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School Libraries in Action (1961)

Line of children (junior-high-age) entering classroom. Librarians in planning meeting, all women. Kids in front of library display board “Books Away!”, showing books attached to little parachutes. Librarian reading aloud to kids Older children making puppets and Viking helmets with horns. Pan over kids listening Some African American kids in all-Black school library — scenes […]

[Newsreel: Mystery Plane for Ocean Hop Has Robot Pilot] (1930s)

Early drone technology! title: Universal Newsreel: Oakland, Calif. — Mystery Plane for Ocean Hop Has Robot Pilot robot plane being tested by Army officials ring direction finder atop plane follows broadcast station coordinates airplane with darkened windows taxis and takes off We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archive. Email us […]

[Newsreel: Collegians Wage Vegetable War] (1930s)

title: Odd Bits in Today’s News: San Francisco, Cal.– Collegians Wage Vegetable War students posing for camera with old and rotten vegetables freshman and sophomores throwing vegetables at one another residential neighborhood (and cemeteries), and sandlots, visible in background narrator: “The Battle of Garbage Hill” We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the […]

Trees (circa 1920s)

Silent film about forests. Forests World War I combat title: “Civilization stands on the firm foundation of wood” Man and woman reading in front of fireplace, 2 separate chairs framing fire, backs to camera Town by river, highway bridge and railroad, hills in background, steam train moving right to left (good) lumber yard train moving […]

Treasures for the Making (1951)

Demonstrates the making of jam and jelly by the shortboil (pectin) and long-boil methods. Includes sequences on the use of fresh, frozen, canned and dried fruits and on bottled and canned juices. 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 […]

Television Spots Santa Fe Cigars (1950s)

Series of 14 television commercials for Santa Fe Cigars made by the Jam Handy Organization 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. television-spots-santa-fe-cigars-1950s

Teamwork (1960)

About printer’s ink. 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. teamwork-1960

Small Milk Plant Operation (1940s)

About how milk is processed. Shots of milk drinking, milk delivery, children with milk 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. small-milk-plant-operation-1940s

Skippy and the 3 Rs (1953)

Shows how a first grade boy is taught reading, writing and arithmetic by a teacher who utilizes the boy’s interest to help him to realize his own need for learning. 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 […]