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Liberty ships -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Photographs of the Christening of the SS John B. Gordon

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS309
Scope and Content

This collection contains images of the christening of the SS John B. Gordon. Included are photographs of individuals involved in the ceremony, including: Reverend G. Borthern Jones; McWhorter Milner; Annabell Allen; Miss Carl Wohlford; Frank Poole; Mrs. Charles I. Allan (spelled Allen in the captions on the photos); Mrs. Edwin L. Jones; and Ellen Beasley.

Dates: 1943 Nov. 16

Raymond B. Nixon Photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS148
Scope and Contents of the Records This collection of photographs, taken by Harold J. Terhune, depicts the christening and launch of the S.S. Henry W. Grady on October 22, 1943 in Brunswick, Georgia during World War II. The Henry W. Grady was a liberty ship. Included are photographs of the christening of the ship, the launch of the ship to sea, and various speakers and guests, including Mrs. Henry W. Grady III (sponsor) with son Henry W. Grady IV, Mrs. Eugene Black (co-sponsor) and Michael Black, Mrs. Frederica Ward, and...
Dates: 22 October 1943