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WWII - 1943, USA Liberty Ships: Launch of USS George Washington Carver by Lena Horne. 07May43

Reel Number: 250094-07

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1943

Country: USA

Location: California,Richmond

TC Begins: 18:42:18

TC Ends: 18:47:48

Duration: 00:05:30

WWII - 1943, USA Liberty Ships: Launch of USS George Washington Carver by Lena Horne. 07May43 High angle (HA) Spectators in shipyard. Ship slides down ways. 18:42:28 CU sign: Richmond Shipyard Number One, 90th Ship SS George Washington Carver, Sponsor Miss Lena Horne. 18:42:42 MCU Miss Lena Horne kisses bottle of champagne & pretends to hit ship. Repeats. 18:43:12 MS Workers. 18:43:32 MS ?? & young girl & Miss Lena Horne, sponsor on platform. All 3 by ship, Miss Horne christens ship, ship slides down ways past Black photographer & White photographer. 18:45:26 MLS Ship dead in water. 18:45:41 MS Miss Horne tosses roses to spectators. 18:46:29 CU Negro spectator smells rose & smiles. 18:46:41 LS ship down ways. 18:47:03 Black workers wave & cheer. WW2 Ship Launchings; Black Celebrity; Celebrities; Ceremony; Entertainers; Singes Acotrs;

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