- Collection:
- Ships for Victory: J.A. Jones Construction Company and Liberty Ships in Brunswick, Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of the Liberty ship Alexander S. Clay 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
Alexander S. Clay (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
Ladders
World War, 1939-1945--War work
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American - 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 Alexander S. Clay at the J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard in Brunswick, Georgia taken from near the ship's bow. Walkways, ladders and scaffolding have been built around the ship. Workers are visible on the top and along the sides of the ship, as well as on the docks below. Workers are queued up in several lines at the bottom of the photograph. Named for U.S. senator for Georgia Alexander Stephens Clay (1853-1910), the Alexander S. Clay was the forty-fifth ship built by the J.A. Jones Construction Company in Brunswick, Georgia. Its keel was laid May 15, 1944. The ship was launched June 30, 1944 and delivered July 15, 1944.
"U.S.M.C. Hull - 2364, J.A.J. Co. Hull - 149, Keel Laid - 5/15/44, 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_jaj019
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vsbg_jaj019#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vsbg_jaj019/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 1-19.
- Holding Institution:
- Brunswick-Glynn County Library (Ga.). Special Collections
- Rights:
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