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Highway Hearing (1956)

A small town learns that it is to be bypassed by a new freeway that is due for construction. In a meeting attended by local government officials, town residents, state highway officials and politicians, a film-within-a-film on the 1956 Federal Aid-Highway Act (which enabled financing and construction for the National System of Interstate and Defense […]

[S.E. Manning Company, Ltd. Film] 1934

A real estate promotional film made by the S.E. Manning Company of San Francisco, California. Produced to promote the Manning development of San Pablo Park and the city of Richmond generally. Begins with scenes of San Francisco / Ferry crossing the bay / Oakland / driving out San Pablo Avenue / Solano Ave. in Albany […]

[News Magazine of the Screen, December 1950]

Newsreel stories reformatted for educational presentation, including the assassination attempt on President Harry S. Truman. 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. news-magazine-of-the-screen-december-1950

[UCLA 1935 Campus Souvenirs]

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. ucla-1935-campus-souvenirs

Miracles From Agriculture (1960)

Presents today’s supermarkets as the showplaces of agriculture. Discusses methods of improvement in the growing, handling, processing, and shipping of food products and the cooperative assistance offered by agricultural and food-processing research centers. Hypothesizes that a nation grows according to the productivity of its agriculture. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the […]

[Gould can 5483.6: Kinograms Newsreel] 1927

Easter services from Hollywood, California / opera star Alice Gentle sings 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. gould-can-5483-6-kinograms-newsreel-1927

#Bfl O {ggGX = STwWcfl x 2s4 (ca 1963)

Spoofy look at the motion-picture production process, made to encourage discussion among filmmakers. Made by Calvin Workshop 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. bfl-o-gggx-stwwcfl-x-2s4-ca-1963

Film Research and Learning (1956)

Good shots of students watching film in darkened classroom and teachers projecting 16mm film. VS students (junior-high age) working with visual aids in classroom. Graphs showing advantage of audiovisual aids over other media We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the […]

America’s Distribution of Wealth (1955)

Animated charts are used to show graphically the widespread ownership of America’s basic wealth and the equitable distribution of the national income. 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. americas-distribution-of-wealth-1955

Day at the River: A Film Lesson in Nature Study (1928)

Tale of a fish hatchery and fish life cycle complete with microcinematography of fish eggs. Silent film with title cards. 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. day-at-the-river-a-film-lesson-in-nature-study-1928

Let Us Break Bread Together (ca 1954)

A pictorial documentation which shows how integration and brotherhood are being promoted in a school district in New York City. 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. let-us-break-bread-together-ca-1954