Loading of the USS Valley Forge (CV-45) in San Diego, California. U.S. Navy Chance Vought F4Us Corsair fighter aircraft loaded on the ship. A truck on the dock. Families of the sailors stand on dock. Forward section of the ship. Men on deck remove lines. Brow being removed. Superstructure of the ship. Crane on the deck. Ship underway.
Homecoming of USS Valley Forge (CV-45) in San Diego, California. Sailors come down a gangway. They carry boxes and sea bags (Liberty party disembarks). Men stand on the ship. Spectators watch from the dock.
Late 20th century clip shows montage of still images from late 19th century dealing with borax. A view of Death Valley desert in United States. Deposits of borax found in the valley. Picture of San Francisco business man William T. Coleman. William Coleman invested in the borax. Mules seen carrying the cargo of borax. Twenty mule teams used to carry borax out of Death Valley, in operations by William Coleman's Company. Pictures showing the mule teams are seen.
The O'Shaughnessy dam across the Toulumne River,in the Hetch Hetchy valley, Yosemite National Park. It is named for the San Francisco City Engineer, M.M. O'Shaughnessy. Water flowing in the Hetch Hetchy aqueduct as seen from a boat. A view of the O'Shaughnessy dam from distant hillside. View of dam from above. Powerhouse. Electrical distribution system. Turbine deck in powerhouse. Controlled release of water from the dam. Water flowing through the powerhouse.
Aerial views of Los Angeles in California. The San Fernando Valley, Hollywood motion picture studios, and farms. Landmarks and trademarks: Electrical transmission towers, View of Hoover Dam and of hydroelectric power transmission facilities from Hoover Dam. Towers, factories, large scale industry, Oil Derricks, towers of gasoline and petroleum refining. An automobile assembly line engaged in production of 1950's four-door sedan cars. A worker at a tire manufacturing factory. Steel mill operations. Large steam locomotive wheels at factory. Aerial view of many oil wells and derricks near Los Angeles California. The U.S. flag near tower electrical tower. Douglas DC-6 transport Aircraft at production factory, including planes for Philippine Airlines and KLM. North American F-86 jet fighter aircraft at factory field. Workers exiting aircraft factory.
Chinatown Chinese colony in San Francisco. Chinese woman with her child. Golden Gate Park with Japanese architecture and temples. Japanese women in traditional Japanese dresses. Mothers and their children in a garden during spring season with trees in full blossom. Beautiful natural scenes of valleys and mountains in northern California.
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