Scenes of riots and destruction during the West Coast Strike in San Francisco, California. Police and U S troops deployed to restore law and order. Troops and constabularies gather in an open area. Heavy smoke in the background.
West Coast Waterfront Strike ends in San Francisco, California. Mayor Angelo Rossi congratulates President of the San Francisco Labor Council, Edward Vandeleur on the successful arbitration of strike. Troops march down The Embarcadero. Workers with 50-60 Fremont St. Yawman Filing Equipment and Supplies unload a truck at the Farnsworth Warehouse. Workers line up outside a cannery. View of busy Market Street with cable car and San Francisco Ferry Building in the distance.
View of Morris Dam in Pine Canyon, California. Former U.S. President Herbert Hoover arrives at the dam. Heads of Pasadena water department greet him. President Hoover unveils the Morris Dam inscription tablet.
Griffith Park Observatory on Mount Hollywood in Los Angles,California. Scientists prepare a replica of moon.
A number of girls participate in a unique hobby horse race in Santa Monica,California. Participants ride a quadricycle with hobby horses. One of the girls wins the race.
Inventor of strange-looking automobile ("Leaping Lena") claims it will prevent injury to passengers, even in severe collisions. Driver of the car gets in and looks through narrow window of the car door, while holding a cigarette in his hand. Next, the vehicle is seen driving rapidly over desert terrain. It makes a tight skidding left turn, raising dust. As it races toward the camera. Its small narrow windows and rounded metal roof are quite noticeable. It then starts driving across sections of terrain with ridges and furrows, causing the car to leap and bounce. At one point it tips up so high on its front wheels that the driver's door pops open, causing him to stop and get out to examine things.