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[UCLA 1935 Campus Souvenirs]

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. ucla-1935-campus-souvenirs

Lima (1944)

Shows the beauties of the ‘city of kings,’ the historical background and buildings, and the modern life of the city. 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. lima-1944

Tuberculosis (Third Edition) 1955

Asking the question why so many people still get tuberculosis, the narrator answers in part, “Industrialization has spread faster than industrial health programs,” some of the causes of infection are attributed to occupations, some to poverty and ignorance. Many excellent shots of different kinds of x-ray equipment in hospital and community settings. We digitized and […]

East Bay Cities (Where Air, Rail and Water Meet), The (1928)

Silent Real Estate promotional film on Oakland, California and her sister cities made by Wickham Havens, a local airport / estuary / downtown businesses / manufacturing plants / railways and important buildings in nearby cities / maps and titles We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com […]

Don’t Be a Sucker (1947)

Like The House I Live In, this film warns that Americans will lose their country if they let themselves be turned into “suckers” by the forces of fanaticism and hatred. This thesis is rendered more powerful by the ever-present example of Nazi Germany, whose capsule history is dramatized as part of this film. There’s a […]

Families First (1948)

Two families are used to show the causes of tensions, frustrations and anti-social attitudes. 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. families-first-1948

D-Day Minus One (1945)

Record of the operations of the U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions in the 1944 invasion of France. Shows paratroops, gliders and troop carriers landing in France behind the German lines a day prior to the main invasion, helping to prepare the way for the invasion of Normandy. We digitized and uploaded this film on […]

Behind the Freedom Curtain (1957)

Sales film for voting machines, promoting them as engines of governmental efficiency and practical democracy. 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. behind-the-freedom-curtain-1957

Army Nurse, The (1945)

Shows the daily life and work of the Army nurse, including training and off-duty activities. 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. army-nurse-the-1945

How to Listen To… New Dimensions in Sound (1957)

PRESENTS NEW STEREO RCA VICTOR PHONOGRAPH RECORDS & PLAYER. DEMONSTRATES SOUND OF STEREOPHONIC REPRODUCTION. 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-to-listen-to-new-dimensions-in-sound-1957

Round Trip: The USA in World Trade (1952)

An American auto worker, a Southern farmer, a British machinist, a housewife, a French laborer and a Mexican farmer give their views on world trade. Points up the extent and importance of world trade, the effects of tariffs and the plans for trade agreements. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger […]