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Spirit of Enterprise (1955)

A story of how a young couple parlay their frozen custard booth into a multimillion dollar business. 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. spirit-of-enterprise-1955

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 […]

All American Soap Box Derby (1934)

CHILDREN AUTOMOBILES MODELS HOBBIES SOAP BOX DERBY CHEVROLET DAYTON OHIO TEENAGERS ADOLESCENTS BOYS FADS TRANSPORTATION CULTURE 1930S 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. all-american-soap-box-derby-1934

Something for Nothing (1940)

“With the help of rube goldberg, the picture proves that we can’t get something for nothing. That is, to get power out of an engine, you have to put fuel in. However, modern engines are designed to conserve fuel & deliver full power on every stroke.” We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of […]

Helping You Sell (1937)

Shows excerpts from dms (direct mass selling) films. Shows auto salesmen, salesrooms, customers. Good media stock shots, including broadway night signs. Shows stunts: car rolling, woman riding on hood of 1937 chevrolet through fire. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about […]

Financing the American Family (ca. 1935)

FAMILIES HOUSEHOLDS FINANCE ECONOMICS BUDGETS MONEY HOUSES HOMES DAILY LIFE DEPRESSION HISTORY MEN WOMEN 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. financing-the-american-family-ca-1935

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 […]