- Collection:
- Ships for Victory: J.A. Jones Construction Company and Liberty Ships in Brunswick, Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of the Liberty ship Donald W. Bain under construction, J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia], 1944 May 23
- Date of Original:
- 1944-05-23
- Subject:
- J.A. Jones Construction Company
United States. Maritime Commission
Donald W. Bain (Ship)
Liberty ships--Georgia--Brunswick
Liberty ships--Design and construction
Shipbuilding--Georgia--Brunswick
Shipyards--Georgia--Brunswick
Shipbuilding industry--Employees
Hulls (Naval architecture)
Merchant marine--United States--History--20th century
Cargo ships--United States--History--20th century
Temporary structures (Building)
Scaffolding
Docks--Georgia--Brunswick
Shipbuilding--Aerial photographs
World War, 1939-1945--War work
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American
Cranes, derricks, etc.--Georgia--Brunswick - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Glynn County, Brunswick, 31.14995, -81.49149
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Aerial view of the construction of the Liberty ship Donald W. Bain at the J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard in Brunswick, Georgia taken from near the stern. Scaffolding and elevated walkways have been laid alongside the top levels of the ship. Scaffolding is also visible on both sides next to the ship. Workers can be seen on the top of ship and along the walkways. The gun emplacements are prominently featured in the photograph. Named for former North Carolina treasurer Donald W. Bain (d. 1892), the ship was the forty-first constructed in Brunswick by the J.A. Jones Construction Company. Its keel was laid April 17, 1944. The ship was launched May 25, 1944 and delivered June 17, 1944.
"U.S.M.C. Hull - 2360, J.A.J. Co. Hull - 145, Keel Laid - 4/17/44, Photo - 5/23/44"--photograph.
Original photograph scanned by the Brunswick-Glynn County Library. Described by the Digital Library of Georgia as a part of Georgia HomePLACE: an initiative of the Georgia Public Library Service and GALILEO. - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vsbg_jaj012
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vsbg_jaj012#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vsbg_jaj012/presentation/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of photograph, series, subseries, notebook number, photograph number], J.A. Jones Construction Company collection, Special Collections, Brunswick-Glynn County Library, Marshes of Glynn Libraries, as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Original Collection:
- Photograph held by the Special Collections, Brunswick-Glynn County Library, Marshes of Glynn Libraries, J.A. Jones Construction Company collection, Photographs series, Ships under construction subseries, notebook 1, photograph 1-12.
- Holding Institution:
- Brunswick-Glynn County Library (Ga.). Special Collections
- Rights:
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