- Collection:
- Ships for Victory: J.A. Jones Construction Company and Liberty Ships in Brunswick, Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of the John A. Campbell Liberty ship just after launching from the J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia, 1943 Aug. 14?]
- Date of Original:
- 1943-08-14
- Subject:
- J.A. Jones Construction Company
John A. Campbell (Ship)
Liberty ships--Georgia--Brunswick
Ships--Launching
Shipbuilding--Georgia--Brunswick
Shipyards--Georgia--Brunswick
Rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Brunswick
United States--Social life and customs
Tugboats--Georgia--Brunswick
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:
- The John A. Campbell, assisted by a tugboat, just after being launched from the shipyard of the J A. Jones Construction Company in Brunswick, Georgia; a third boat is also visible. Named for Georgia-born, U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Archibald Campbell (1811-1889), the ship was the eighth constructed in Brunswick by the J.A. Jones Construction Company. Its keel was laid April 13, 1943. The ship was launched August 14, 1943 and delivered August 31, 1943.
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_jaj075
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vsbg_jaj075#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vsbg_jaj075/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, Completed ships after launching subseries, notebook 1, photograph 1-75.
- Holding Institution:
- Brunswick-Glynn County Library (Ga.). Special Collections
- Rights:
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