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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

Man Against the River (1937)

Describes the work of members of the Works Projects Administration in helping refugees of a winter flood of the Ohio River. 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. man-against-the-river-1937

Overs and Outs (ca. 1964)

Industrial film bloopers from the industrial filmmakers, Calvin. 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. overs-and-outs-ca-1964

Nature of Sound, The (1948)

Shows how phil using his amateur radio equipment to demonstrate to jimmy the nature of sound. Demonstrates the various media which transmit sound, the waves of compressed & expanded air leaving a ringing bell, the reflection of sound, the speed of sound & the characteristic waves of sound. We digitized and uploaded this film on […]

Dining Together (ca. 1951)

Thanksgiving dining etiquette for young children. 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. dining-together-ca-1951

Joan Avoids a Cold (1947)

Many provisos which must be followed if young children are not to transmit germs to one another. doctors; never share another’s food; schoolroom; examination; school nurse; really bad acting; children washing; cod liver oil; boiling dishes; sleeping; odd shot: child spitting toothpaste into the toilet [rather than the bathroom sink] We digitized and uploaded this […]

Day is New, The (1942)

Depicts the life and daily pursuits of the residents of Mexico 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. day-is-new-the-1942

Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 4, No. 3) 1938

4-WAY RED LIGHTS BLOT OUT DEATH FOR MEMPHIS SCHOOLCHILDREN. FARMER TRADES HORSE FOR MODERN CAR. OIL WELL BLASTERS DROP BOMBS INTO GROUND, GET GUSHER. PROFESSOR TURNS SECOND STORY MAN ON STILTS. COW SMOKES PIPE, DANCES. GIRLS PRACTICE ARCHERY ON BEACH We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at […]

Day at the River: A Film Lesson in Nature Study (1928)

Tale of a fish hatchery and fish life cycle complete with microcinematography of fish eggs. Silent film with title cards. 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. day-at-the-river-a-film-lesson-in-nature-study-1928

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 […]