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[Home Movies: New York World’s Fair] (1939)

13:24:40 Another reel – color/silent 38383 1939 World’s Fair 13:29:40 Parking lot of the World’s Fair, thousands of cars ** 13:30:22 View of main boulevard of Fair, not many people 13:31:07 Pan of fairgrounds looking down * Fair nearly empty 13:31:45 Another boulevard shot 13:34:41 Jungleland – African tribesman exhibited with chimpanzee We digitized and […]

Knights on the Highway (1938)

Night driving is getting to be more of a pleasure every year, because progress is being made in the understanding of the principles which make night driving different. Illustrates 6 important safety rules of night driving. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have […]

Last Date (1949)

Tells the story of Jeanne, a popular pretty girl until speed and an accident ruin her life. Directed by Lewis D. Collins. Story by Bruce Henry. With Richard (Dick) York (Nick); Joan Taylor (Jeanne Dawson); and Robert Stern (Larry Gray). Winner of the annual award of the National Committee on Films for Safety as 1949’s […]

[Universal Newsreel: Smith Lands Safely] (circa 1935)

title: Universal Newsreel: SCOOP title; Smith Lands Safely, Oakland, Calif. Aircraft VH-USB landing at Oakland airport Kingsford Smith in Altair 8D Special, “Lady Southern Cross” aviator greeted spectators in orderly group behind wooden barricades on tarmac crowd inspecting plane in hangar car leaving (presumably with Kingsford Smith) We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf […]

Inside Russia: Moscow and Leningrad (1948)

Silent film about Moscow and Leningrad and life under Soviet Communism. 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. inside-russia-moscow-and-leningrad-1948

Behind the Fashion Curtain (1965) A/B Roll 2

Silent. A/B roll 2: “Precedents fell with the 5th Petrocelli Flight landed in the Soviet Union and, for the first time, American Men’s Apparel was formally shown to the Russian people. Climaxing recent flights to Rome, Cannes, Madrid, Las Vegas…this trip of 140 people won prestige for many Petrocelli Retailers and others…and provided a memorable […]

Westward Movement, The (1941)

Pictures thru animation westward migration of peoples across united states during period of 1790 to 1890. Portrays routes of migration & transportation, increase in & distribution of population, extension of settlement, & admission of states to the Union. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. westward-movement-the-1941

Getting Ready Physically (1951)

Encourages high school boys to use the physical training, health and recreational resources of their communities. Part of the “Are You Ready for Service” Series. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. getting-ready-physically-1951

Competition and Big Business (1953)

Defines big business and analyzes the relationship of big business to competition. Discusses the effect of big business on such problems as monopoly, entry into the market and technological progress. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. competition-and-big-business-1953

About Fallout (1963)

Uses animation and live action to illustrate the nature of fallout radiation, its effects on the cells of the body, food and water, and what steps can be taken to guard against its dangers. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. about-fallout-1963

People of Western China (1940)

Reveals the influence of habits and customs of past centuries upon present day China. /V Geeks mission to share these forgotten films unearthed in their archive, ( ). Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. people-of-western-china-1940