).

Group at joint dedication ceremonies of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company and Cities Service Company at 100-Octane, Butadiene and Synthetic Rubber Plant in Lake Charles, Louisiana. In picture from left to right: Honorable James H. Davis, Governor, State of Louisiana; Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., President, The Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.; Honorable Sam H. Jones, former Governor, State of Louisiana; W. Alton Jones, President, Cities Service Co.; George H. Hill, Jr., Executive Vice President, Defense Supplies Corp.; and Ralph K. Davies, Deputy Petroleum Administrator for War.

Group standing by plane in Paris. From left to right: Mr. Doughton; Elaine Owens; Stanley Richardson; unidentified man; Dr. Joseph E. Pogue; Sam Botsford; Ellen Downes; Malcolm Bedouger; William R. Boyd, Jr.; Mr. Crompton; Petroleum Administrator Ralph K. Davies; R.E Hardwicke; Secretary Harold L. Ickes; Gordon Sessions; W. Alton Jones; Ralph T. Zook; George A. Hill, Jr.; and Lieutenant Colonel William Bodius.

Group on plane. From left to right, front to back: Gordon Sessions; Dr. Joseph E. Pogue; W. Alton Jones; George A. Hill, Jr.; Captain A.F. Story; R.E Hardwicke; Petroleum Administrator Ralph K. Davies; Ralph T. Zook; Elaine Owens (standing); Raymond Ickes; and Interior Secretary Harold L. Ickes.

Petroleum group arrival at Copenhagen Airport. From left to right: unidentified soldier; Mr. Jacobsen; Petroleum Administrator Ralph K. Davies; R.E Hardwicke; Monnett Davis, American Minister to Denmark; Secretary Harold L. Ickes; W. Alton Jones; Stanley Richardson; William R. Boyd, Jr.; Gordon Sessions; George A. Hill, Jr.; Dr. Joseph E. Pogue; Colonel Ewert, American Military Attache; and Captain Thomas Higginson.

Group in front of Reichschancellory in Berlin. From left to right: Stanley Richardson; W. Alton Jones; Gordon Sessions; Sam Botsford; Ellen Downes; Ralph T. Zook; and R.E Hardwicke.

Reception room at Reichschancellory in Berlin. From left to right: unidentified soldier; Ralph T. Zook; W. Alton Jones; Stanley Richardson; and R.E Hardwicke, visitors dealing with petroleum.

Group at Reichschancellory Air Raid shelter in Berlin where Hitler and Eva Braun died. From left to right: unidentified soldier; W. Alton Jones; Stanley Richardson; R.E Hardwicke; and Ralph T. Zook. They are visitors from the petroleum administration.

Luncheon at U.S. Army Headquarters, Berlin. Around the table starting from the left: David Bell; General Oliver Patton Echols; Interior Secretary Harold L. Ickes; Petroleum Administrator Ralph K. Davies; unidentified man; and W. Alton Jones.