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What Is Business? (1948)

Gives students a view of business in the world around them. Business sets the scene and provides the props. It produces Mother’s pen, the bread on the breakfast table, and the pop up toaster into which the bread goes. With familiar objects such as these, students are introduced to the production, distribution, and service phases […]

All in One (1938)

The qualities in many kinds of dogs are similar to the qualities we want from our automobiles; safety, speed, protection; beauty. “For thousands of years, dogs have offered protection, companionship and love to men their masters. More than friends, more than pets are the dogs who spend their lives bringing life into the darkness.” “The […]

Boy in Court (1940)

Shows in detail the workings of the juvenile court when a boy is brought before it. Begins with the snatching of a car by young delinquents & follows them to the release of one of the boys, after a year’s probation. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us […]

[San Francisco Scenes] 1929

MS Ferry Building with streetcars in front; streetcars (trolleys) turning; crowds; ferries approaching berth, seen from Ferry Building; ferries passing on the Bay; Oakland and Lake Merritt, Oakland City Hall; aerial view of University of California stadium in Berkeley; Campanile (on UC Berkeley campus) seen through the trees; CU of ferryboat “Golden Gate”; aerial shots […]

Synthetic Fibers Nylon and Rayon (1949)

Reveals how modern science and technology have made possible the development of new artificial fibers for making textiles — specifically rayon and nylon. Portrays some of the processes used in making these fibers, ways in which they are useful to man and characteristic of the textiles made from them. We digitized and uploaded this film […]

[Home Movies: San Francisco] 1940

Mission Dolores, Cliff House, Golden Gate Park Aquarium Golden Gate International Exposition 1940 Mission Dolores graveyard View looking south on Dolores Street from Mission Dolores Golden Gate Park: Steinhart Aquarium, deYoung Museum 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 […]

Hotel and Restaurant Workers

Shows the work done by a large hotel-restaurant staff. Provides information on the hotel industry and the need for training in its various phases. This film presents the variety of jobs that take place in the preparation and clean up of a large hotel banquet. It displays shots of waiters setting tables, cooks preparing soup, […]

Great Train Robbery, The (1903)

In this silent short, bandits rob the passengers on a train in this pioneering western. 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-train-robbery-the-1903

Snob, The(1958)

USES STORY OF HIGH SCHOOL GIRL, WHOSE ATTITUDE TOWARD HER SCHOOLMATES CAUSES HER TO BE LABELED A SNOB, TO EXPLORE BASIC PROBLEM OF SNOBBERY & REASONS FOR IT. 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 […]

Bookbinders (ca 1961)

Shows the work of bookbinders and the final steps in the process of manufacturing printed books. From the “Americans at Work” series. 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. bookbinders-ca-1961

Pathe News Digest (1938, No. 4)

Includes: Floods and winds in the West; 20,000 homeless in California food; dust storms; Austria alarmed!; super plane; sled boat; 1938 regatta; U.S. Navy; outboard race; reserve tank; piggyback plane; bobsled run. 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 […]