Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. Swimmers enjoy at Waikiki Beach. Boys run into the waves from shore. Various views of men surfing in the waters off the beach on surfboards. Surfing shots includes closeup view of Duke Kahanamoku (Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku) riding a surf board. Kahanamoku is often credited with popularizing the Hawaiian sport of surfing.
Baby gorilla Sinbad at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Illinois. Sinbad gets a medical checkup from a doctor. Sinbad gets a bath in a container. The Doctor doing the checkup is Marlin Perkins, and the zookeeper holding and bathing Sinbad is Roy Hoff, he was the senior zookeeper of the gorillas.
The history of famous airplanes. A demonstration of the Wright airplane at the National Cash Register Company in 1911. The Wright Brothers' aircraft (Wright Model B, number 27) taxis across a grassy area in front of the company building in Dayton, Ohio. The aircraft takes off. Pilot Rogers at the controls of the aircraft. The aircraft in flight near the NCR building.
A swim meet in Los Angeles, California. People gather to watch the championship. The swimmers dive and swim in water. People watch them. American swimmer Donald "Don" Arthur Schollander wins in 200 meter men's freestyle. Lillian "Pokey" Watson wins the women's 200 meter freestyle.
Howard Hughes in the cockpit of Northrop Gamma 2G, NR13761, preparing to depart Chicago and attempting a speed record from Chicago Illinois to Los Angeles, California. Men standing near the parked airplane. The aircraft starts and taxis. Hughes pilot in the cockpit. Airport buildings in the background including an American Airlines terminal.
Exterior view of terminal and tower of airport called Union Air Terminal in Burbank, California. View of Northrop Gamma 2G (NR13761) aircraft, piloted by aviator Howard Hughes, as it lands in Burbank, having set a speed record for flight from Chicago to Los Angeles. View of the Northrop Gamma 2G aircraft as it taxis and stops near airport terminal buildings. Howard Hughes is greeted by crew and supporters. He removes flight goggles, stands, and exits the aircraft. Hughes in his Northrop Gamma 2G had flown from Chicago to Los Angeles in 8 hours and 10 minutes, traveling at 215 miles per hour.
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