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Freedom and Power (1952)

Depicts the development and importance of electric power from Benjamin Franklin’s experiment with a kite to the contributions of Thomas Edison. First ten-minute sequence, showing history of American independence territorial expansion and electrical development, is animated. Commemorates General Electric’s 75th anniversary (1878-1953). We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email […]
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[News Magazine of the Screen, April] 1950

United Nations forces at 38th parallel in Korea, and many other stories. 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-april-1950
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[San Francisco: Market Street and Ferryboats] 1937

MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: Scenes of Ferry Building / CU of clock in ferry tower / scenes of ferryboat leaving / ferries on the bay / ferry smoke stacks and whistles / working machinery / several scenes of traffic on Market St. with autos, streetcars etc. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf […]
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Inside Information (1941)

EXPLAINS PRINCIPLE OF X-RAY. SHOWS ITS USE IN POLICE WORK, SURGERY, MODERN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING, ETC. X-RAY VIEW OF HOW BRAKES ON MODERN MOTORCAR OPERATE. Technical information about x-rays and sound. X-Ray inspection by police of packages (checking for bombs). X-rays are used in an automobile factory to check for manufacturing defects in parts. Cutaway of […]
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[Gilmore Bros., Aviation Pioneers] 1931

Silent. Grass Valley, California: Gilmore Bros. and their planes including cabin model that was never flown but designed in 1908 / planes in their barn 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 […]
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[Home Movies: Chicago World’s Fair] 1934

Chicago World’s Fair (Century of Progress Exhibition) 1933 / 1934. New York skyline and cruise ship berths. Salt Lake City. Aerial view of Fair Aerial view of building – neoclassical monster Another nice aerial view Another monstrosity Woman walks down street/alley with little cottages POV shot off back of moving train over salt flats (good). […]
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How You See It (1936)

Motion pictures are made possible by persistence of vision. Its principles explained with animation, diagrams. Stunt driver rolls car over. Good shots audiences, patrons entering theatre, projection equipment. Process shot of audience watching film. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about […]
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Children of Japan (1941)

Shows home, work and school activities of a middleclass Japanese family. Conversations are reproduced and interpreted. The film presents daily life in the life of a middle class Japanese family. Their home, surroundings, living and sleeping quarters, furnishing, dress, customs, and manners are depicted, along with school and play experiences of the children and routine […]
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[Home Movies: United Auto Workers Strikers in Detroit]

Pictures picketing and demonstrations by members of the United Automobile Workers of America in the late 1930s, probably in Michigan. 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-movies-united-auto-workers-strikers-in-detroit
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First Line of Defense (1940)

U.S. Navy recruiting film. Shows maneuvers, shipboard activities, simulated combat /V Geeks mission to share these forgotten films unearthed in their archive, ( ). Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. first-line-of-defense-1940
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