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.
Riches of forest and agriculture in California. A mother and child among the Sequoia trees. Views of Yosemite Valley: Waterfall with a number of tourists. Many tourist cars can be seen. Man panning for gold. Oil drilling rigs. Orange and lemon fruit farming in farms. Men collect the oranges from trees.
Outdoor sports in California, mostly among wealthy people. Polo match with views of field and then of mountains in background. Golfers at seaside course. Views of people playing tennis, Yachting. Swimming at a southern California resort. Women practicing archery. Family camped with their car and woman feeding deer in the campsite by hand. Horse riding in rocky terrain with a waterfall in background. Man fishing and landing a trout, forest camps, campfires are enjoyed by people.
Views of a racially segregated school for African American students. Children can be seen playing and running in the playground, playing around the trees. Food relief: African American students wait in a long line at the public school for bread distributed by Emergency Relief of Tennessee Administration during the Great Depression. People in a crowded market area. Sign on one store reads "Nichols and Hendrix Furniture and Stoves".
World's largest aircraft with eight motors moved out of its hangar in California. Aircraft dragged out on a cart. Linemen cut electricity wires to clear the way for its movement. Wings of the plane each with four engines are covered. Trucks drag the body and the wings of this plane to a sea shore for assembling.
President Truman and members of his party gathering informally aboard the U. S. S. Augusta as the ship entered Chesapeake Bay, returning President Truman from the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Camera pans from right to left, over the group,assembled on deck, under one of shrouded triple 8 in (203 mm)/55 caliber guns of the Augusta. Fleet Admiral William Daniel Leahy stands to the left of President Truman. To the President's right, are Secretary of State, James Byrnes, Press Secretary, Charles Ross, and Naval Aide Captain James K. Vardaman. Next, as the Aurusta enters Hampton Roads, she passes close to a Brooklyn Class Light Cruiser, with her ship's company standing at attention on deck in dress whites. Closeup of the ship and crew as the Augusta passes to starboard. Wide view of Hampton Roads in the vicinity of the Naval Operating Base (Norfolk). A commercial ferry boat, spewing heavy black smoke from her stack, passes close to port. A barge decked out in patriotic bunting is seen as the Augusta approaches her berth. Glimpse of welcoming officers as the Augusta moves into position, docking, at Newport News, Virginia. Ship's mascot,dog, Scottie, standing on deck next to a sailor handling a line.
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