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[Gould can 5483.5: Kinograms Newsreel] 1927

Foals at New York horse breeding farm for future champions / “Zev” turf hero of 1923 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. gould-can-5483-5-kinograms-newsreel-1927

[Gould can 5483.2: Kinograms Newsreel] 1927

Six year old boy swims the Hudson River, New York and New Jersey 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. gould-can-5483-2-kinograms-newsreel-1927

How Do You Do? (1946)

Presents the problems of social introductions, designed to help build social poise and self-assurance. 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. how-do-you-do-1946-2

House in the Middle, The (1954)

Illustrates the importance of good housekeeping and heat reflectant value of white paint. Photographed during the atomic blast at the Nevada proving grounds. 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 Electrical, The (ca 1915)

Silent. Great old-fashioned silent film with great intertitles. 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-electrical-the-ca-1915

[Home Movies: Golden Gate International Exposition] (ca. 1939-40)

Amateur pictures, including aerials and color shot from ground level, of the San Francisco World’s Fair on Treasure Island. 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-movies-golden-gate-international-exposition-ca-1939-40-2

Look at Capitalism, A (1955)

Defines capitalism and shows that the keystone in American capitalism is the principle of ownership of the means of production and distribution. 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. look-at-capitalism-a-1955

Highballing to Victory (1944)

On the Red Ball Express, a truck and air route from the western coast of Europe into the interior, and the importance of conserving rubber for military vehicle tires. 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 […]

Long Way Home, The (ca 1956)

1950s documentary in the neorealist style. Film reminiscent of Vittorio De Sica’s Umberto D. Old man is evicted from his apartment, tired and alone, visits the various public services in St. Louis available to him. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions […]

Here’s Looking (1939)

“Shows how modern car takes advantage of man’s seeing mechanism, reducing blind spots of structure & giving him flawless glass to see thru. Fish, birds & animals are protected by good seeing mechanisms. Tarsius spectrum shown for first time on film.” We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us […]

Living Pages (ca 1935)

“Housekeeping still remains the most important business in the world.” “Each woman faces it singlehandedly.””She must know clothes, how to buy and how to make them.” “She must face death to bring children into the world.” Her relationship to her husband: “she must stir his ambition; pull him through failure; and keep success from hurting […]