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.

Cite as: [title of photograph, series, subseries, notebook number, photograph number], J.A. Jones Construction Company collection, Special Collections, Brunswick-Glynn County Library, Three Rivers Regional Library System, as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia

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