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Drinking Health (1930s)

Silent film about drinking sanitation. Great ECU of woman’s eyes looking up and down, back and forth, and into camera. Old-fashioned ornate clock hands (white against black background) turning rapidly to signify passage of time Workers drinking water out of common glass Analysis of pathogenic germs on glass Young people at soda fountain where it’s […]

Close Call, A (1914)

Young boy and girl exploring outdoors, near coast (Santa Monica?) Little girl falls down cliff 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. close-call-a-1914

County on the Move (ca. 1957 – 1958)

“The spectacular post-war growth of Bergen County and its impact on government.” Great suburban footage — many excellent shots to be logged Young boy on bicycle delivers newspaper to suburban home doorstep. “The spectacular post-war growth of Bergen County and its impact on government.” Great suburban footage — many excellent shots to be logged Young […]

Challenging the Desert Wind

A7 & B Roll. Nevada Division of Forestry “A public information film on the Nevada State Tree Nursery program to conserve soil and water through windbreak planting.” Stock shots to be logged. VS trees We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about […]

Story of Coal, The

Bray Pictures Corp. 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. story-of-coal-the

Drifting Through the Rockies

Cine-Art Productions, Inc. “Chas. J. Belden leads a daring expedition through treacherous rapids, making the first motion pictures even taken of this mighty rent in the Rocky Mountains cut out by the Big Horn River.” Big Horn Canyon, Wyoming CU prospector panning for gold (good) Shooting the rapids Boat overturns in rapids Photographed by Charles […]

Down the Colorado River

Star Safety Film 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. down-the-colorado-river

Growing Things: A Film Lesson in “Nature Study” (1928)

De Vry School Films Inc. How to plant and maintain a small garden.Timelapse cinematography of bean sprouting and growing upward; shoots growing and other plant growth. 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 […]

Glass Case, The (1939)

Sound Masters A man witnesses a holdup and the robber tries to shoot him, but the gun misfires. His poor vision, uncorrected by glasses, causes the frameup of an innocent young man. 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 […]

Film of Endurance, A (ca. 1933)

Metropolitan Motion Picture Company Pennzoil This film is missing its soundtrack. Film about an endurance race on the Bonneville salt flats. Cars stuck on Utah salt flats. Victory Highway milepost signs in Utah posted by Utah State Auto Club, showing New York 2455 miles, Salduro 9, Grantsville 93, Salt Lake City 135. CU Victory Highway […]

Film of Endurance A (ca. 1933)

Silent – missing soundtrack. Made for Pennzoil Company about an endurance race on the Bonneville salt flats. 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. film-of-endurance-a-ca-1933-2