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Burbank California USA 1943 stock footage and images

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Luther Burbank and views of plantings at the home and gardens of the famed horticulturalist in Santa Rosa, California

Trees and gardens on the property of Luther Burbank, the famed horticulturalist in Santa Rosa California. In his experimental gardens are seen roses in bloom. Also a walnut tree, and a garden with a greenhouse connecting to the back of Burbank's home. A gardener with a watering can walks beside a raised garden bed. A Monkey Puzzle pine tree is seen with Luther Burbank inspecting it and walking beside it.

Date: 1917
Duration: 1 min 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675066832
A Trans World Airlines Lockheed Constellation aircraft unveiled in public demonstration flight carrying members of the press.

Howard Hughes speaks to a group of men at the Burbank airport in California, where a TWA Lockheed Constellation aircraft is preparing to take off on a public demonstration flight. A large group including members of the press board and the aircraft takes off. Interior scenes of the aircraft cabin during flight with passengers onboard.

Date: 1943
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048163
A Trans World Airlines Lockheed Constellation plane during a public demonstration flight

Howard Hughes escorts a group of men around a Trans World Airline Lockheed Constellation aircraft in Burbank California. . Control panel in the plane's cockpit. Howard Hughes at the controls drinks from a cup. He flies the plane during this public demonstration flight. Plane in flight and its engines and mountains outside visible through window.. Passengers take notes.

Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 29 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048164
A Trans World Airline Constelleation aircraft demonstrated to the public for the first time.

Howard Hughes speaks to a group of men at the Burbank airport in California, where the TWA Lockheed Constellation aircraft is preparing to take off on a public demonstration flight.. Members of the press board and the aircraft takes off. Plane in flight and passengers inside the plane.

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048165
Howard Hughes flies a Northrup Gamma airplane from Chicago to Los Angeles in less than half a day

A newsreel titled 'Lunches in Chi. Hops to L.A. For his dinner.' Howard Hughes, famed industrialist and aviator, is seen dressed in a suit and tie, seated in a Chicago restaurant having lunch. He finishes and leaves. The next scene shows nose of a Northrop Gamma 2G airplane with engine running. A brief glimpse of Hughes,still in suit and tie, wearing leather flying helmet with goggles pushed up on his forehead. With Hughes piloting, the airplane taxis and takes off from Chicago. It is seen in a gentle left bank as it departs. Later, Hughes is seen landing at Union Air Terminal in Burbank, California. Hughes is seen in opened cockpit as he taxis in to the parking ramp. He taxis past a Stinson hangar, parks, and climbs down from the aircraft. He is accompanied by a number of men as he walks across the parking ramp. (Note: Howard Hughes is flying a modified Gamma 2G airplane, number NC13761,that he leased from famous woman aviator, Jacqueline Cochran, who ordered it powered by a liquid-cooled 700-hp Curtiss Conqueror engine,driving a two-blade propeller. Hughes modified it with a 1000-hp Wright SR-1820-G2 radial engine, driving a three-blade constant speed propeller, and used it to set a new transcontinental nonstop record, flying from Burbank, California to Newark, New Jersey in 9 hours 26 minutes 10 seconds with an average speed of 259 mph, on 13-14 January 1936. The flight shown here set a speed record of 8 hours and 10 minutes from Chicago, Illinois to Los Angeles, California.)

Date: 1936, May 14
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038321
Luther Burbank's house and gardens in Santa Rosa, California.

American botanist and horticulturalist Luther Burbank puts on his hat as he poses at home in Santa Rosa, California. Exteriors of Luther Burbank’s house (204 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404, United States). Vines cover the exteriors, pergola, and veranda of the house. Children play in the street. View of the gardens.

Date: 1917
Duration: 1 min 18 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066854