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U.S. Destroyers being readied for transfer to Britain under the Destroyers for Bases arrangement in World War II.

Numerous U.S. Navy Destroyers docked. Seen is the USS Leary (DD-158). Others, including the USS Twiggs (DD-127) and USS Philip (DD-76) are among Destroyers being repaired and serviced for transfer to Britain under the Destroyers for Bases arrangement between the U.S. and the UK. Men refit the ships by welding and repairing. Men setting up a naval gun on one of the ships. The USS Hale (DD-133) seen underway in the water. Aerial views of many destroyers underway for transfer to Britain.

Date: 1940, September
Duration: 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046147
United States tanks parked on a field in Fort George G Meade, Maryland.

United States tanks in Fort George G Meade, Maryland. The tanks parked on a field. Trees in the background.

Date: 1940, September 9
Duration: 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046148
Navy Secretary Frank Knox visits the Mare Island base in San Francisco, California.

Navy Secretary Frank Knox in San Francisco, California. He visits the Mare Island base. Admiral Cooke and other officers accompany him. Car parked outside a building. Knox gets information on the defense situation.

Date: 1940, September 9
Duration: 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046150
Myron C Taylor, President Roosevelt's special envoy to Pope Pius XII arrives home with Mrs Taylor on the SS Excalibur.

Myron C Taylor on the SS Excalibur. Myron Taylor is President Roosevelt's special envoy to Pope Pius XII. He arrives home with Mrs Taylor on the SS Excalibur. Other officials on the ship. Cameramen taking photographs.

Date: 1940, September 9
Duration: 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046151
Men working on machines and equipment to produce pennies at the U.S. Mint.

Men working at the U.S. Mint. Factories and buildings in an area. Interior of the factory. Men working to produce coinage. Men producing pennies with the help of machines and equipment.

Date: 1940, September 9
Duration: 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046152
Miss Martha Scott is crowned as Queen at the National Tobacco Festival. Scenes from the parade.

Celebration of the National Tobacco festival in South Boston, Virginia. Contestants for the Queen of Tobacco Festival walking through a tobacco field and picking tobacco leaves. They are holding a contestant up high on a platform shaped like a giant tobacco leaf, and picking tobacco leaves which they scatter on the platform as they walk. Colorful parade for the celebration of the festival. Contestants in decorated floats passing on the street. The first float seen features a giant cigarette held high over a girl contestant's head. Large crowd watching the parade. Buildings along the sides of Main Street in downtown South Boston, Virginia. United States Postmaster General James Farley crowns Miss Martha Scott as the Tobacco Queen. James Farley in a humorous shack is greeted by the line of contenders for the Tobacco Queen crown and kisses a number of them.

Date: 1940, September 9
Duration: 1 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046153