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Heritage We Guard, A (1940)

The film concerns the damage to soil and wildlife that accompanied the winning of the continent by westward migration, and the value of such life and current activities in restoration. 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 […]

Working Dollars (1957)

Many people, like Mr. Finchley, the hero of this film, may have wondered how to go about owning a share of American business, or about the new “pay-as-you-go” Monthly Investment Plan. Or, perhaps they’d just like to know more about how the stock market works — about market opportunities and risks, stocks, bonds and dividends. […]

Home Electrical, The (ca 1915)

Silent. Great old-fashioned silent film with great intertitles. 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. home-electrical-the-ca-1915

Consuming Women (Women as Consumers) ca. 1967

“Here she is. She is single and fun-loving. She is engaged. She is newly married. And not so newly married. She has no children. She has one child. She has many children. She even has grandchildren. She may be exclusively a homemaker. Or she may hold a part-time job. Or she works in an office […]

You Are the Switchman (1951)

When “John Doe” finds a sore on his lip, he must commit to seeing a doctor. His decision is likened to the position of a railroad switchman who controls the movement of trains. The necessity of early cancer diagnosis and treatment is combined in this film with the medical profession’s wish to intervene. Film about […]

Helping You Sell (1937)

Shows excerpts from dms (direct mass selling) films. Shows auto salesmen, salesrooms, customers. Good media stock shots, including broadway night signs. Shows stunts: car rolling, woman riding on hood of 1937 chevrolet through fire. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about […]

Animals in Modern Life (1937)

Contributions of animals to the life of modern man. 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. animals-in-modern-life-1937

Home on the Range (1942)

The contribution of the western range country to the war effort: wool and mutton, beef and leather. The film shows the western ranges, the sheep and cattle, and the men who spent their lives on these ranges. Wartime production but this time the theme is meat. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of […]

Menace of Guatemala (Ideal What-Nots series) (1934)

Discusses the threat of volcanoes Footage of Guatemala weaving backpacking trekking dance and dancing fear terror disasters earthquakes Central America Latin America South Americ 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 […]

Right Now! (1960s) a/b roll

Silent A/B roll footage. Produced and directed by Robert Newman. Photographed by Graeme Ferguson. Edited by Robert Farren. Music by Mel Pahl. Sponsored by United Church Board for Homeland Ministries, Committee for Racial Justice Now, Southern Christian Leadership Conference Voter Education Project of the Southern Regional Council. “‘Right Now!’ was made possible by the cooperation […]

Einstein Theory of Relativity (1923)

Title: “Time is Relative. It STRETCHES and SHRINKS!” other great titles, some animation Title: “A subject requiring a life-time to master, obviously cannot be demonstrated in a few minutes. This is therefore an attempt to explain only some of its more popular ideas.” Simulation of astronaut being shot into space from a giant cannon animation […]