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Major General Oscar Westover, Army Air Corps Chief, killed in crash of A-17 airplane in Burbank, California

Wreckage of A-17 aircraft that crashed and burned on sidewalk and yard of a house at 1007 Scott Road, Burbank California, while attempting to land at the nearby Lockheed company airfield, on September 21, 1938. Army soldiers in uniform, and Local residents stand around the wreckage. Killed in the crash were: Major General Oscar Westover, Chief of the Army Air Corps, and Crew Chief, Staff Sergeant Samuel Hymes. There were no other casualties, but damage from fire can be seen on two of the nearby houses. People pick through the wreckage. Closeup of the propeller and engine cowling dug into the earth. Large group of spectators standing clear of the wreckage as several officials comb through it. An elderly man and woman, sit in their yard with a small child.

Date: 1938, September 21
Duration: 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675032880
Hovercraft to carry commuters is demonstrated in Oakland, California

Spectators on shore of Lake Merritt, in Oakland, California, watch demonstration of British-built hovercraft scheduled to carry commuters between San Francisco and Oakland. This will be the first commercial use of hovercraft in the U.S.A. Various views of the hovercraft in operation, including from inside the vehicle. Its ability to float, with engine stopped, is demonstrated. Narrator comments that the hovercraft can operate over any surface.

Date: 1965
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033540
Bronc and steer riders ride horses and bulls during a saddle contest in Salinas,California.

27th annual Rodeo in Salinas, California. Spectators watch the Rodeo competition from the stands. Riders on horse backs on the field before the competition. Steer and bronc riders ride bulls and horses during a saddle contest.

Date: 1938, July 20
Duration: 1 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675033697
Stagehand defeats Seabiscuit and wins the Santa Anita Handicap horse race in Arcadia, California.

Horse Stagehand wins the Santa Anita Handicap horse race in Arcadia, California. Spectators in the stands watch the race. The horses on the track. The race starts. Stagehand defeats Seabiscuit.

Date: 1938, March 7
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033901
Seabiscuit wins the inaugural Hollywood Gold Cup at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California.

The inaugural Hollywood Gold Cup race at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California. Horses on track. The race starts. Spectators in the stands watch the race. Seabiscuit wins the race.

Date: 1938, July 16
Duration: 1 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033921
Seabiscuit on a track, the race starts and Seabiscuit loses the Santa Anita Race in Arcadia, California.

Seabiscuit loses the Santa Anita Race in Arcadia, California. Horses on a track. Spectators seated in the stands to watch the race. The race starts. Seabiscuit on the track during the race and he loses.

Date: 1939, February 15
Duration: 57 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033935