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Science in Action: The Flow of Heat (ca. 1956)

Kinescope of Fifties science TV program featuring discussions and demonstrations. Guest: Dr. Harvey R. White (University of California). Animal of the Week: Gopher. Host: Dr. Earl S. Herald. 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 […]

Homes for Veterans (1946)

Promotes solutions to post-World War II housing crisis. 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. homes-for-veterans-1946

Child Went Forth, A (1942)

A simple, poetic exposition of a child’s day at a modern summer camp. The six- to twelve-year-old children have been candidly photographed at work and play as they are encouraged to express their creative instincts and solve their problems independently. Deals with children from two to seven, showing them in activities designed to cultivate self-reliance […]

East Bay Cities (Where Air, Rail and Water Meet), The (1928)

Silent Real Estate promotional film on Oakland, California and her sister cities made by Wickham Havens, a local airport / estuary / downtown businesses / manufacturing plants / railways and important buildings in nearby cities / maps and titles We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com […]

[Reno Flood] 1927

Reno, Nevada: Raging floods cut a wide swath through Reno / camera pans of the roaring waters as they flow by houses, trees and commercial buildings / people on housetops and at elevated areas watch the growing flood / many different camera angles of the flooding waters We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf […]

How to Go Places (1954)

Actress Gale Storm and family take a road trip in their Chevrolet and review the do’s and don’ts of auto traveling. 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. how-to-go-places-1954

[Dead Fair] 1940

DEAD FAIR: Treasure Island, in San Francisco Bay, shown after the closure of the World’s Fair (Golden Gate International Exposition) 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. dead-fair-1940

Pathe News Digest (1938, No. 4)

Includes: Floods and winds in the West; 20,000 homeless in California food; dust storms; Austria alarmed!; super plane; sled boat; 1938 regatta; U.S. Navy; outboard race; reserve tank; piggyback plane; bobsled run. 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 […]

Around the Corner (1937)

Dramatic and clear explanation of how a vehicle can turn a corner keeping the wheels from skidding because the differential is at work. 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. […]

Secretary’s Day (1947)

The daily activities of a secretary are compared with those of a stenographer to show the added responsibilities and duties of the secretary. 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. […]

Battle Is In Our Hands, The (1943)

Describes the impact of the war on production in rural areas and how new problems can be met. 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. battle-is-in-our-hands-the-1943