Traffic jam on Los Angeles highway . Sunbathers at one of many beaches in Los Angeles area. People exercise for physical fitness and body building at Venice Beach ("Muscle Beach"). Several men and women perform acrobatic feats and a man (actor and body-builder Steve Reeves) lifts weights as crowd gathers to watch. Volleyball game at beach. People enjoy boating. Palm trees, roads and view of city.
The city of San Francisco, California. A car passes a cable car on the road. Cars come up a hill. The cable car underway on tracks. Cars parked along businesses on streets. Barricades lying on the roadside. View down street toward San Francisco Bay at the end of the street. A 3 masted sailing ship or barque docked in the Bay. Sign visible for "Nob Cleaners" up close on right side. Sign in distance for the Palace Theatre (also called Pagoda) at 1731 Powell Street, near intersection of Powell Street and Columbus Avenue in North Beach. A woman stands by a cable car doorway. A sign on trolley number 511 reads 'Powell and Market, Bay and Taylor'. Men stand and talk towards the rear of the cable car. Many cars including a police car on the street.
The wooden oil vessel 'Santa Paula' used to transport fuel on the high seas, set ablaze on the beach of San Francisco Bay at Hunters Point, California. Santa Paula's hulk burns after being condemned as a menace to shipping. Smoke and fire blaze from the ship as it burns. View of the vessel's hull on fire.
National Intercollegiate Rowing Regatta between the Pacific coast champion Washington Husky team (University of Washington) and Yale's Shell, held at Long Beach, California. Group of participants row boats. University of Washington crew of 8 wins four cornered duel for National Shell title. The Washington Husky team crosses the line six feet ahead of Yale's Shell. They set fast time of 6 minutes and 38.8 seconds for the 2000 meter course.
A massive wildfire fire breaks out around Los Angeles, California including the Malibu Beach area. A large blaze of wildfire. Smoke rises from houses. CCC workers as firemen fight the fires. Firefighters try to control the blaze. A burning house. A boy runs away from wildfire. From a November 14, 1960 newsreel recounting events in the Great Depression 25 years earlier.
A film about state parks during the Great Depression in California, United States. Men along a rocky shore at Prairie Creek Redwood State Park. A camp site with tents. Family dines outdoors while camping. Civilian Conservation Corps men clear debris at a beach. CCC volunteers remove undergrowth. Men make redwood signs.
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