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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 […]

Wartime Nutrition (1943)

Shows the wartime work of public welfare agencies in the field of nutrition. 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. wartime-nutrition-1943

Manpower (1943)

The battle for industrial production in World War II brings Americans into factories. Training is provided and agencies are formed to help people into the right jobs. Women join the workforce and mechanical accommodations are made for them. Factories that previously made peacetime products re tool to make war materials We digitized and uploaded this […]

Home on the Range (1942)

The contribution of the western range country to the war effort: wool and mutton, beef and leather. The film shows the western ranges, the sheep and cattle, and the men who spent their lives on these ranges. Wartime production but this time the theme is meat. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of […]

Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance (1949)

Deals with the importance of proper posture and good appearance for the public speaker. Each element is treated from the viewpoint of the inexperienced speaker. Points out that an audience is impressed by what it sees as well as what it hears. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email […]

American Frontier (ca 1953)

Documentary of discovery of oil in North Dakota’s Williston Basin, and the effect on community and nation. 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. american-frontier-ca-1953