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.
War production workers during World War 2. Two women work on installation for fuel and oil lines in Douglas Aircraft Factory, Long Beach, California. Old men do bench work. They work with various instruments and equipment. Master mechanist instructs a young woman in use of a metal lathe.
Assembly lines of A-20 fighter-bomber, B-17F Super Flying Fortress and C-47 Army cargo transport plane at Douglas Aircraft Plant in Long Beach, California during World War II. Workers work on engines of various planes in assembly lines.
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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