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• [Photograph of people at the J.A. Jones Construction Company employment office, Brunwick, Georgia, 1943-1945?] Employment office of J.A. Jones Construction Company
  A woman (sitting, arms folded) and a man (sleeping on a bench, arms folded, belongings resting on his stomach, wearing a hat over his face) wait separatelyat the employment office of the J.A. Jones Construction Company, Brunswick, Georgia. Two men in the background are seated at the bench behind the sleeping man.||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.
• [Photograph of a J.A. Jones Construction Company female welder with face protection removed, Brunswick, Georgia, 1943-1945?] Unknown welder with face guard shoved up
  Copy of a photograph taken for the Atlanta Constitution showing a female welder (Nanelle Surrency Bacon) from the J.A. Jones Construction Company in Brunswick, Georgia, with her face protection removed.||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.
• [Photograph of workers waiting in line, J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia, 1943-1945?] Workers waiting in line
  Two queues of workers waiting at the shipyard of the the J.A. Jones Construction Company, Brunswick, Georgia.||"3277"--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.
• [Photograph of the J.A. Jones Construction Company baseball team, Brunswick, Georgia, 1943-1945?] J.A. Jones Baseball Team
  Baseball team of the J.A. Jones Construction Company, Brunswick, Georgia. Ball players are assembled on the ball field for a team photograph. The team is dressed in pinstriped uniforms; most read "Jones Const. Co.," but several have the letter "B" on the left lapel. There are covered stands behind the players, where an audience has gathered to watch the team.||"2884"--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.
• [Photograph of shipyard workers praying during the laying of a Liberty ship keel, J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia, 1943-1945?] Prayer during keel laying
  Group of workers from the J.A. Jones Construction Company in Brunswick, Georgia being led in prayer by a minister before laying the keel of a Liberty ship. The minister, in striped shirt and tie, is accompanied by a worker who has removed his hard hat, presumably in prayer. Both men are holding onto a large bar that has been suspended by cable and rope from above. One worker has left his hard hat resting on a wooden support structure; another holds his hat under his arm; both hats are marked with text that is not legible.||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.
• [Photograph of Santa touring the J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyards and helping with dinner, Brunswick, Georgia, 1944 Dec. 25?] Santa at the shipyards
  Santa tours the shipyard and donates his time to help prepare Christmas dinner for the shipyard workers of the J.A. Jones Construction Company in Brunswick, Georgia. The image includes two different photographs separated by a diagonal border that runs across the center of the page. The top half of the image is of Santa sitting inside of a train with the number "2" painted across the door; the bottom image is of Santa and several men (including Emil J. Kratt, general manager) in a kitchen stirring several large pots.||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.
• [Photograph of the kitchen crew preparing dinner with Santa looking on, J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia, 1944 Dec. 25] Santa helps kitchen crew prepare dinner
  An impromptu kitchen crew helps prepare Christmas dinner for all shipyard workers of the J.A. Jones Construction Company in Brunswick, Georgia, who worked without pay on Christmas Day, 1944, as an act of support for Allied military personnel worldwide. The free meal was provided by Carley Zell. Front, with both hands in flour: Nat M. Campbell, office assistant and payroll superintendent, and a payroll superintendent and war bonds chairman (unknown). Back: George Mon, a director of shipyard security (unknown), Duncan Morton, Santa, and a security guard (unknown).||Truncated number in lower right corner of 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.
• [Photograph of Santa watching as Myrtis Campbell counts all the workers, 1944 Dec. 25] Santa watches Myrtis check in shipyard workers
  Santa and Director of Public Relations Frank Poole watch Myrtis Campbell, wife of Nat M. Campbell, as she counts workers filing by while sitting at a cash register in what appears to be a lunch room. Employees of the J.A. Jones Construction Company in Brunswick, Georgia worked without pay on Christmas Day, 1944, in support of Allied military personnel serving around the world. Carley Zell furnished free Christmas dinner to all of the workers.||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.
• [Photograph of Santa visiting workers at the J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyards, Brunswick, Georgia, 1944 Dec. 25?] Santa with shipyard workers
  Santa visits with workers of the J.A. Jones Construction Company in Brunswick, Georgia, who worked without pay on Christmas Day, 1944, in support of Allied military personnel serving around the world. The photograph is divided into two separate sections: in the top section, Santa shakes hands with general manager Emil J. Kratt in front of a line of factory workers; in the bottom section, he assists two female construction workers (in hard hats) while other employees look on.||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.
• [Photograph of the Reverend John Sharp giving an invocation at a Liberty ship launching, J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia, 1943/1945?] Rev. John Sharp gives invocation
  Standing at a podium, Reverend John Sharp of the First Methodist Church in Brunswick gives the invocation prior to the christening and launching of a Liberty ship. In attendance are the Methodist bishop of North Carolina, G. G. Purcell, along with Mrs. Purcell, and daughter Claire. The ceremony is held in the shipyard of the J.A. Jones Construction Company of Brunswick, Georgia.||"63-2"--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.
• [Photograph of Mildred DeLaney Slemons Arnall christening the Liberty ship Joseph R. Lamar, J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia, 1943 Apr. 29] Gov. & Mrs. Ellis Arnall
  Mildred DeLaney Slemons Arnall, wife of Governor Ellis Arnall of Georgia, christening the Joseph R. Lamar during a ceremonial Liberty ship launching in the shipyard of the J.A. Jones Construction Company in Brunswick, Georgia. The governor stands behind her as she begins to swing the bottle. Named for U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Joseph Rucker Lamar (1857-1916), the ship was the third constructed in Brunswick by the J.A. Jones Construction Company. Its keel was laid April 17, 1943. The ship was launched April 29, 1943 and delivered June 17, 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.
• [Photograph of Hugh F. Aiken at the launching of the Liberty ship Thomas Butler King, J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia, 1944 Aug. 7?] Hugh F. Aiken with portrait of Thomas Butler King
  Hugh F. Aiken on left with portrait of Thomas Butler King at the launching of the Thomas Butler King Liberty ship from the J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard in Brunswick, Georgia. On the right, the unidentified man might possibly be Nat M. Campbell, executive assistant, and later, a payroll superintendent for the J.A. Jones Construction Company. The edges of the photograph have yellowed. Named for Coastal Georgia planter and politician Thomas Butler King (1800-1864), the ship was the fiftieth constructed in Brunswick by the J.A. Jones Construction Company. Its keel was laid June 23, 1944. The ship was launched August 7, 1944 and delivered August 19, 1944.||"50-5"--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.
• [Photograph of a child standing on podium conducting a band at the launching of the Liberty ship Henry W. Grady, J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia, 1943 Oct. 22?] Unknown person helping child conduct orchestra
  A young child standing on a podium helps a man conduct a band during the launching of the Henry W. Grady from the J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard in Brunswick, Georgia. Members of the band are wearing hard hats, as are some members of the audience, which includes shipyard workers and WACs. The writing visible on some of the hard hats is not legible. 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.||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.
• [Photograph of a large group of people at a Liberty ship launching, J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia, 1943] Crowd at Liberty ship launching 1943
  Group of civilians watching a ship launching in the shipyard of the J.A. Jones Construction Company in Brunswick, Georgia. The shipyard and workers sporting hard hats can be seen in the background.||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 1-28.||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.
• [Photograph of Emil J. Kratt giving a speech at the launching of a Liberty ship, J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia, 1943] Mr. Emil J. Kratt
  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.
• [Photograph of the presentation of flowers at a Liberty ship launching, J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia, 1943] Mrs. Jones and Miss Long
  Mrs. Edwin L. Jones and Lilliam Oliver (a welder) with flowers, during a ceremonial Liberty ship launching in the shipyard of the J.A. Jones Construction Company in Brunswick, Georgia. Lilliam Oliver is wearing her work clothes and welder's helmet.||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.