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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.

Date: 1942
Duration: 2 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675074562
U.S. Secretary of Navy William Franklin Knox makes a speech during commissioning of USS Hornet CV-8 in Norfolk.

A film dedicated to the workers of America's shipyards and war plants working to built USS Hornet (CV-8) and commissioning of the same in Norfolk during World War II. Workers work in shipyard to build USS Hornet. USS Hornet is launched. Sailors walk up gangway of USS Hornet. U.S. Secretary of Navy William Franklin Knox makes a speech during commissioning of USS Hornet CV-8 on 20th October, 1941. Navy officers and sailors lined up.

Date: 1941, October 20
Duration: 1 min 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675074563
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) work for natural resource conservation in United States and perform various tasks.

Film depicts the occupations of U.S. CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) during Great Depression in the United States. CCC workers work with fences. Drift fences are erected. Grass seeds are collected from a field. Workers poison rodents. A worker examines dead rodents. Poisonous plants are eradicated.

Date: 1936
Duration: 2 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675074626
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) workers construct roads and bridges in forests to fight fire.

CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) in the United States during the Great Depression. Fire control measures taken by CCC shows CCC workers using shovels to dig and build road. Construction equipment in operation. A dump truck loaded with concrete moves along road. Workers construct a bridge. Shows an old house replaced by a new one, as workers work to build a new house. Telephone lines are put up. Men construct a lookout post.

Date: 1936
Duration: 1 min 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675074627
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) workers fight fire in forest in United States.

Film depicts the occupations of U.S. CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) workers in the United States during the Great Depression. CCC worker answers a phone call. A truck loaded with few workers pulls away. Truck enters into wooded area. Workers fight wildfire in woods. Workers dig soil as fire break.

Date: 1936
Duration: 3 min 18 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675074628
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) recruits fall in for reveille and have their breakfast.

U.S. CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) during the Great Depression in the United States. A man blows a reveille. CCC recruits fall in for reveille. They get ready. Workers clean up their beds in dormitory. Breakfast is prepared in kitchen. Men have breakfast.

Date: 1935
Duration: 1 min 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074629