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First flight of the Douglas XB-19, at Clover Field, Santa Monica, California

Huge single 8-foot diameter tire on the XB-19 bomber is seen rolling over airfield ramp at the Douglas aircraft company Clover Field in Santa Monica, California. Douglas engineers walk along beside the B-19 aircraft as it is being towed. U.S. Army Air Forces test pilot, Major Stanley M. Umstead, stands with a Douglas Aircraft Company executive, in front of the XB-19 wheel. A mechanic is seen on an engine nacelle, looking down over the propeller.The XB-19 is towed into position. View of the empennage, with rudder slightly turned. The airfield is crowded with Douglas company employees out to watch the aircraft's first flight. Baggage being loaded on the aircraft. Engines start and the XB-19 taxis and takes off and does not raise its landing gear. The XB-19 in flight,with landing gear still extended, seen from a chase airplane. It departs the coastline. View from beneath the XB-19 as it cruises, at low speed. The XB-19 coming in for a landing at March field, Riverside, California. The pilot rounds out high and porpoises a bit until touching down on main wheels, and slowly lowering the plane onto its nose wheel. The XB-19 rolls out on the runway showing full flaps. A crowd has turned out to watch the aircraft's arrival.Newsmen and photographers gather as the crew stand on the ramp. Major Umstead, with cigar in his mouth, is interviewed.

Location: California USA
Date: 1941, June 27
Duration: 2 min 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675032894
A USAF F-100C, Super Sabre, crashes during attempted emergency landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California

A U.S. Air force F-100C Supersabre jet rounds out in nose-high attitude, during attempted emergency landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The pilot applies full power, attempting go around, but the aircraft continues in the same uncontrollable condition (known as a "Sabre Dance"). The aircraft yaws to the right and its right wing lowers, striking the runway and causing it to crash in a ball of fire. (Note:The aircraft was being flown by Lieutenant Barty Brooks, of the 1708th Ferrying Wing, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas. He was to ferry it from Palmdale, California. When he experienced inflight difficulties. He attempted an emergency landing at Edwards Air Force Base, where cameras were set up for different purposes, but caught this event on film.)

Location: California USA
Date: 1956, January 10
Duration: 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675045359
Ocean flooding causing destruction in a coastal area of California

Wind and waves pound a shore in California. A man stands near areas of a boardwalk that have been ripped up by the weather near ocean front homes. He looks over a seawall. View near an ocean inlet, where water floods the beach. A virtually destroyed structure teetering over the water. A lunch stand overturned and washed up against rocks. Closeup of the lunch stand with two men nearby. View from damaged home with a chair floating nearby. Severely damaged houses falling into the water. A Fletcher class U.S. destroyer underway offshore. A large ship run aground. Three men in a small boat pulling up to her. Other men are aboard the ship and working on her. Men ashore on a rocky beach, examine a small sail boat and a power boat driven aground. Cars are parked on a flat bluff in the background. A high hill dominates the far background. Two women stand in a sailboat washed up on a rocky shore. Closeup of a power boat and dingy on the rocky beach. Men tilt the dingy up revealing its bottom broken open.

Location: California
Date: 1940
Duration: 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Spanish
Clip: 65675038835
Technician adjusts knobs on control board of a setting instrument at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California.

Technician adjusts settings by moving knobs on control board of a setting instrument at California Institute of Technology,Pasadena, California. The instrument is set to record dates from the test pits.

Location: Pasadena California USA
Date: 1958, February 26
Duration: 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023675
University of California crew team participants hope to win the 1939 rowing championships and go for practice on Frisco Bay

College students from the University of California Bears crew team begin training in hopes of winning the 1939 rowing championships. California oarsmen in Oakland turnout for the spring training. Ten shells get underway for vigorous practice on Frisco Bay. Crew teams rowing on the bay.

Location: Oakland California USA
Date: 1939
Duration: 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675024550
1919 U.S. Army motor transport convoy arrives in Sacramento and proceeds toward Oakland, California

Trucks of the U.S. Army 1919 motor transport convoy moving smoothly on well-paved road as they approach Sacramento, California. Next, they are seen driving in the streets of Sacramento, where American flags fly from buildings and crowds line sidewalks to welcome them. Scene shifts to the convoy moving along a road winding through the Montezuma Hills just west of the small delta town of Rio Vista, on their way to Oakland, California. Close view of trucks passing the camera, with hills and trees in background.

Location: Sacramento California USA
Date: 1919
Duration: 1 min 56 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675025561
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