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View of derricks at oil drilling sites in California, United States

Views of derricks,oil drilling machinery in operation and refinery workers at work in Califorina. Oil drilling derricks in coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean. Derricks at oil wells in the city of Los Angeles, California. Cluster of oil drilling derricks over a rich oil pool beneath the ground in that area.

Date: 1925
Duration: 1 min 25 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050481
U.S. Navy PN-9 flying boat piloted by Commander John Rodgers takes off for flight to Hawaii from San Fransisco, California.

U.S. Navy PN-9 flying boat in flight for Hawaii from San Fransisco, California. United States Navy PN-9 flying boat piloted by United States Navy Commander John Rodgers takes off for flight to Hawaii. Mountains in the background. The PN-9 in flight. The PN-9 taxis down the sea aircraft ramp into water. Crew members around the PN-9 anchored in the water. PN-9 takes off. The PN-9 in flight. PN-9 anchored in water. Men on the bow wave.

Date: 1925, September
Duration: 3 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072806
Ford Model-T cars in the Tioga Pass and Yosemite National Park area

A man, possibly a park ranger drives a Ford Model-T past a rock outcropping with the sign "Tioga Pass" on it. View of several old Ford Model-T cars parked in front a lodge in the Yosemite National Park area. Mountains, cliff faces, trees visible in the background. A 1925 light-colored open touring parked in front of the building.

Date: 1925
Duration: 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675031030
United States Army pilots being welcomed after their first successful around the world flight.

Events leading to development of aviation. United States Army aircraft in flight during their first around the world flight. Aircraft parked on a field as a large crowd gather to welcome the Army pilots. Pilots pose with an aircraft in the background after their successful around the world flight in 1925. Lieutenant Commander John Rodgers as he leaves for a flight from San Francisco to Honolulu. Aircraft takes off.

Date: 1925
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051258
Lieutenant Cyrus Bettis and Lieutenant Jimmy Doolittle win air races in 1925.

In October 1925, crowd gathered to watch the Pulitzer Trophy air races at Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York. VIPs arrive in various automobiles. Army Air Service Curtiss R3C-1 airplane is pushed onto the field. Air Service Chief, General Patrick , speaks with Lieutenant Cyrus Bettis as Lieutenant James Doolittle listens. A Navy crew works on their entry in the race, similar to the Army Air Service airplane. Navy Lieutenant Al Williams seen with a pipe upside down in his mouth. Lieutenant Bettis taxis out for takeoff in his airplane number 43. Then Navy Lt. Williams proceeds to take off in his aircraft, number 40. Lt. Bettis breaks ground and begins to fly the closed course, coming very close to the ground at times. He lands and climbs out of the cockpit, surrounded by spectators and officials who are convinced he has won, registering a speed of 249 miles per hour. Navy Lt. Williams lands shortly thereafter having averaged 242 miles per hour. He is greeted by several spectators, including a young woman. Two weeks later, the U.S. Army was represented by Lieutenant Jimmy Doolittle, who flew the Curtis R3C-1, again, but this time fitted with floats, at the Schneider Cup Seaplane Race in Baltimore, Maryland. He shakes hands with a young woman, just before the race. The Navy also entered with a similar seaplane, shown being pushed into the water. The British entry, a Glouster-Mapier IIIA is seen (replacing the Supermarine-Napier S.4, that was damaged). The Italian Macci M.33 is seen on a dock with engine running. The float planes taxi out over the Chesapeake bay waters to takeoff position. Doolittle is the first to take off and to return, logging an average speed of 232 miles per hour. He is seen smiling after the race.

Date: 1925, October
Duration: 2 min 13 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051738
A seaplane being towed by a tugboat in the United States.

A Ford 5-AT Tri-motor Float plane is seen being moving under its own power in a river during tests in 1925. (Its first flight was in 1926.) Later, it is seen being towed close to a tugboat, by a line fastened to its nose. Two men in life jackets stand atop its wing, and several follow in a dory. Several men monitor the tow line from the back of the tugboat.

Date: 1925
Duration: 1 min 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675066086