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Building the American Dream (ca. 1956)

Sponsored by United States Gypsum Company and the National Association of Home Builders Housing Construction Building industry National Association of Home Builders (sponsor) Urban planning Animation 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 […]

Wheels of Progress (ca 1927)

Reviews the history of transportation in the U.S. and promotes the economic and social benefits of more and better public roads. 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. wheels-of-progress-ca-1927

Home Economics Story, The (1951)

Four years in the lives of four home economics students at Iowa State University. 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. home-economics-story-the-1951

Hired! (1940)

Quirky Chevrolet sales 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. hired-1940

Water (ca. 1950)

John Kieran explains in his inimitable style the basics of water, sustainer of life. 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. water-ca-1950

[Oakland Oaks Baseball Season Opens] 1918

Baseball season opens in Oakland, California: April 2, 1918 / Oaks vs. San Francisco / warmup / auto parade / CU players / “Doraldina” is pitcher (actually star dancer appearing in vaudeville in Oakland) and “Pop” Anson is catcher Great footage of famous dancer Doraldina dressed in uniform as female pitcher for the Oakland Oaks, […]

[Gould can S-8: San Francisco Transportation Scenes]

San Francisco, California Street scenes, busses, Railway Express truck, cars, Also ship leaving port / funnels / crowd and cargo vans loading and on way to pier. 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 […]

Chevrolet Leader News Vol 1 No 2 (1935)

U.S. Highway 1 connects 25 islands from Florida coast to Key West. Oldest Chevrolet employees hold reunion in Baltimore plant. Jackson, Michigan: Combination bus and railroad car connect small towns with railroad. Promotional newsreel sponsored by General Motors: Construction of highway linking Key West, Florida with mainland; Ceremony awarding large Chevrolet key to several elderly […]

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 […]

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 […]

Joan Avoids a Cold (1947)

Many provisos which must be followed if young children are not to transmit germs to one another. doctors; never share another’s food; schoolroom; examination; school nurse; really bad acting; children washing; cod liver oil; boiling dishes; sleeping; odd shot: child spitting toothpaste into the toilet [rather than the bathroom sink] We digitized and uploaded this […]