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Willie Mays signs record contract with San Francisco Giants Baseball Team in 1966

American baseball superstar Willie Mays signs a two-year contract with the San Francisco Giants at a reported $130,000 a year, then a major league record. Cameras, reporters seen covering the event as Mays talks with Giants' officials and journalists. Scenes of Mays playing baseball with Giants, including a steal of second base, his famous over-the-shoulder catch in game 1 of the 1954 World Series, and hitting a record-tying four home runs in one game against the Milwaukee Braves early in the 1961 season. Last shot is Mays with Giants' owner Horace Stoneham.

Date: 1966, February 17
Duration: 1 min 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029934
Transfer of two American destroyers to Spain under Mutual Defense Assistance Pact.

Spanish crew lined up at San Francisco's Treasure Island Navy Base. Two American destroyer ships transferred to Spain. Naval officers and Spanish Ambassador arrive. Spanish ambassador to the United States, Jose Maria Areilza, the Count of Motrico, signs for two naval destroyers under Mutual Defense Assistance Pact. Naval officers salute the destroyer warships leaving the docks.

Date: 1957, May 16
Duration: 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040123
U.S. Chief of Chemical Warfare General William N. Porter directs the establishment of tropical chemical warfare tests.

An introduction of chemical warfare tests to be carried out by the U.S. Army on San Jose Island, Panama during World War II . U.S. troops test chemical warfare in a jungle. Rocket artillery is fired. Rockets explode. U.S. Chief of Chemical Warfare General William N. Porter during an initial conference with two other U.S. officers in the United States. General Porter directs the establishment of tropical chemical warfare tests on San Jose Island. British, Canadian, U.S. Marine and U.S. Navy officers attend various conferences. U.S. NDRC (National Defense Research Committee) scientists and technicians in front of charts and various instruments. The technicians carry out chemical tests. A scientist during a laboratory testing. The technicians at various instruments in a jungle during a testing phase.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060514
Memorial monument to José de San Martín is dedicated in Washington, DC

Argentine Ambassador Honorio Pueyrredón speaks into four microphones, at the dedication of a memorial to General and independence leader, José de San Martín, located in Judiciary Square, Washington, DC. (It was moved to Triangle Park, at Virginia Avenue and 20th Street, in 1976.) This is a duplicate of the original located at the Plaza San Martin, in Buenos Aires. It is a gift to the United States from Argentina. View of the flag-draped equestrian statue, as it is uncovered displaying the flags of Argentina and the United States and numerous doves flying skywards. View of the memorial base, as an aide climbs steps and presents the Ambassador with an object that he places into an opening in the base. Scene shifts to President Calvin Coolidge, stepping to the podium, surrounded by officials and notables, including First lady Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge. They applaud and then sit as the President begins to speak. Change of scene shows closeup of the President and Mrs. Coolidge standing on a stand decorated with flags and bunting, set up next to a building. Secretary of State, Frank Billings Kellogg, stands to the left of Mrs. Coolidge. Uniformed Argentine soldiers stand at attention in front of the dignitaries. The President shields his eyes from the sun as he observes something to his left.

Date: 1925, October 28
Duration: 1 min 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051133
Introduction of jungle conditions of San Jose Island to carry out chemical warfare tests by the U.S. Army during World War II.

Chemical warfare tests by the U.S. Army in the tropical jungle conditions of San Jose Island, Panama, during World War II. An animated map highlights San Jose Island in the Panama. An aerial view of San Jose covered with jungle. Eastern slope of the island shows large trees having high jungle canopy. Western side of the island shows bushes without large trees. A man walks through tangled bushes. A coastal area and tidal swamps on the island.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060515
A technical group attends a meeting to carry out investigations for U.S. Army chemical warfare tests on San Jose Island, Panama.

U.S. chemical warfare tests on San Jose Island, Panama during World War II. Close-up view of U.S. 6th Air Force B-25 Mitchell bomber flying low over islands near San Jose Island. More distant shot of formation of B-25 bombers in flight. A field located near San Jose shows a bomb dump. U.S. airmen load bombs on a bomber aircraft. A technical group consisting of U.S. NDRC (National Defense Research Committee) scientists, trained officers of United Kingdom's Army and Navy and U.S. Army Air Force officers attend a meeting in front of a chart.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060517