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1940 launching of USS Hornet (CV-8); accomplishments of USS Hornet, famous for the 1942 Doolittle Raid during World War II.

A film titled 'The Life and Death of The USS Hornet' dedicated to the workers of America's shipyards and war plants during World War II. The Capitol building in Washington DC. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt gathered at press conference to announce the bombing of Tokyo Japan by Doolittle Raid forces in April 1942. Reporters run out to phones and typewriters. A man at NBC microphone in 1943. The headlines of newspapers read 'Japs Murder Doolittle's Fliers'. American people in groups and families listen to radio broadcasts, gathered at work and in living rooms around radios to hear the radio news. They buy newspapers at newsstands. Headline of newspaper reads "Carrier Hornet was Shangri-La". Workers at shipyard, factories, machine shops. Men and women war workers of varying ages and races, including white, Japanese-American, and African-American seen welding, machining, and working to buld the ship and its parts. Scenes from the launching of USS Hornet CV-8 in December 14, 1940, with sponsor Annie Reid Knox at the launching.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1942
Duration: 2 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675074562
American farmer living in southern mountainous areas of Kentucky and Tennessee feeds chickens

On life in the southern mountainous areas of Kentucky and Tennessee. American farmers stand in a yard, in front of a house. A farmer sprays chicken feed for the chickens. Chickens feed on the feed.

Location: Kentucky United States USA
Date: 1940
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675025569
People on porch of a community house in Wooten, Kentucky

People on porch of a community house in Wooten, Kentucky, built of stone and heavy beams. A child rides a tricycle in front of the house. A woman reads from a book. Woman sings and plays dulcimer instrument.

Location: Wooten Kentucky USA
Date: 1940
Duration: 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675025574
Mrs. Annie Reid Knox at the christening of USS Hornet at Newport News shipyard, Virginia.

Launch of USS Hornet (CV-8) at Newport News Shipyard, Virginia. The flag of the U.S. flag hangs from the hull of the ship. U.S. Secretary of Navy Frank Knox's wife, Mrs. Annie Reid Knox, at the christening. Women stand holding umbrellas. The Aircraft Carrer ship slides into the water.

Location: Newport News Virginia USA
Date: 1940, December 14
Duration: 50 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046730
Navy Secretary Frank Knox visits the Mare Island base in San Francisco, California.

Navy Secretary Frank Knox in San Francisco, California. He visits the Mare Island base. Admiral Cooke and other officers accompany him. Car parked outside a building. Knox gets information on the defense situation.

Location: San Francisco California USA
Date: 1940, September 9
Duration: 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046150
Workers fall trees in a wooded area, Kentucky, USA.

Lumbering operations in Kentucky, USA. Man climbed on a tree at a jungle in Kentucky, USA. Full track tractor drives along jungle path. Workers fall a large tree. Man climbs a tree through a ladder. He ties a cable around a tree trunk. Full track tractor pulls the cable to fell the tree. Man travels between trees on a flying fox.

Location: Kentucky United States USA
Date: 1940
Duration: 1 min 32 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675050024
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