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Dairy Industry, The (1942)

Presents the work involved in production, processing & marketing the products of the dairy farm. 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. dairy-industry-the-1942

ABC’s of…Defensive Driving Tactics, The

Demonstrates the basic rules of defensive driving including planning ahead in traffic situations and a willingness to give way to another driver. 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. abcs-of-defensive-driving-tactics-the

Airport, The (1948)

Functions of the modern airport: servicing of a passenger airliner from its arrival until its next take-off, methods of handling tickets, passenger food service, baggage & mail loading, checking planes in & out, weather planning, radio service. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you […]

[Home Movies: New York World’s Fair] (1939)

13:24:40 Another reel – color/silent 38383 1939 World’s Fair 13:29:40 Parking lot of the World’s Fair, thousands of cars ** 13:30:22 View of main boulevard of Fair, not many people 13:31:07 Pan of fairgrounds looking down * Fair nearly empty 13:31:45 Another boulevard shot 13:34:41 Jungleland – African tribesman exhibited with chimpanzee We digitized and […]

Great New Star, A (1953)

Dinah Shore promotes the new Chevrolets and sings “See the U.S.A. in your new 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 footage and are interested in using it in your project. great-new-star-a-1953

[Home Movies: California] (ca. 1935 – 1938)

13:00:54 Mission San Luis Rey color/silent 50016 13:01:03 Pan of old Spanish style building 13:02:05 Polar bears in zoo 13:02:09 CU Grizzly bear ** 13:02:27 MCU Bear dancing 13:11:08 Huntington Beach Another mission Highway One Stanford University POV Driving across the Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco) at sunset VS Golden Gate Bridge, Seal Rocks Pan […]

Ceiling on Your Home, A (1945)

Shows the economic factors affecting postwar deflation and an appeal for public cooperation, an appeal to the public to assist in retail price control, and the difficulties veterans faced in locating jobs and housing. Rent control. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have […]

Navajo Canyon Country (1954)

Shows Navajo people in their native country and gives a brief description of their way of life today. 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. navajo-canyon-country-1954

Herds West (1955)

Shows production of beef from the grasslands of the range to the feeding barns near big cities in the West. Points up the westward movement of cattle in recent years following the surge of population. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions […]

Pork People Like (1956)

Illustrates the different qualities of pork and shows how to acquire the best in meat purchases. Explains the importance of a “meat” type hog, with the necessary steps to raise it, and distinguishes it from the “fat” type. Instructs the housewife in the selection of good meat for her table. We digitized and uploaded this […]

Screen Traveler: Damascus and Jerusalem (1936)

Visits Damascus, known as the oldest city in the world, and Palestine, the Holy City. Shows the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Haram-esh-Sherif, Mount of Olives, the Wailing Wall, the Jaffa Gate in the old west wall of the city and the dome of the rock. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of […]

Our Shrinking World (1946)

Shows the development of transportation and communication, and the resultant bringing together of the world. Great footage of technological developments in transportation and communication technology. Great metaphor for early globalization theory in image of the planet shrinking. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you […]