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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 […]

Spirit of Enterprise (1955)

A story of how a young couple parlay their frozen custard booth into a multimillion dollar business. 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. spirit-of-enterprise-1955

Japanese Relocation (ca 1943)

Narr. by Milton S. Eisenhower, director of the War Relocation Authority. An historical record of the transfer of Japanese residents from the Pacific Coast to the American Interior as carried out the the U.S. Army and the War Relocation Authority. 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry, two-thirds of them American citizens. Special attention given to possibility […]

Beef Rings the Bell (1960s)

Promotional film following beef production from cattle ranches to family barbecues. 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. beef-rings-the-bell-1960s

Wonder World of Chemistry (1936)

Wonder World of Chemistry: A Film Story of Better Things for Better Living, The Title: “Who changes the old and creates the new, serves Progress! This story of progress is the story of the search for ‘Better Things for Better Living — Through Chemistry.'” Great title sequence with clean shot of 8 test tubes pouring […]

The Journalist: A Film Lesson in Vocational Guidance (1928)

Silent film that explores a career in journalism. MS newsboy standing on corner as “Third Avenue Railway System” open streetcar passes by in background. 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 […]

Bread: “The Staff of Life” ca. 1920s

Silent. Shows how wheat is harvested, milled and made into bread. 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. bread-the-staff-of-life-ca-1920s