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Sky Billboards (1935)

AN EXPLANATION OF SKYWRITING, CLIMAXED IN THE WRITING IN THE SKY OF CHEVROLET SLOGANS. 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. sky-billboards-1935

Film Research and Learning (1956)

Good shots of students watching film in darkened classroom and teachers projecting 16mm film. VS students (junior-high age) working with visual aids in classroom. Graphs showing advantage of audiovisual aids over other media We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the […]

Kinograms Newsreel (1927)

Cuba’s new leader, President-Elect Machado in Washington with daughter is greeted by President Coolidge and Secretary Kellogg 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. kinograms-newsreel-1927

Down the Gasoline Trail (1935)

Producer’s synopsis: “Real photography and cartoon animation tell what happens to a drop of gasoline from the time it is put into the gasoline tank of a Chevrolet to the time it brings to life all the power of the Valve-In-Head engine.” We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email […]

San Francisco by the Golden Gate (1932)

San Francisco scenes: Ferry Building and waterfront piers from air; pan across Ferry Building to San Francisco Bay; aerial of North Beach area; boats at Fisherman’s Wharf; gulls in flight; fishermen repairing nets; cooking crabs at Fisherman’s Wharf; view down California Street; Civic Center from the air; Mission Dolores; LS Bay and city from Twin […]

WPA Film

A U.S. Works Progress Administration film. 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. wpa-film

Who Are the People of America? (1953)

Explains how the United States came to be a diversely populated 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. who-are-the-people-of-america-1953

[Terraplane Newsreel] 1932

Universal Newsreel. Earl C. Anthony, Terraplane automobile dealer, takes pictures of airplane landing atop Terraplane car. 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. terraplane-newsreel-1932

Mailman (1947)

Designed to show primary grade pupils how the United States post office system operates. Follows both a city and a rural mailman on their appointed rounds and explains graphically to children how postmen sort mail and deliver it. Also the great social responsibility of Uncle Sam’s letter carriers. We digitized and uploaded this film on […]

Pearl Harbor (short version) 1942

Contains newsreel footage of German and Japanese atrocities, refugees. 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. pearl-harbor-short-version-1942

Rest and Health (1949)

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK STAR BEGINS TO LAG IN HIS RUNNING BECAUSE OF LACK OF SLEEP. HE IS TIRED & GROUCHY. WHEN HE ESTABLISHES GOOD REST HABITS, HE IS REWARDED W/RENEWED ENERGY & SUCCESS. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the […]