Promotional documentary titled 'By The Way of Panama - California The Golden'. Describes views of California to be seen on a cruise from New York, via Panama. The sea shores of California with rocks and sand. A passenger ship sailing in the harbor of San Diego. Views of the San Diego Harbor. The ship, called the "Pennsylvania" reaches harbor of Los Angeles. Various landmark buildings and busy streets of the city of Los Angeles. Filmmaking: A Hollywood movie studio (RCA studio) with shooting underway on film set. Luxury homes of LA. The ship moves on to San Francisco. The harbor of San Francisco including Alcatraz Island in background. Views of the surroundings from a high ridge in San Francisco.
A freight train moves on a railway track. Trainmen are seen on top of the box cars, and one on the caboose, who waves a flag. Police officers inspect vehicles on a nearby road in California. A sign reads 'California Inspection Station, Department of Agriculture'. California police officer speaks to car drivers and inspects vehicles before they drive past. Occasionally, the officer directs a car to pull off the road. A sign reads 'Stop State Officers'.
California Governor-elect Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan celebrate Reagan's Gubernatorial election victory at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Governor-elect Reagan gives a brief speech in which he promises a California 'of the people'
Homecoming of the USS Valley Forge (CV-45) in San Diego, California. Wives of the sailors wave as USS prepares to tie up at quay wall. Mayor of San Diego Joshua H. Bean speaks. Consul of Sweden, Waldo Homburg speaks. Consul of Norway speaks. Flags of both those nations and State flag of California are seen. Vice Admiral Sprague speaks. Miss California stand with flowers and waves. Spectators in the background. A band plays. (Presence of the Scandinavian representatives may be related to the cooperation of USS Valley Forge and other U.S. Naval vessels, during production of the motion picture "Windjammer" about the voyage of the Norwegian training vessel, Christian Radich.) Note: Korean war demands required the USS Valley Forge to resupply and sail again on December 6, 1950.
A football match held between the teams of University of California (Trojans) and University of Stanford (Indians) in Los Angeles, California. A huge crowd of 90,000 people seated in the spectator area. The crowd cheers. Match in progress. Players at line of scrimmage. Stanford wins over California, thirteen to zero.
A college football game played between the University of Southern California (USC) and the U.S. Naval Academy from Annapolis, in Los Angeles, California. Large crowd of people gathered to watch the game. The game in progress. The University of Southern California wins the game over Navy 42-20.
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