Liberty ship being assembled at shipyards in California during World War 2. Workers weld pieces of ship. Bent and rolled shell plates. (Note: May include scenes from Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, California as well as Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco.)
Preparations for Golden Gate International Exhibition in California. Bridge over waterway. Aerial views and elevated views of city of San Francisco. A view of the streets in San Francisco with car and trolley traffic and ferry terminal building in background. Pedestrians cross the streets. Vehicle traffic on road. Buildings on streets. A chart of pictures shown in different theaters. A man sits in a truck. 'Federal Theatre Project' (part of Works Progress Administration or "WPA" during the Great Depression) written on the truck. Traffic on roads and bridge. Advertising boards in the background. Exhibition buildings are painted. A sign on a building reads 'Federal Theatre'.
A U.S. Naval supply ship at the pier in Alameda, San Francisco Bay, during World War 2. American sailors aboard the ship. Two men stand on the pier near the ship. Smoke emitted from a stack as the steamer leaves the pier. Hills in the background. Ship enters the Bay.
Promotional documentary titled 'By The Way of Panama - California The Golden'. Describes views of California to be seen on a cruise from New York, via Panama. The sea shores of California with rocks and sand. A passenger ship sailing in the harbor of San Diego. Views of the San Diego Harbor. The ship, called the "Pennsylvania" reaches harbor of Los Angeles. The buildings and streets of the city of Los Angeles. A Hollywood film studio with shooting underway. Luxury homes of LA. The ship moves on to San Francisco. The harbor of San Francisco including Alcatraz Island in background. Views of the surroundings from a high ridge in San Francisco.
USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) leaves the Naval Air Station Alameda in San Francisco bay. Large crowd on the pier near the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43). People look toward the ship. Crowds on the pier next to the USS Coral Sea. Man looks down on the pier. Aircraft parked forward on the flight deck. Large crowd gathered around the after brow. A young sailor and his girl friend. The girl has her arms around the sailor's neck. Other people in the general vicinity. Two sailors with girl friends on the pier. Chief petty officer and his wife standing on the pier. Chief petty officer has his arm around his wife and kisses her. Three sailors and their girl friends sitting on the edge of pier with their backs to the ship. Sailors kiss their girl friends during their last few moments prior to ship's departure for far Pacific. Large crowds on the pier. Guests depart the ship. Sailor carry his infant and with his wife walk alongside. Sailor and his wife embracing on the pier. Personnel board the ship. Dependents are look on. A few sailors are still on the pier. Guests depart from ship over the brow. Large crowd, some around the after brow. Sailor embraces his wife. Large crowd assembled on the pier at the after brow. Mobile crane ready to remove the brows. Mobile crane picks up after brow for removal. Some dependents seen.
Seagull birds sailing through the air and diving into San Francisco Bay as seen from a sailing Oakland ferry boat. A tug towing a scow passes by.
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