- Collection:
- Ships for Victory: J.A. Jones Construction Company and Liberty Ships in Brunswick, Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of Emil J. Kratt giving a speech at the launching of a Liberty ship, J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia, 1943]
- Date of Original:
- 1943
- Subject:
- J.A. Jones Construction Company
Liberty ships--Georgia--Brunswick
Ships--Launching
Shipbuilding--Georgia--Brunswick
Shipyards--Georgia--Brunswick
Rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Brunswick
United States--Social life and customs
World War, 1939-1945--War work
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American - People:
- Kratt, Emil J.
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Glynn County, Brunswick, 31.14995, -81.49149
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Emil J. Kratt, general manager, standing at podium speaking before the launching of a Liberty ship from the shipyard of the J.A. Jones Construction Company in Brunswick, Georgia. The podium is covered in patriotic bunting; beneath the lectern is a poster with the U.S. Maritime Commission insignia that reads "Ships for Victory " along with the urging of "Speed--More Speed" by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The dais behind Kratt is comprised of officers and dignitaries.
"2416"--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_jaj026
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vsbg_jaj026#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vsbg_jaj026/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, Ship launchings subseries, notebook 1, photograph 1-26.
- Holding Institution:
- Brunswick-Glynn County Library (Ga.). Special Collections
- Rights:
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