Uncategorized3622 Videos

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

Chevrolet Leader News Vol 5 No 2 (1939)

Pumping water in arkansas rice fields. Backyard factory turns out model yacht fittings. Police study street traffic by movies taken from balloon. Florida woman’s fencing champion shows how to keep fit. Baby chicks airshipped from Florida to South America. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com […]

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 […]

Communications and Our Town (1947)

SHOWS A VARIETY OF TYPES OF COMMUNICATION, DIVIDED INTO THOSE SEEN & THOSE HEARD. THIS WEB OF COMMUNICATIONS IS EXPLAINED IN TERMS OF ITS SOCIAL EFFECT ASA LINK BETWEEN PEOPLE. A nameless telephone company lineman spends an amazing amount of time explaining “communication” to two young boys. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf […]

Developing Responsibility (1949)

Frank Harris is a hard-working kid with a paper route that he diligently maintains. He is given a dog, Pal, by Mr. Morgan, one of the customers on his route. For one week with the new dog he must prove to his parents that he can maintain his responsibilities in order to be able to […]

Streamlines (1936)

“STREAMLINES ADD TO THE SAFETY, ECONOMY & COMFORT OF THE MODERN AUTOMOBILE AS WELL AS TO THE BEAUTY.” 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. streamlines-1936

Revolutionary New Triumph in Tape!, A (1958)

A film demonstrating the advantages of the new tape cartridge, its precision, compact qualities, and cost efficiency, in comparison to albums and tape reels, which recorded music at a quicker rate. animation sequence demonstrating advantage of four track tapes over two track tapes. The A/V Geeks actually have a couple of this format of audio […]

Safe Roads (1935)

The driving of an automobile is compared with running a train on the railroad. The driver is an engineer on whose observance of the rules of driving and the courtesies of the road the passengers depend for safety. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if […]