U.S. receives a train of gifts in New York City from France (showing their appreciation for relief goods sent by the Americans following World War 2). French freighter Magellan, with "Merci America" painted on her sides, arrives at New York Harbor. It carries a train of 49 French railroad box cars filled with tens of thousands of gifts of gratitude sent by the people of France. Government officials greet each other. A railroad box car is lowered on the dock area from the ship. A sign on the box car : 'Homme 40, Chevaux (enlong) 8'. People stand on either side of a road to welcome and look at the train of gifts while it passes along the streets of the city. Government officials seated in a car. A band plays musical instruments in a parade to welcome the train.
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.
USS Shangri La (CV-38) launched at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. USS Shangri La is launched. Tugboats come alongside of the ship.
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.)
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.
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.
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