The Hollywood Vedanta Temple founded by the Vedanta Society of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. Dome of the building in view. Li Po Chinese restaurant in the plaza of New Chinatown in Los Angeles. A 1950 Ford Coupe. Unbroken stream of automobiles traps pedestrians trying to cross. Another road lined with Palm trees and filled with moving automobiles. Scene of accident involving a streetcar or trolley, and a van.
Chicago White Sox get ready for the baseball season, March 1950. Players warm up throwing arms. Manager Jack Onslow, second from right, confers with coaches. Pitchers Bill Wight and Bob Kuzava chat. Players practice sliding in sliding pit, send sawdust flying. Hall of Fame shortstop Luke Appling (#4) clowns for the camera with an oversize mitt. Pitcher Billy Pierce (#19) throws batting practice. Hall of Fame second baseman Nellie Fox (#26) swings at a pitch. Slugger Gus Zernial (#6) takes a swing. (Note: There is no indication where the film was shot but the White Sox trained that year in Pasadena California.)
Lockheed Hudson bombers sink at a pier in Staten Island, New York during World War II. Two American built Lockheed Hudson light bombers loaded on barges await shipment to England for the Royal Air Force. The bombers are damaged as the barges spring a leak and sink.
Landmarks and aerial views in Los Angeles, California: Vehicles pass through highways and freeway system. Aerial view of city, highway, and downtown. Traffic on freeway in Cahuenga Pass area. Buildings and highway from Los Angeles City Hall (200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012, United States). Elevated view of Wilshire Boulevard from downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Ocean. Driver front seat point of view of cars, traffic, shops, and businesses driving on Wilshire Boulevard westward.
Children, in swim suits, play at a pool in in Sutro Baths, San Francisco, California. They slide down a long slide on the north side of the baths, into the water. Children play and jump into the pool. Some dive from spring boards. (Edison Company, Sutro Baths No. 1, 1897)
Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates do calisthenics at spring training, 1950. Team manager Billy Myer confers with players, coaches. Tall trees in background. Shot of infielders including future Pirates manager and two-time World Series winner Danny Murtaugh in middle. Shots of Hall of Fame slugger Ralph Kiner. Shot of pitcher Cliff Chambers, who would throw a no-hitter for Pirates in 1951, throwing to Kiner. Mountains in background. Shot of spring training game.
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