Great Western Rodeo in Los Angeles. Cowboys ride bucking horses in the rodeo event. Spectators watch the rodeo. A cowboy falls from a bucking horse. Various views of cowboys riding horses.
United States high school students work part time at aircraft plants during World War II. 'James A. Garfield High School' written on the school building in Los Angeles. Boys and girls in the school campus. Students relax in garden and the campus. The students work at the Lockheed and Douglas aircraft plants. Girls get ready for their part time job. They work in the company. The boys perform different tasks like drilling and welding in the aircraft plant. Older men help them. Aircraft parked on ground. Three boys are interviewed. Aircraft in flight.
A view of the badly damaged freighter USS Absaroka at Pacific Coast in Los Angeles. The ship damaged by a Japanese submarine in World War 2. Men stand on the freighter. A man carries a banner. The banner reads "A slip of a lip may sink a ship" urging confidentiality during the war The freighter undergoes repairs. Officers inspect the work.
United States cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38) returns home, after heroic engagement against Japanese forces in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, during which Admiral Callaghan, its skipper, was killed. Sailors aboard the ship. The heavy cruiser docks in United States. Lieutenant Commander Bruce McCandless, the Commander of the ship who replaced Callaghan and guided the ship through the rest of the battle and safely home, stands with his wife. Admiral King decorates McCandless with the Medal of Honor. Crew stands in the background. Admiral King shakes hands with the Commander. (World War II period).
Cars moving rapidly from Mexico into the United States, after being screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers. Vehicles being checked at the by officers. Backup of cars waiting clearance at the U.S. entry point. Officer stops a vehicle and talks to the driver of the vehicle. Many Customs Officers stop vehicles and check them at the border.
The U.S. XFY-1 Pogo hovers over land during a test flight Man drives equipment carrying jeep. Cameraman takes pictures as the Convair XFY Pogo lifts off and hovers in the air and then descends.
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