The 1949 Hollywood Gold Cup was held at Santa Anita racetrack in Arcadia, California. (The entire Hollywood Park season was moved to Santa Anita, following a devastating fire on the night of May 5, 1949 that destroyed Hollywood Park's grandstand.) The spectators seated in the stands. The horses on tracks . The owner of the horse, Solidarity. The race starts. The spectators watch the race and cheer. The horses run on the track. The spectators watch as Solidarity wins the race.
A test flight of a new USAAF (United States Army Air Force) Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft in Burbank, California. USAAF P-38s inside a hangar. Men seated on a wing of a P-38. The P-38 is pulled out of a hangar. A pilot wearing a mask on a bicycle. The pilot wearing a helmet and a mask gets in to the cockpit of the aircraft. The aircraft taxis and takes off. The P-38 in flight over the city. Mountains in the background.
U.S. women in the war effort at home during World War I. The women harvest grapes at a farm field in Florin, California during World War I. Women stand in a circle. A woman hoisting the United States flag. The women salute as the flag is hoisted. The women in a field pick the grapes, saving the harvest from ruin while many men farmers are away at war. 'Buy Liberty Bonds' written on hill side. People in a boat in the foreground.
Volunteers build clubhouse for troops in Oakland, California. Carpenters at work during the construction of a clubhouse. The carpenters cut lumbers into pieces. People standing in the background look at the men working. Few men sitting and a few of them standing, in a circle. The men in the circle boxing. They look at the men boxing.
W.W.I ( Industrial Workers of the World) arrested in Oakland, California during World War I. People crowd on a street. The arrested workers including Labor leader William Dudley Haywood stand in front of a building. Traffic on the street. WWS (War Savings Stamp) posters stuck on a wall in the background. The arrested workers get into a van.
A shipyard dedicated in Oakland, California during World War I. People crowd at the shipyard. Dignitaries and officials seated on a platform. A dignitary with a woman. The woman hoist the United States flag. The United States flag flatters in wind. People at the shipyard. A woman holding a bouquet. Men stand on a tower. The women stand holding a United states flag. The sailors wave.
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