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Man and His Culture (1954)

Shows, in the imaginative form of a ‘REPORT FROM OUTER SPACE,’ how the ways of mankind might appear to visitors from another planet. Considers the things most cultures have in common and the ways they change as they pass from one generation to the next. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. man-and-his-culture-1954-3

Magic in the Air (1955)

Introduces television and explains the workings of early television technology. 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. magic-in-the-air-1955

Machinist and Toolmaker The

Explores the vocations of the machinist and toolmaking trades. 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. machinist-and-toolmaker-the

Lucky Strike Cigarette Commercial : Square Dance (1948)

Lucky Strike cigarette commercial with stop-motion animation of square-dancing cigarettes. 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. lucky-strike-cigarette-commercial-square-dance-1948

Look at Communism, A (1955)

This lesson warns its viewers to resist Communism after explaining how it is actively trying to destroy all Capitalist nations, succeeding through the promotion of socialism in Europe. It explains Communism’s concepts of “Dialectical Materialism, Economic Determinism, and Atheism” from the perspective of the threats that they pose to Capitalism. We digitized and uploaded this […]

Panama by Air (Reel 4) 1914

Panama By Air Reel 4 of the six reel film produced by Ray Duhem in 1914. Rob Fowler was the pilot and Duhem photographed the canal by air from Atlantic to Pacific. This reel covers the area from the Culebra Cut to the point where the plane runs out of gas (the propeller stopping is […]

Other Fellow, The

” A RECKLESS DRIVER SEES HIMSELF DRIVING MANY OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. HE LEARNS FROM THESE EXPERIENCES THAT TO EVERY OTHER DRIVER HE IS ‘THE OTHER FELLOW.’ THE SAFETY LESSON IS TAUGHT THROUGH COMEDY.” We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions […]

[Opium Destruction, San Francisco] 1914

1. Government agents burn confiscated opium near new (unfinished) San Francisco City Hall. 2. Agents destroy confiscated Chinese drugs, San Francisco, California. 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. opium-destruction-san-francisco-1914

Once and Forever (1956)

On the importance of specifying long-life cast-iron soil pipes when you build your new home. 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. once-and-forever-1956

[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, […]