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Science in Action: The Flow of Heat (ca. 1956)

Kinescope of Fifties science TV program featuring discussions and demonstrations. Guest: Dr. Harvey R. White (University of California). Animal of the Week: Gopher. Host: Dr. Earl S. Herald. 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 […]

Desert Venture (ca 1958)

This oil propaganda film explains why venture capital in Saudi Arabia is crucial to fueling America’s “nation on wheels.” Sponsored by Aramco (Arab-American Oil Company) / Standard Oil Company of 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 […]

Dynamic American City, The (ca 1956)

There could be no better film than this to show how old, character-filled neighborhoods in cities across the nation were wantonly destroyed during the “new is better” 1950s. The term used was “URBAN RENEWAL”. Cities across the United States are shown, in old, established residential and business districts of great charm, and new, “urban renewal”-inflicted […]

Aluminum on the March (1956)

Live location photography, stop-motion and special effects chronicle an industry that contributes to everyday living and national defense. The documentary opens in the mile-high bauxite mines of Jamaica, from which the bauxite ore is conveyed over an aerial tramway to waiting ships, then carried to a factory. At the factory, the ore is digested, settled, […]

Where the Mountains Meet the Sea (1959)

CONCERNS CITY OF SANTA MONICA, 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. where-the-mountains-meet-the-sea-1959

Atomic Energy as a Force for Good (1955)

Describes the reactions of citizens of a small town to the construction of an atomic energy plant in their community. Explains that an understanding by the citizenry of the peaceful applications of atomic energy influences their attitude. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you […]

[Hidden Valley Land Company Film]

Silent. Hidden Valley Land Company’s Grapefruit Project – comprising 6100 acres, in Arizona 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. hidden-valley-land-company-film

Safest Township Anywhere, The (1960)

Lessons in safety. 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. safest-township-anywhere-the-1960

South Dakota Saga (ca 1938)

History of South Dakota and mining at the Homestake mines. 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. south-dakota-saga-ca-1938

Coffee House Rendezvous (1969)

Filmed on location at: The Orange Ell, Chestnut Hill Community Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Brethren Coffee House, Church of the Brethren, Glendale, California; Cholmondeley’s, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts; The Pit, The Ship’s Wheel, The Provincial Club, family basements in Racine, Wisconsin. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at […]

Science in Action: Rivers of Ice (ca 1956)

Science in Action episode about glaciers. 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. science-in-action-rivers-of-ice-ca-1956