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Workers on flight deck as USS Shangri La (CV-38) on ways during her launching in Portsmouth, Virginia.

USS Shangri La (CV-38) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia during her launching. Ground views of USS Shangri La (CV-38) on ways. Workers in the foreground. Ground views of Shipyard. Workers on dock wave to workers on flight deck of ship.

Date: 1944, February 24
Duration: 2 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071022
Tugboats come alongside as USS Shangri La is launched at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia.

USS Shangri La (CV-38) launched at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. USS Shangri La is launched. Tugboats come alongside of the ship.

Date: 1944, February 24
Duration: 2 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071023
Mrs. Doolittle poses with bottle, christens USS Shangri-La as it is launched at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia.

USS Shangri-La (CV-38) is christened at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. Mrs. James H. Doolittle, Miss McClellan, Rear Admiral Felix X. Gygax, and Captain Mauch pose. Miss McClellan speaks into a microphone. Admiral Gygax speaks at microphone. Mrs. Doolittle poses with champagne bottle, christens ship, ship is launched. Ground views of ship in water. Tugboats alongside and workers on flight deck. Workers on dock. ("Lost Horizon" author, James Hilton, who created the word Shangri-La, is present on the platform behind Mrs. Doolittle and was a special guest that day.)

Date: 1944, February 24
Duration: 4 min 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071024
Spectators and photographers during launching of USS Shangri La (CV-38) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia.

USS Shangri La (CV-38) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia during her launching. USS Shangri La on ways, workers on flight deck. Anchor chains. Spectators during launching of Shangri-La. Photographers take photos.

Date: 1944, February 24
Duration: 1 min 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071025
Stunt drivers leap over ramps onto parked cars and roar along two wheels in Demolition Derby at Islip, New York.

The Demolition Derby at Islip, New York. Cars participate to show stunts. Points are given for spectacular crashes. Spectators watch the sport activity. Stunt drivers leap over ramps onto parked cars. A car is driven on two wheels. A car is driven on two parked cars and then on the ramp.

Date: 1966, September 29
Duration: 1 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071047
Trotters participate in the race and Egyptian Candor wins the race in Du Quoin, Illinois.

Harness racing in Du Quoin, Illinois. Sign:'Welcome to Du Quoin' and 'Home of to Hambletonian'. Spectators watch the harness racing. Trotters participate in the race as they run on race course. "Egyptian Candor" (Trotter)wins the race and a prize of $60,000. Sign: 'Victory Lane' in the background.

Date: 1965, September 6
Duration: 1 min 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071051