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U.S. Oil and Gas Operations Supervisor R.C. Patterson inspects shut-down wells at Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1 in California.

U.S. Naval Petroleum Reserve Number 1 on Elk Hills in California.. Mr. R.C. Patterson, Supervisor Oil and Gas Operations, Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, with his assistant Mr. J. D. Gerkel comes out of Naval Field Office. Both of them with charts in hand walk alongside field office. Oil wells shut down to conserve the Naval oil reserve. Patterson and assistant converse, derricks in the background. Chart shows Naval Petroleum Reserve Number No. 1. Naval undeveloped lands. Patterson and assistant talk to each other. Patterson and assistant drive up to the shut-down wells for inspection. Sign reads 'US Navy - Well No. 8'. Patterson and his assistant enter and come out of building.

Location: California United States USA
Date: 1938, December
Duration: 4 min 57 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074906
California gold discovery site at American River at Coloma; view of reconstructed, period-authentic gear of gold miners

View of hill side at Coloma, panning down to water of the American River, site of gold discovery by John Marshall in 1848, that led to the "gold rush." Close up view of panning for gold and filtering screens in use. Elevated view of wooden viaduct on hillside that transported water. Reconstruction interior view of a gold miner's office or dwelling, with gear and belongings of the mid 1800s period in the American west. A covered wagon parked outside. Saddles and harnesses hanging from rafters in a wooden building. Reconstructed studio of photographer Peter Britt, with various portrait photographs on the walls, and an area for subjects to sit, with a backdrop, for photographs. View of an authentic camera from the period.

Location: California United States USA
Date: 1966
Duration: 3 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675075462
Firefighters try to control a wild fire forest fire in California where flames rise above trees.

California forest fires in 1987. Trees burning in a forest. Aerial view of the smoking forest as seen from a helicopter in flight. A pickup truck drives past the burning fire. Firefighters in protective gear shoveling earth to extinguish flames and create a fire break. Numerous dramatic views of fire burning through forest. Background sounds of firefighters conversing on radios.

Location: California United States USA
Date: 1987
Duration: 2 min 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675075621
Local community collects and distributes gifts of appreciation to firefighters during 1987 battle against forest fire.

In 1987, while wildfires were burning over 90,000 acres in four separate areas, covering much of the Salmon River region in California, citizens of the town, Forks of the Salmon, set up a program to make life easier for the firefighters who had arrived from all over the USA. A woman works amongst many packages in a Community Relations office. She explains that they set up a compassion center for firefighters to make them feel more at home.They received more than 4 tons of contributions. She packs up chocolate chip cookies to be given to firefighters. She shows a box full of books donated to them.She is busy placing all manner of donated food items into boxes to be distributed to firefighters who are actively at work battling the 1987 forest fire. Camera shows a large envelope containing thankyou notes to firefighters. The woman expresses the community's appreciation for all they are doing.

Location: California United States USA
Date: 1987, September
Duration: 57 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675075628
Firefighter speaks of community involvement in fighting 1987 forest fire in Salmon River area of California

Firefighter in red cap, stands in front of a makeshift Incident Command Post for firefighters at the Salmon River Complex, in 1987. He speaks of the value of having involved people of the local community in managing the battle against this forest fire.

Location: California United States USA
Date: 1987
Duration: 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675075629
Firefighters recovering after being overtaken by flames during 1987 forest fire in Stanislaus National Forest, California.

Aerial view of forest fire flames and smoke from an aircraft traveling away from the wildfire front at Stanislaus National Forest, in 1987. View from ground of firefighting vehicles on road leading away from the fire. Smoke and flames billowing from behind. Red fire trucks parked on dirt road near forest fire. A small bus delivers several firefighters to a gathering of others, in yellow protective gear, assembled in an open space. Personal gear on the ground belonging to fire fighters recovering after being forced to employ their personal fire shelters as the flames blew over them unexpectedly at the fire front. They are breathing oxygen from masks, and otherwise being helped and interviewed. (All escaped safely.)

Location: California United States USA
Date: 1987
Duration: 1 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675075630
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