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Children collect scrap aluminum utensils for World War 2 effort in Wilmington Ohio.

People of Wilmington Ohio including hundreds of children collect scrap aluminum metal for the War cause during ration effort for World War 2. Small boy throws metal cup toward three Boy Scouts in truck loaded with scrap metal. Scrap metal deposited under banner saying "ALUMINUM FOR DEFENSE". Boy Scouts pose for camera with scrap metal in hands. They add scraps to collected pile.

Date: 1941, July
Duration: 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675028750
U.S. 4th Engineers troops ferry a Jeep across river at Fort Benning.

Shows four soldiers from U.S. 4th Engineers division ferry a Bantam Car or 'The jeep' across river stream..Driver carefully reverses jeep onto a tarpaulin sheet. Soldiers wrap up jeep and tie it up. Waterproofed Jeep is successfully ferried across river by troops. July 1941. (World War II period).

Date: 1941, July
Duration: 44 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675028751
Young couples enjoy newest sport of "Sand Sailing" on beach at Swampy Resorts in Sea Island.

Young couples enjoy sport of sand sailing in special sail powered 3-wheel carts on beach at Swamp resorts in Sea Islands. Different camera shots of speeding sailing carts are taken. Spectators gather across resort to enjoy the sport. July 1941.

Date: 1941, July
Duration: 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675028754
Annual American Derby commences at Arlington Park, Illinois.

Shows horse-racing event of Annual American derby at Arlington Park in Illinois. Four thoroughbreds or racing horses line up at starting grid. Thousands cheer up for their favorites from stands. High speed views of the horse race underway. Warren Wright's 3-year old Chestnut horse, Whirlaway running wide at the track emerges out victorious taking over other three by surprise.

Date: 1941, July
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675028755
President Franklin Roosevelt at 77th Congress in Washington urges nation to enlarge weaponry and aid the Allies.

President Franklin Roosevelt along with Vice President Garner and other dignitaries gather for the 77th annual congress in Washington DC. President addresses nation in conference hall full of legislators ,reporters,and photographers. President says 'America must spent billions on weapons to aid the embattled democracies of world'. President promises to send in number, ships,tanks,planes and guns to their aid. All at conference applause President's noble notion. January 1941. (World War II period).

Date: 1941, January
Duration: 3 min 16 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028757
Keel laying of the Polaris submarine USS Lafayette (SSBN-616) in Groton, Connecticut.

Keel laying of the polaris submarine USS Lafayette (SSBN-616) in Groton, Connecticut. Shows electric power cable running from the USS Nautilus (SSN-571) to the dock. Thus, the nuclear reactor aboard the Nautilus is providing electric power to operate the crane for laying the keel of the USS Lafayette and also for welding, later on. Sign on dock, reads Atomic Power, SSN-571 Nautilus. The worker on the dock turns the power on. The keel of the USS Lafayette is put in place by the crane. Several yard worker in foreground. Sign reads, "USS LAFAYETTE (SSBN-616), Keel laid January 17, 1961". The keel hangs from a crane hook. French Ambassador Herve Alphand, Secretary of US-Navy(SECNAV) William B. Franke; President of General Dynamics' Electric Boat division, Carleton Shugg; and Vice Admiral(VADM) Hyman G. Rickover, all appear on a stand as the keel is being laid onto the blocks. The bottom section of the keel is lowered to the keel blocks as the dock watchers observe. Press officials gather at the ceremony. SECNAV Franke at podium speaks to the group in the yard. A worker puts a welder's apron around the SECNAV. VADM Rickover watches as SECNAV welds his initials into the keel of the USS Lafayette. Ambassador Alphand welds his initials onto the keel of the USS Lafayette. Alphand speaks from the platform to the group, completes his speech, and Carleton Shugg steps to the microphone at the close of the ceremony. The VIPs leave the platform.

Date: 1961, January 17
Duration: 3 min 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675028971