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This Is My Railroad (1940s)

Promotional film for Southern Pacific Railroad. 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. this-is-my-railroad-1940s
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Challenge to Democracy, A (c 1944)

Film on the massive internment of Japanese Americans in concentration camps during World War II. It seems that the film tries to reassure the viewer that the conditions in the camps are not too “soft” — that the Japanese Americans there have to work hard and actually provide for many of their own needs, costing […]
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Troop Train (1943)

Evocative World War II-era film following a troop train: the coordination of effort; its staging and assembly of cars, cargo and passengers; its heavily guarded journey through the American countryside; and the food, sleep, exercise, training, drilling and recreation of its soldier-passengers. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email […]
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Man and His Culture (1954)

Shows, in the imaginative form of a ‘REPORT FROM OUTER SPACE,’ how the ways of mankind might appear to visitors from another planet. Considers the things most cultures have in common and the ways they change as they pass from one generation to the next. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. man-and-his-culture-1954-3
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Automotive Service (1940)

Impressions of the different jobs in automotive service and suggestions on training leading to entrance and to advancement in the trade. Views of an ancient car, contrasted with scenes on busy streets and highways, illustrate the commentator’s statement that with the growth of the automobile industry has come an increased demand for skilled automobile workmen. […]
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Down the Gasoline Trail (1935)

Producer’s synopsis: “Real photography and cartoon animation tell what happens to a drop of gasoline from the time it is put into the gasoline tank of a Chevrolet to the time it brings to life all the power of the Valve-In-Head engine.” We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email […]
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ABC’s of…Defensive Driving Tactics, The

Demonstrates the basic rules of defensive driving including planning ahead in traffic situations and a willingness to give way to another driver. 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. abcs-of-defensive-driving-tactics-the
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[Air Travel, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, New York City]

Home movies of traveling by airplane from the late 1940s-early 1950s. VS Airport scenes, unknown airport: tower, parking lot with 1940s cars, TWA baggage carts, Western Airlines plane; B&W CUs of people inside airport; airline agents talking to camera and smiling; man drinking in lounge and pretending to sleep; waiting for United Air Lines plane […]
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Junior Prom (1946)

This film portrays the experiences of two couples attending a high school Junior Prom from the time the double date is arranged until the boys see their friends home. 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 […]
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