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Portrait of a City – Detroit (1961)

Portrait of a City – Detroit (1961) Celebratory film from Ford commemorating Detroit’s 250th anniversary. Portrait of a City reenacts scenes from the city’s history and presents a tour of its streets, parks, skyscrapers, factories, and waterfront. Buy this film on DVD @ http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/store/products/portrait-of-a-city-detroit-1961-on-dvd/ Proceeds from DVD sales go towards our mission of saving these […]

Backfire 1952

Backfire 1952 Discusses the question–should a man receive reward according to his endeavor or was Karl Marx right in his theory of ‘FROM EACH ACCORDING TO HIS ABILITY AND TO EACH ACCORDING TO HIS NEED.’. Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded by the A/V Geeks thanks to […]

Opel Kadett 1969 TV Spots

Opel Kadett 1969 TV Spots One spot features Alan Hale Jr (the Skipper from Gilligan’s Island) Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded by the A/V Geeks thanks to contributions to this project: http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/avgeeks100miles opel-kadett-1969-tv-spots

Check The Neck

A film made for police, firemen and first responders to alert them to special care that needs to be taken when rescuitating a laryngectomee – a person whose larynx has been removed, usually due to cancer. Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded thanks to contributions from this […]

Regulated Deer Hunting (1930) Pt1

Regulated Deer Hunting, pt 1 1930 Silent with title cards. A look at Pisgah National Forest and their attempts to control deer overpopulation. Trapping and hunting. Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded by the A/V Geeks thanks to contributions to this project: http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/avgeeks100miles regulated-deer-hunting-1930-pt1

Airplane Trip By Jet (1961)

Airplane Trip By Jet (1961) DEPICTS JET AIRPLANE FLIGHT OF BOY & GIRL (& THEIR DOG) FROM New York to San Francisco. SHOWS MANY OF ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY AIRPLANE PERSONNEL BEFORE TAKEOFF & DURING FLIGHT & EXPLAINS FUNCTION OF SOME OF EQUIPMENT THEY USE. INCLUDES VIEWS FROM AIRPLANE. Help us get more films like this […]

AVGeeks Digitizing Fundraiser

We wanna digitize 100 miles (over 240 hours, around 1000 films) of 16mm film from the A/V Geeks archive and make them freely available online! For more info: http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/avgeeks100miles avgeeks-digitizing-fundraiser

Your Chance to Live: Earthwatch (1972)

Portrays the earth’s three personalities: cold and silent in space, tranquil and benign on the surface, and suddenly violent and devastating in natural and man-made disasters. Stresses the importance of personal and community preparation to minimize loss of life and property during disasters. your-chance-to-live-earthwatch-1972

Colorful California

Silent Kodachrome travelogue of popular tourist spots in California. We digitized and uploaded this film from the Orgone 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. colorful-california

Verbstar

A baffling educational film about verb conjugation involving puppets and a poorly conceived sci-fi gimmick. Available on the A/V Geeks “How Star Wars Ruined Educational Films” DVD. verbstar