CHRISTENING OF THE USS LOS ANGELES (XR-3) AIRSHIP Part 2

Description

LS USS LOS ANGELES (XR-3) leaving hangar.MS Forward cabin of the (XR-3); the many spectators around airship move away as ship goes into air.CU Cockpit showing crewmen at the controls.CU Map showing the route to America to NAS, Lakehurst, New Jersey from Friedrichshafen, Germany.A to A The XR-3 over New York; city in BG.CU XR-3 landing at Lakehurst.MS Entire ship after it has landed at Lakehurst.LS XR-3 is being pulled into the hangar.LA MS Woolworth Building (792 feet tall) alongside the XR-3 which is stood upright to show its height of 656 feet.CU Many Washington dignitaries, President CALVIN COOLIDGE in FG at christening of the XR-3 (when it is given an American name).CU President and Mrs. COOLIDGE being shown part of the XR-3.MS Mrs. COOLIDGE christening the airship as the "USS LOS ANGELES".MS President and Mrs. COOLIDGE standing at attention while the National Anthem is being played.MS Bi-plane engine turning up; it is suspended from a boom on underside of the LOS ANGELES (SV).MS Bi-plane is released and makes several attempts to hook back onto the mooring apparatus of the LOS ANGELES(SV).LS LOS ANGELES passing over column of old fourstacker DD"s.LS LOS ANGELES passing over the USS LEXINGTON (CV2) and the USS SARATOGA (CV-3) at sea.QUALITY FAIR TO POOR (Prewar Film)

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities