United States, Georgia, Glynn County, Brunswick, 31.14995, -81.491491943-10-22Pvt. Pete Wilborn, grandson of Henry W. Grady, Mrs. Henry W. Grady III, Mrs. Eugene Black, daughter of Henry W. Grady (holding bouquet), Fredrica Ward, Ralph McGill, and Michael Black, grandson of Henry W. Grady, at the launching of the Henry W. Grady from the shipyard of the J.A. Jones Construction Company in Brunswick, Georgia. Named for Atlanta journalist, political leader, and New South booster Henry Woodfin Grady (1850-1889), the ship was the thirteenth constructed in Brunswick by the J.A. Jones Construction Company. Its keel was laid July 31, 1943. The ship was launched October 22, 1943 and delivered October 30, 1943."13-3"--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.image/jpeghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/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 1-45.J.A. Jones Construction CompanyHenry W. Grady (Ship)Liberty ships--Georgia--BrunswickShips--LaunchingShipbuilding--Georgia--BrunswickShipyards--Georgia--BrunswickRites and ceremonies--Georgia--BrunswickUnited States--Social life and customsBouquets--Georgia--BrunswickWorld War, 1939-1945--War workWorld War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American[Photograph of Pete Wilborn, Mrs. Henry W. Grady III, Mrs. Eugene Black, Mrs. Fredrica Ward, Ralph McGill, and Michael Black at the launching of the Liberty ship Henry W. Grady, J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia, 1943 Oct. 22?]Mr. Wellborn, Mrs. Henry W. Grady III, and othersStillImage