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Why Kill the Goose: The Profit System (1955)

Examines the American profit system, showing that profits, although much smaller than generally believed, make possible a continuing stream of technological advances and new and better products which contribute to the rising living standards. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about […]

[Home Movies: Golden Gate International Exposition] (ca. 1939-40)

Amateur pictures, including aerials and color shot from ground level, of the San Francisco World’s Fair on Treasure Island. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. home-movies-golden-gate-international-exposition-ca-1939-40-2

Chinook’s Children (ca. 1940s)

Chinook is a champion sled dog. We follow the lives of her progeny. Shots: sled dogs; outdoor compound; dog houses; feeding; tail wagging; playing in snow; frolicking in New Hampshire; litter of puppies; training dogs to pull sled; racing; snow, people being snowed upon outdoors; winning trophies; We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf […]

In Our Hands, Part 4: How to Keep What We Have (1950)

How a limited government and private control over labor, resources and tools can stave off a Communist takeover of the U.S. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. in-our-hands-part-4-how-to-keep-what-we-have-1950

Financing the American Family (ca. 1935)

FAMILIES HOUSEHOLDS FINANCE ECONOMICS BUDGETS MONEY HOUSES HOMES DAILY LIFE DEPRESSION HISTORY MEN WOMEN We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. financing-the-american-family-ca-1935

Boats (aka A Boat Trip) 1938

The story of a trip down the Hudson River from Albany to New York. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. boats-aka-a-boat-trip-1938

American Frontier (ca 1953)

Documentary of discovery of oil in North Dakota’s Williston Basin, and the effect on community and nation. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. american-frontier-ca-1953

Developing Friendships (1950)

WHILE A GROUP OF FRIENDS WAIT FOR JOE AT THE RR STATION, 1 BOY REMINISCES ABOUT HOW JOE HAS TAUGHT HIM THE VALUE OF FRIENDSHIPS & HOW TO DEVELOP AN APPRECIATION FOR PEOPLE OF VARYING PERSONALITIES. 23:19:05 Bunch of teenagers pile out of car and run through the train station 23:20:33 VO: “Not many months […]

Refreshing Look The (1958)

A Jam Handy Organization made sales pitch for Coca-Cola vending machines. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. refreshing-look-the-1958

Combat America (1945)

Follows the Flying Fortress crews of the 351st Bombardment Group from the end of their training at a Colorado training field to actual combat over Germany. It tells the story of the crews and the gunners, showing how they live, how they fight, and how they rest. Produced at the command of General Henry H. […]