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Donald Douglas, Edsel Ford and Charles E. Sorensan examining aircraft A-20A in Santa Monica plant

Donald Douglas, Edsel Ford and Charles E. Sorensan examining aircraft A-20A in Santa Monica plant. They inspect the nose section of the aircraft and look at a plane taxiing out

Location: Santa Monica California USA
Date: 1941
Duration: 41 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039291
Aircraft Douglas B-19 taxiing out at Santa Monica.

View of crowd around aircraft Douglas B-19. B-19's wheel crushes the pavement and men use a big board to let the wheel out. B-19 taxiing out at Santa Monica.

Location: Santa Monica California USA
Date: 1941
Duration: 1 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039332
Monkeys take off in helium balloons from beach with a monkey on a trailing rope in mid air, in Venice Beach California.

Monkeys launched in helium balloons during stunt at Venice Beach, California. Four helium balloons at Venice Beach, preparing to take off. Santa Monica pier visible in background. A clothed monkey getting into a balloon basket. Two monkeys beside a balloon on which the U.S. flag is displayed. Two monkeys beside another balloon on which the British flag is displayed. French flag also seen. Two balloons take off with monkeys inside. Another balloon takes off and a monkey climbs on the trailing anchor rope in midair into the basket of the balloon. The helium balloons with monkeys in flight over Venice Beach, California.

Location: Venice Beach Los Angeles California USA
Date: 1930, October 6
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675054972
John Cobb, a butcher from California, attempts to fly ornithopter bicycle

John Cobb, a butcher, rides an ornithopter bicycle with wings in San Fernando Valley, California. John has a collar to flap wings when he raises his torso. The bicycle has a rocket to assist takeoff. William Modes helps him as he starts riding. Ralph Spergis lights the rocket. The heat of the rocket sets tail on fire. Tail sets John's pants on fire. He purposely falls down, yelling for water. John is caught in the collar wires and can't get away. The rocket breaks loose, which it was do after takeoff, and sets wings on fire. A man throws water from a bucket to extinguish John's pants. (William Modes later became a director at Northrup Aircraft Company. Ralph Spergis later became longtime manager at Agua Dulce Airpark. Ralph and William, at the time this was taken, were roommates in Santa Monica, both working as aircraft mechanics at Douglas Aircraft Company.)

Location: California United States USA
Date: 1937, August
Duration: 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042053
Forest fire blazes in Topanga, California.

Topanga Canyon fire in Santa Monica, California. Forest fire blazes. Soldiers and rangers fight fires using hose lines. Forest fire flames in night. Charred ruins of homes and trees. Red Cross workers feed rangers and soldiers, coffee and sandwiches. Soldiers eat sandwiches and take coffee. (World War II period).

Location: Topanga California USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 16 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675024682
Southern Pacific train approaches and emerges from a tunnel in California

Early historic moving images show front view of a Southern Pacific Railroad Co. railroad train moving on the way to Santa Monica, California. The train approaches, runs though and emerges from a tunnel. A man runs across the tracks. Another man avoids the tracks as the train moves. A man waving as the train approaches.

Location: California United States USA
Date: 1898, February 24
Duration: 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080640
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