General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. KEEL LAYING OF USS SOUTH CAROLINA (DLGN-37)

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. KEEL LAYING OF USS SOUTH CAROLINA (DLGN-37)

General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. KEEL LAYING OF USS SOUTH CAROLINA (DLGN-37)

1971

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1) CU Audience applauding one of the speakers (SV). 2) CU Woman, holding a program, applauding. G 3) CU Navy band performing during ceremony (SV). G to F 4) CU Honorable SECNAV JOHN H. CHAFEE speaking with CNO, ADM ELM0 R. ZUMWALT, JR., on speaker's platform; PAN L, to other VIP's, Congressman L. MENDEL RIVERS, VADM H.G, RICKOVER, retired. P 5) CU Sign on front of rostrum: "Newport News Ship building and Dry Dock Company". G 6) LA CU So. Carolina state flag flying in breeze, backlighted. P 7) CU Two switches in the So. Carolina plaque. G 8) CU Guests arriving for ceremony (SV). VG 9) CU TV news photographer shooting arrival of guests. 10) MCU School children arriving for ceremony. G 11) LA CU So. Carolina state flag flying from flagpole. 12) CU Arrival of a black limousine; two women guests get out of limousine. 13) CU Honorab1e STROM THURMOND, Senator of So. Carolina, Congressman MENDEL RIVERS walking by in FG. G 14) CU Still photographer shooting pictures. G 15) MCU VIP's posing for photographers. VG 16) CU Photographers taking stills and movies of VIP's. 17) CU Arrival of VIP's. G 18) HA MCU Speaker's platform. G 19) HA MCU Plaque for the So. Carolina in mid FG. G 20) MS Battery of photographers in position. (SV) 21) CU Many guests seated for ceremony. G 22) LA CU Large crane, backlighted. F to P 23) CU VIP's on speaker's stand. 24) MCU SECNAV CHAFFEE speaking. G 25) MS SECNAV CHAFEE and Senator THURMOND shaking hands. G 26) MS Sign: "Keel Layed 12/1/70", VIP's seated in FG. F to P 27) CU Some of the guests listening to remark's made by Senator THURMOND. G to F 12) MS Guests seated, listening to remarks. G 29) CU Senator THURMOND speaking from rostrum. F 30) CU Sign: "Hull 596, DLGN-37, So. Carolina Keel Layed 12/1/70" sign is attached to keel. G 31) MS Many guests applauding. G 32) MCU Guests being intrduced on speaker's stand. (SV) 33) MS PAN L, VADM RICKOVER stepping up to rostrum to give his remarks. G 34) HA CU Members of press covering event (SV). 35) MS Many guest seated during ceremony. 36) Member of press jotting notes (SV). VG 37) CU Two women. G 38) CU Guest listening to remarks. G 39) CU Guests seated listening to remarks. G 40) LA MLS Keel and speaker's stand. G to F 41) CU Chief band master. F 43) MCU RADM FRANCIS L, GARRETT, USN, giving invocation. 44) CU Guests, standing with heads bowed (SV). VG 45) MS VIP'S on speaker's stand, standing with heads bowed. G 46) CU RADM GARRETT giving invocation. G 47) CU Many guests seated in stands (SV). VG 48) CU Guests seated in stands (SV). G 49) CU Colors f1ying from flagpole, backlighted. F to P 50) MS SECNAV CHAFEE, Congressman RIVERS, others seated on speaker's stand. F to P 51) MS ADM ZUMWALT seated between a civilian and a woman; CEO walks towards the rostrum, shakes hands with L.C. ACKERMAN. F to P 52)CU VADM WILLIAM MARTIN listening to remarks. G 53) CU Face of a young lady. G 54) CU Guests listoning to remarks of speaker (SV). G

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