FIGHTING CALIFORNIA BRUSH FIRE BY AIR - 1960S
An airplane flies low over the hills dropping fire retardant on a California brush fire.
1960s - COLOR
Source: Film: 16P

 NIGHT TIME LAUNCH OF ROCKET TO SPACE - 1960S
A rocket fires off the launching pad at Cape Canaveral then streaks through the evening sky towards space.
1960s - COLOR
Source: Film: 16P

 CALIFORNIA DIATOM MINED AND PROCESSED - 1960S
Diatomaceus earth consisting of the fossilized remains of tiny algae is loaded into trucks from a California site then taken to a plant for processing. Diatom is used in such products as insecticides, metal polish, swimming pool filters and more.
1960s - COLOR
Source: Film: 16P

 GORGEOUS RED CAR ON WINDING ROAD - 1960S
Tilt down as a gorgeous red 1959 Dodge four-door with a black hard top drives along a winding California road approaching then passing the viewer.
1960s - COLOR
Source: Film: 16P

 THE BORAX MINES OF CALIFORNIA - 1960S
Pan across from the road to the Borax mines in California that supply a large part of the world with the vital element Boron which has more than 600 uses. Fade out to the mule teams that used to mine the substance to modern conveyor belts and a plant where this natural resource is processed.
1960s - COLOR
Source: Film: 16P

 PLANTING NEW SAPLINGS IN CALIFORNIA FOREST - 1960S
A man plants a young sapling as part of a conservation effort to replace natural resources such as trees. Cut to a breathtaking view of mountains and the forest which are being preserved through such efforts.
1960s - COLOR
Source: Film: 16P

 MODERN DAY MINING FOR CALIFORNIA GOLD - 1960S
CU of gold ingots followed by a group of miners riding a cross between an elevator and ski lift down into the earth and using heavy machinery underground to dig out the precious metal.
1960s - COLOR
Source: Film: 16P

 SOME USES FOR DIATOMACEUS EARTH - 1960S
Diatomaceus earth from California made up of the fossilized remains of tiny algae can be used to manufacture insecticides and create heat insulation blocks. CU of a scientist in a pharmaceutical lab swishing a clear liquid around in a glass beaker then cut to a heat insulation block being tested with a blow torch.
1960s - COLOR
Source: Film: 16P

 CALIFORNIA SODIUM RESOURCES AT SEARLES LAKE - 1960S
Pan across the dried lake bed of Searles Lake in California which is a key source of lithium salts and other sodium compounds then zoom in to the processing plant nearby then a worker's hand picking up the white substance to test its texture. Cut to red cinnabar ore being transferred out of a mine in box cars then shown in its final form of liquid mercury being poured into a glass beaker.
1960s - COLOR
Source: Film: 16P

 IRON ORE TURNED INTO STEEL AT CALIFORNIA MILL - 1960S
Pan across a California mine processing iron ore to a conveyor belt sending the ore to the steel mill. Cut to the Kaiser Steel Mill in Fontana, California where the ore is melted and forged into steel products.
1960s - COLOR
Source: Film: 16P