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Aviation business and military leaders meet at Consolidated Aircraft; views of aircraft assembly plant operations
A meeting of business and U.S. military leaders at a Consolidated Aircraft assembly plant during World War II. View of General Henry "Hap" Arnold, Consolidated Aircraft founder Reuben H. Fleet, and William S. Knudsen (President of General Motors, and appointed by President Roosevelt as Director General, Office of Production Management. He developed the "Knudsen Plan" for rapid U.S. war materiel production expansion in World War 2). The three men are walking in front of an aircraft hangar with partially finished PB2Y Coronado flying boat aircraft at the Consolidated Aircraft factory in San Diego, California. Group of American military and industrial leaders gathered talking at the site, including Henry Ford of Ford Motor Company, and James H. "Dutch" Kindelberger, President of North American Aviation. (Consolidated, North American, Douglas, and Ford all produced B-24 bombers during the war.) Change of scene: Men at unidentified location view blueprints for expanded aircraft manufacturing and assembly facilities. View of war production factory workers as they stream out of a factory at end of shift. Views of PB2Y Coronado flying boat patrol bomber, and B-24 Liberator bombers under construction. Views of factory operations with metal forging and tempering work. Views of wing and engine assembly operations.
Wally Pankratz wins a 100 mile, 200 lap classic auto race on the Ascot Track in Los Angeles, California.
A 100 mile auto race on the Ascot Track in Los Angeles, California. A large crowd of spectators gathered at the Ascot Park to watch the 100 mile auto race. The 100 mile, 200 lap classic auto race begins. The crowd cheer the racers. Wally Pankratz wins the race. His relatives and family greet him.
Men gather in a large number to enlist in the the United States Navy, in San Francisco, California, during World War 2
Recruitment of new Navy personnel in a Navy Department building in San Francisco, California. Men gather outside the building. They enter and leave the building. Sign boards outside the building read: "Let's Go Why Wait" and "Arise Americans" encouraging men to enlist in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. A board outside the entrance of the building reads: 'US Navy recruiting'. Military representative seated at a desk inside the building. New recruits gather inside the building and wait in a queue to give their applications to be recruited for posts.
Host Walter Wanger speaks during the 13th Academy Awards at Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
The 13th Academy Awards for motion picture movies at Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. American Hollywood film producer Walter Wanger welcomes United States President Franklin D Roosevelt for his six minute direct radio address to the attendees from the White House.
Jane Darwell receives the academy award for the Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Los Angeles, California.
The 13th Academy Awards at Biltmore Hotel (506 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071, United States) in Los Angeles, California. Hollywood actress Jane Darwell receives the academy award for the Best Supporting Actress for her role as Ma Joad for film 'The Grapes of Wrath'. Jane Darwell says “Thank you” after receiving her Oscar.
Ginger Rogers receives the Academy Award for the Best Actress during the 13th Academy Award in Los Angeles, California.
The 13th Academy Awards at Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. A reconstruction : Hollywood actress Ginger Rogers receives the Academy Award for the Best Actress in the film 'Kitty Foyle'.