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Behind the Bright Lights (1935)

Shows how news is flashed on the electric sign, the principle of the motor graph, and how products of modern industry are presented to the public. Sign, made of many bulbs, advertises chevrolet. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the […]

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

Holiday for Bill (1951)

Cliche-ridden rural/urban improbable romance concocted to promote Ford tractors. 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. holiday-for-bill-1951

Save the Soil

Silent. The soil is the heritage of all mankind, given in perpetual trust to the children of men…SAVE THE SOIL! many stock shots of famine, decadence, food, agriculture 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 […]

Natives of Yosemite

Silent film by U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service “Yosemite National Park, gifted by nature with a grove of SEQUOIAS, also offers fine chances to study plant and animal life.” Big trees; sequoia grove Car driving through tree trunk of “Fallen Giant” tree Grizzly Giant descriptive sign Animated labels appear on cross-section of […]

Drinking Health (1930s)

Silent film about drinking sanitation. Great ECU of woman’s eyes looking up and down, back and forth, and into camera. Old-fashioned ornate clock hands (white against black background) turning rapidly to signify passage of time Workers drinking water out of common glass Analysis of pathogenic germs on glass Young people at soda fountain where it’s […]

Prove it With A Magnifying Glass (1959)

A young boy uses a magnifying glass to prove for himself the validity of many scientific facts about which he has been told, and to discover many new facts about the world around him. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. prove-it-with-a-magnifying-glass-1959

Big City, The (1958)

Uses St Louis, Missouri, as an example to show services performed by a big city, such as air and water purification, traffic control, health and safety programs, city planning and recreation facilities. Annual report to taxpayers, replacing a statistic-filled pamphlet explaining how tax dollars are spent. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. big-city-the-1958

Why We Respect the Law (1950)

Explains the importance of law in keeping order in a society. Shows that respect for the law is developed by a realization that law represents accumulated wisdom, that it is in harmony with laws of nature and that it is necessary to prevent trouble. Ken & 3 friends steal boards to make backstop for baseball […]