Amphibious assault training during World War II. A crewman operates the controls of a winch aboard USS Callaway (APA-35) in the Pacific off Camp Pendleton, California. Two MZ radio jeeps are lowered into a hold. A Higgins Boat, LCVP ( Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel ) number PA35-15 is seen leaving the ship loaded with U.S. Marines. Marines climb down landing nets over the side of the ship and board more Higgins boats. Boats number PA35-12 and PA35-11 are seen filled with Marines heading towards the beach.
May Day spring festival in San Francisco, California. Girls dressed in fancy dresses take part by dancing around May poles at the spring festival. Each girl holds a ribbon with its other end attached to the May pole. The girls move around the May pole in a circle.
Youth carve out soap sculptures in San Francisco, California. The youngsters, mostly teen girls, work to carve out soap sculptures. They hold different sculptures like a face, a baby, a horse and a duck made by them for an annual art exhibition.
A dollar chain letter store at Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. People gathered outside the dollar chain letter store. A sign on the window of the store reads ' Prosperity chain '. People at a counter inside the store. Dollar bills wrapped in paper kept in a box at the counter. Women at typewriters. A man puts a receipt in an envelope. A man counts dollars contained in letters he received through the money chain letter scheme, outside the dollar chain letter store.
A Spanish comedy troop performs in Los Angeles , California. Comedians provoke a bull during their performance. The comedians are dressed as bullfight matadors as they provoke the bull. The bull charges towards them. The comedians perform a ball dance as the bull charges towards them. Men dressed as a bull fights with the bull.
Women pilots during an air show in Long Beach, California. A large number of people gather to watch the air show. Women pilots walk . The pilots pose and smile. Aircraft take off from a field. The aircraft in flight. Various stunts being performed as the aircraft roll, drop vertically and then climb up. The aircraft emit contrails.
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