A beauty Pageant in Long Beach, California. Models from all over the world participate in the beauty pageant. Models from Japan, Canada, Argentina and Spain stand on decorative floats. Crowd cheers as decorative floats drive past them on a road.
Oil Refinery blast in Long Beach, California. Black smoke rises after the blast in an oil refinery. Fire fighters spray water on the blazing fire. Huge towers burn. Explosion at the Oil Refinery. Workers lift tin shades and clear debris.
A swimming tube being demonstrated in Long Beach, California. Toshichi Nakamura with a swimming tube around his waist. The swimming tube is equipped with two propellers. He jumps into water from the deck of a ship. Nakamura walks to the shore with the swimming tube around his waist.
Fliers land at Marine Stadium in Long Beach, California after setting a new world record of 30 days and 6 hours in flight. Their Piper Cub dubbed "Spirit of Kay" takes off. Spectators look towards the sky. A sea plane taxis on water for departing. Clyde Schlieper and Wes Carroll return to Marine Stadium after setting the world record for the longest sustained flight -thirty days in the air. Men assist them in getting off from the sea plane. W.E.S. Carroll, Clyde Schlieper and other personnel pose for a camera.
Aviator Howard Hughes's H-4 Hercules amphibious plane is transported from Culver City to Long Beach. The H-4 plane is taken out from Culver City hangar in parts. A crowd milling around in front of the hangar. Huge wings of the plane moved under wires on a road. A trailer truck hauls the wing of the plane on the road. The parts of the plane are transported to Long Beach.
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.
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