- Collection:
- Ships for Victory: J.A. Jones Construction Company and Liberty Ships in Brunswick, Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of an unknown man holding a scroll honoring J.A. Jones Construction Company workers who worked on Christmas Day, 1944, Brunswick, Georgia, 1944?]
- Date of Original:
- 1944
- Subject:
- J.A. Jones Construction Company
Christmas--Georgia--Brunswick
Shipbuilding industry--Employees
Liberty ships--Georgia--Brunswick
Shipbuilding--Georgia--Brunswick
Shipyards--Georgia--Brunswick
United States--Social life and customs
Cigarettes
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:
- Unknown man holding a scroll, signed by Emil J. Kratt, general manager, with the names of all the shipyard workers at the J.A. Jones Construction Company in Brunswick, Georgia, who worked Christmas Day, 1944, without pay as an act of support for Allied military personnel worldwide. Also visible are the hands of another person helping to hold the scroll and holding a cigarette. The scroll reads: "We take extreme pride in listing the names of the workers of the J. A. Jones Construction Company, Inc. in the Brunswick shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia, who donated these services on Christmas Day, December 25, 1944, without pay, as a token of thanks to the members of our armed forces. [List of employees]. Recognition is hereby accorded the inspection staffs of the United States Maritime Commission, the American Bureau of Shipping and the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, for carrying out their regular duties. Emil J. Kratt [signature], General Manager"
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_jaj092
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vsbg_jaj092#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vsbg_jaj092/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, Special Christmas subseries, notebook 2, photograph 2-6.
- Holding Institution:
- Brunswick-Glynn County Library (Ga.). Special Collections
- Rights:
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