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600 strikers at Douglas Air Craft Company surrender in Santa Monica,California

Nearly 600 strikers during labor dispute at Douglas AirCraft Company surrender to police in Santa Monica, California. Several emerge from company building and get in Black Maria paddy wagon and are taken to Los Angeles jail.

Location: Santa Monica California USA
Date: 1937, March 2
Duration: 32 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038364
An Arrowbile (Aerobile) plane, a flying car, runs on road and flies in sky in Santa Monica, California

Newsreel titled 'Auto plane for road and skyway is demonstrated' shows an Arrowbile flying car (sometimes spelled aerobile) running on the road in Santa Monica,California. The tail-less machine invented by Waldo Waterman (Waterman's Aerobile) being attached with wings and then it takes off as an aircraft.

Location: Santa Monica California USA
Date: 1937, March 2
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038371
Hollywood actors and actresses awarded during 33rd Annual Academy Awards in Santa Monica Auditorium, California.

The 33rd Annual Academy Awards banner on Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (1855 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90401, United States) in Santa Monica, California. A car arrives at the auditorium. Hollywood stars arrive. People sitting in the auditorium. Eva Morris announces name of Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Peter Ustinov comes to the stage and takes the award. Hugh Griffith announces the winner of Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Shirley Jones accepts the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Greer Garson announces the award for Best Actor. Burt Lancaster receives the award for his leading role in Elmer Gantry. Yul Brynner announces Elizabeth Taylor as the winner of Best Actress for her role as Gloria Wandrous in Butterfield 8. Elizabeth Taylor come on stage to receive the award amidst long applause. People in auditorium clap and cheer. Audrey Hepburn announces the winner for Best Picture. Billy Wilder, the producer of the film The Apartment, accepts the Oscar.

Location: Santa Monica California USA
Date: 1961, April 20
Duration: 2 min 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024256
The 36th Annual Academy Awards of Motion Pictures in Hollywood, California.

The 36th Academy Awards at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (1855 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90401, United States) in Santa Monica, California. Several Hollywood stars seated in the auditorium. Gregory Peck announces the Best Actress award for Patricia Neal. French actress Annabella accepts the award on behalf of Patricia Neal. Frank Sinatra announces the winner of Best Picture. 'Tom Jones' gets the Best Picture award. David Picker receives the award in place of Tony Richardson. Anne Bancroft announces the winner of the Best Actor award. Sidney Poitier receives Best Actor award for his performance in 'Lilies of the Field'. He is the first African American to receive the Best Actor Award. Poitier receives the Oscar trophy and gives a short speech expressing his thanks.

Location: Hollywood Los Angeles California USA
Date: 1964, April 13
Duration: 1 min 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675031136
John Cobb, a butcher from California, attempts to fly ornithopter bicycle

John Cobb, a butcher, rides an ornithopter bicycle with wings in San Fernando Valley, California. John has a collar to flap wings when he raises his torso. The bicycle has a rocket to assist takeoff. William Modes helps him as he starts riding. Ralph Spergis lights the rocket. The heat of the rocket sets tail on fire. Tail sets John's pants on fire. He purposely falls down, yelling for water. John is caught in the collar wires and can't get away. The rocket breaks loose, which it was do after takeoff, and sets wings on fire. A man throws water from a bucket to extinguish John's pants. (William Modes later became a director at Northrup Aircraft Company. Ralph Spergis later became longtime manager at Agua Dulce Airpark. Ralph and William, at the time this was taken, were roommates in Santa Monica, both working as aircraft mechanics at Douglas Aircraft Company.)

Location: California United States USA
Date: 1937, August
Duration: 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042053
First flight of the Douglas XB-19, at Clover Field, Santa Monica, California

Huge single 8-foot diameter tire on the XB-19 bomber is seen rolling over airfield ramp at the Douglas aircraft company Clover Field in Santa Monica, California. Douglas engineers walk along beside the B-19 aircraft as it is being towed. U.S. Army Air Forces test pilot, Major Stanley M. Umstead, stands with a Douglas Aircraft Company executive, in front of the XB-19 wheel. A mechanic is seen on an engine nacelle, looking down over the propeller.The XB-19 is towed into position. View of the empennage, with rudder slightly turned. The airfield is crowded with Douglas company employees out to watch the aircraft's first flight. Baggage being loaded on the aircraft. Engines start and the XB-19 taxis and takes off and does not raise its landing gear. The XB-19 in flight,with landing gear still extended, seen from a chase airplane. It departs the coastline. View from beneath the XB-19 as it cruises, at low speed. The XB-19 coming in for a landing at March field, Riverside, California. The pilot rounds out high and porpoises a bit until touching down on main wheels, and slowly lowering the plane onto its nose wheel. The XB-19 rolls out on the runway showing full flaps. A crowd has turned out to watch the aircraft's arrival.Newsmen and photographers gather as the crew stand on the ramp. Major Umstead, with cigar in his mouth, is interviewed.

Location: California USA
Date: 1941, June 27
Duration: 2 min 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675032894
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