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United States Bell X-1 releases from B-29 Superfortress and X-2 releases from B-50 aircraft during test flights in California.

Speed and altitude tests being conducted by Bell X-1 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. U.S. Air Force B-29 Superfortess in flight with U.S. Air Force Bell X-1 under its wing. Speed and Mach attainment painted on fuselage of the aircraft. Bell X-1 aircraft releases from B-29 mid flight and begins a solo flight circa 1947. Next scene shows the X-2 released from a B-50 circa 1955. Animation shows radar tracking flight course details for the future X-15. It also depicts its course of flight and the landing of X-15.

Date: 1959
Duration: 1 min 36 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063962
A giant plow being pulled by three 90 horsepower tractors in Santa Ana,California

A film titled ' Giant plow made to uncover soil buried under sand ' shows three 90 horse power tractors pulling a giant plow capable of making a six feet deep furrow in Santa Ana,California. The plow uncovers soil from underneath a sand cover.

Date: 1937, July 28
Duration: 57 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038441
Springboard divers Marjorie Gestring and Norman Sper Jr. are coached by Fred Cady in Santa Barbara, California.

Olympic diving coaching in Santa Barbara, California. Female springboard diver Marjorie Gestring beside a swimming pool. Fred Cady, the coach, with Marjorie Gestring and another springboard diver, 13 year old boy Norman Sper Jr. The coach explains a diagram of diving pattern to the divers. Marjorie Gestring and Norman Sper ascend a diving platform. Gestring takes a dive from the board followed by Sper. Both divers execute several more dives one after the other including a back dive. Marjorie and teenage diver Norman standing on the diving board side by side. Both of them diving into the swimming pool.

Date: 1939, February 1
Duration: 1 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070061
Participants put up a show at the 13th Annual Elk's Rodeo show in Santa Maria, California.

The 13th Annual Elk's Rodeo show in Santa Maria, California. Horsemen mounted on wild horses. They fall on ground after a short struggle. Crowd cheers for the participants. Men put up a show riding the bulls.

Date: 1956, June 9
Duration: 1 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064629
Luther Burbank and views of plantings at the home and gardens of the famed horticulturalist in Santa Rosa, California

Trees and gardens on the property of Luther Burbank, the famed horticulturalist in Santa Rosa California. In his experimental gardens are seen roses in bloom. Also a walnut tree, and a garden with a greenhouse connecting to the back of Burbank's home. A gardener with a watering can walks beside a raised garden bed. A Monkey Puzzle pine tree is seen with Luther Burbank inspecting it and walking beside it.

Date: 1917
Duration: 1 min 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675066832
John Ueslses sets a new pole vault record of 16 feet three fourth inches in Santa Barbara , California.

A new pole vault record being set in Santa Barbara, California. John Ueslses tries to set a 16 feet pole vault record. He uses a pole vault to jump over a bar. He registers a mark of 15 feet and 8 inches. In his second attempt he jumps over the bar and sets the record of jumping over a height of 16 feet and three fourth inches. An official measures the height jumped over by Ueslses.

Date: 1962, April 2
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078219