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Junior Rodeo Daredevils (1949)

High-school students in a small western town participate in a junior rodeo. 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. junior-rodeo-daredevils-1949

Science in Action: Rivers of Ice (ca 1956)

Science in Action episode about glaciers. 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. science-in-action-rivers-of-ice-ca-1956

Mainline U.S.A. (1957)

Railroad film with many images with shots of the American landscape. 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. mainline-u-s-a-1957

Psychological Operations in Support of Internal Defense and Development Assistance Programs (1968)

At the United States embassy of a small fictional country, Hostland, delegates request assistance in counteracting the outside influences which “have planted the seeds of subversion” in their country. “As with most countries that find themselves in the midst of a Communist inspired insurgency, Hostland has a population with a doubtful sense of national unity”. […]

Chance to Play, A (1950)

Film about the need for Americans to have more places to participate in sports, recreation, and other leisure activities. Considers the special needs of young people, the elderly and workers for recreation. Also shows the evil things that happen when young people have too much time on their hands (crime, juvenile delinquency). Builds the case […]

Ways to Settle Disputes (1950)

ALICE, JERRY & EDDIE LEARN THRU EVERYDAY INCIDENTS AT PLAY & AT SCHOOL HOW DISPUTES CAN BE SETTLED BY COMPROMISE, BY OBEYING RULES, BY FINDING FACTS, OR BY FINDING OPINIONS, ACCORDING TO WHAT IS INVOLVED. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions […]

Once and Forever (1956)

On the importance of specifying long-life cast-iron soil pipes when you build your new 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 in using it in your project. once-and-forever-1956

[Griffith Park Relief Workers Demonstration] (1933)

Demonstration in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California. Film title indicates: “against city and city officials which caused murder of 100 relief workers in Griffith Park Fire.” Shows crowds, speakers and placards. 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 […]

Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 1, No. 3) 1935

NEWLY DESIGNED TRUCKS IN INDUSTRY & ARMY HAULING BIG GUNS. OLDEST HOUSES IN AMERICA (ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA). NEW YORK JEWELERS DISPLAY MOTORCAR INTERIOR DESIGNS. NEWEST RADIATOR ORNAMENT APPEARS IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Promotional newsreel sponsored by General Motors: Cement mixers at construction site; Truck hauling logs; Oldest house in U.S.; Horse-drawn carriage passing newspaper advertisment […]

[San Francisco Scenes] 1929

MS Ferry Building with streetcars in front; streetcars (trolleys) turning; crowds; ferries approaching berth, seen from Ferry Building; ferries passing on the Bay; Oakland and Lake Merritt, Oakland City Hall; aerial view of University of California stadium in Berkeley; Campanile (on UC Berkeley campus) seen through the trees; CU of ferryboat “Golden Gate”; aerial shots […]

Developing Responsibility (1949)

Frank Harris is a hard-working kid with a paper route that he diligently maintains. He is given a dog, Pal, by Mr. Morgan, one of the customers on his route. For one week with the new dog he must prove to his parents that he can maintain his responsibilities in order to be able to […]

Dining Together (ca. 1951)

Thanksgiving dining etiquette for young children. 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. dining-together-ca-1951