Dick Jones Picture Company Business Card, late 19th century - early 20th century. Gilcrease Museum/The University of Tulsa, TU2009.39.8098. © Gilcrease Museum
George H. Speck
“Charly Rusell [sic] was my long Time Friend and none could take his place”—George H. Speck
Speck was a Montana old-timer who worked for the Great Northern Railway and met Russell in the early 1890s.
Richard O. “Dick” Jones
“To have known Charley [sic] Russell was to love him ‘and I knew him’”—Richard O. Jones, Dec. 18th, 1932, Los Angeles, Cal
Jones worked at the Como Company in Great Falls, where Russell brought his art supplies and had his paintings framed. In 1931, Jones and his wife Peggy moved to California and created the Dick Jones Picture Company, which became a leading supplier of Russell prints.
Nancy Cooper Russell
“Charlie would be glad to have you join his friends in traveling these back trails with him.”—Nancy C. Russell
Married to Russell in 1896, Nancy’s business savvy and belief in his talents helped push him to international fame.