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Going to Town (aka The Checkered Flag) (ca. late 1920s)

Animated silent cartoon. Presents early long-distance flights using Pennzoil products. The strobing effect is from the actual film. Some theorize that this film originally used an early color process where the color alternated from frame to frame. This particular print was b&w. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email […]

Atomic Power at Shippingport (ca 1958)

Tour of the first commercial nuclear power plant. 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. atomic-power-at-shippingport-ca-1958

[United Nations Conference on International Organization, San Francisco, 1945]

Portraits of the motion picture industry reps at the United Nations Conference on International Organization, San Francisco, April 25, 1945. Official Representatives of the Motion Picture Industry serving at the United Nations Security Conference. Claude F. Lee, Howard Dietz, J. Noel Macy, Charles Einfield, Glendon Allvine, Claude Collins. This film of highlights and personalities is […]

Flying the Lindbergh Trail (1937)

Aerial travelogue of South America. 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. flying-the-lindbergh-trail-1937

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

Baking Industry, The (1946)

Vocational film about careers in baking. Discussion of commercial baking industry. CU Lady slicing bread Bread on an assembly line Dough machine Dough rising, thermometer in dough Racks of bread Loaves on assembly line We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about […]

Let Us Break Bread Together (ca 1954)

A pictorial documentation which shows how integration and brotherhood are being promoted in a school district in New York City. 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. let-us-break-bread-together-ca-1954

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

Junior Prom (1946)

This film portrays the experiences of two couples attending a high school Junior Prom from the time the double date is arranged until the boys see their friends home. 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 […]

Last Date (1949)

Tells the story of Jeanne, a popular pretty girl until speed and an accident ruin her life. Directed by Lewis D. Collins. Story by Bruce Henry. With Richard (Dick) York (Nick); Joan Taylor (Jeanne Dawson); and Robert Stern (Larry Gray). Winner of the annual award of the National Committee on Films for Safety as 1949’s […]

Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 2, No. 2) (1936)

Promotional newsreels featuring a variety of Chevrolet-centric stories, including: a Chevrolet pulling an aquaplane along the beach; an isolated Kentucky village linked to the world by motor cars; alligator wrestling; mobility for the Miami Beach police; and new parking meters in Dallas, Texas. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. […]

Prom : It’s A Pleasure (1961)

Using the American Junior Miss Pageant in Mobile, Alabama, as a setting, this film shows proper etiquette for boys and girls in regard to formal dances. Points include extending and accepting invitations, choosing attire and flowers, and enjoying the occasion through correct dance floor etiquette, from cut-ins to show-offs. We digitized and uploaded this film […]