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Psychological Operations in Support of Internal Defense and Development Assistance Programs (1968)

At the United States embassy of a small fictional country, Hostland, delegates request assistance in counteracting the outside influences which “have planted the seeds of subversion” in their country. “As with most countries that find themselves in the midst of a Communist inspired insurgency, Hostland has a population with a doubtful sense of national unity”. […]

Miracle of the Can (ca 1956)

Shows history of can making in the U.S. Excellent footage of mass production and discussion of the growth of agribusiness. 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. miracle-of-the-can-ca-1956

Personal Hygiene (ca 1950)

Military training drama showing how the residents of a barracks convince a sloppy soldier to clean up his act. With many folk songs on cleanliness. 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 […]

[S.E. Manning Company, Ltd. Film] 1934

A real estate promotional film made by the S.E. Manning Company of San Francisco, California. Produced to promote the Manning development of San Pablo Park and the city of Richmond generally. Begins with scenes of San Francisco / Ferry crossing the bay / Oakland / driving out San Pablo Avenue / Solano Ave. in Albany […]

Mr. Bell (1947)

Shows Alexander Graham Bell working with his deaf pupils and experimenting with the telephone and the wax cylinder record for the phonograph. His wide interests, which included aeronautics and the National Geographic Society, are also described. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have […]

Fire! Patty Learns What to Do (1951)

ACTUAL HAPPENINGS AT THE GARMAN’S FARM WHERE A TERRIBLE FIRE, WHICH BURNED 50 HOMES, WAS STOPPED AT THEIR DOOR. THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSON IN THE FILM IS THE WAY IN WHICH EACH OF THE GARMAN CHILDREN RISES TO THE EMERGENCY, AND DOES HIS PART. Filmed in and around the Chatsworth fire of 1947 in the […]

Tomorrow Always Comes (1941)

Two little girls fantasize about their clothes and husbands. Wedding takes place. Girl is born. Headline: WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE WINS. Wife sews a dress for a dance. She starts crying: “I guess the style is alright, but the material it’s so thin, dull, lifeless.” Bob offers to buy her one of those imported Paris numbers. Wife […]

Mother Takes a Holiday (1952)

How the all-electric home emancipates women: a drama of how the women in the family manipulate their men to upgrade the laundry facilities. 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. […]

Place to Live, A (1941)

A film about slum clearance and new housing projects in Philadelphia. 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. place-to-live-a-1941