[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
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Title
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[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
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Description
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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.
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Format
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image/jpeg
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Date
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1943
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Extent
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1 photograph : b&w
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Medium
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black-and-white photographs
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Subject
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J.A. Jones Construction Company
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Liberty ships--Georgia--Brunswick
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Ships--Launching
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Shipbuilding--Georgia--Brunswick
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Shipyards--Georgia--Brunswick
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Rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Brunswick
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United States--Social life and customs
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World War, 1939-1945--War work
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World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American
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Kratt, Emil J.
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Type
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StillImage
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Bibliographic Citation
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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
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Source
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Brunswick-Glynn County Library (Ga.). Special Collections
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Spatial Coverage
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United States, Georgia, Glynn County, Brunswick, 31.14995, -81.49149
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