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Rabbits (1949)

Illustrates the life and habits of the rabbits, shows how they build their homes, and pictures various species of rabbits. Calls attention to the breeding of rabbits for fur as a large industry. LIFE, HABBITS, HABITATS OF WILD RABBITS: BURROWS, ADAPTIVE FEATURES (EG. LONG EARS), RAISING OF YOUNG. ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF FUR & AS FOOD […]

X Marks the Spot (1944)

Prologue delivered by Commissioner Arthur W. Magee. Careless & inconsiderate drivers cause accidents & deaths during war time. New Jersey driver Joe is killed at an intersection in a residential area. His guardian angel man (looks like gangster) takes him before the judge where examples of every type of driving mistake is made by the […]

Robbers Under Water (1950)

LIFE STORY OF PIKE. MICROSCOPIC & TIME-LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW ITS DEVELOPMENTS FROM EGG TO MATURITY. CANNIBALISTIC FEATURES OF FISH ARE PORTRAYED IN ITS FEEDING ON STICKLEFISH, CRAYFISH, HERON & DRAGON FLY NYMPHS. From the John Kieran’s Kaleidoscope series. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if […]

Eyes Under Water (1949)

LIFE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN SHOWN IN A VISIT TO THE FLOOR OF THE SEA. MYRIAD FORMS OF STRANGE LIFE ARE ILLUSTRATED BY THE SHOTS OF MANY ODDITIES INCLUDING THE SEA HORSE, CRABS, MUSSELS, SPONGES, CUTTLE FISH, LOBSTERS, SQUID, OCTOPI, & PORPOISES. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger […]

Hidden Harvest (c 1944)

About animal feed. 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-harvest-c-1944

More Power to You (ca. 1930s)

How oil is drilled, transported, refined, reformulated, and consumed. Narrator: Lowell 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. more-power-to-you-ca-1930s

Seeing America’s Greatest Chinatown: San Francisco (Part II) 1912

Chinatown, San Francisco, California: Captain Lewis was a licensed Chinatown guide; these films represent what was salvaged from a multi-reel film. Chinese newspaper / gambling scene around table / people eating in restaurant / Capt. Lewis explains Chinese vegetables / inside poultry store / lady in traditional Chinese clothing / Captain Lewis and small children […]

Film Tactics (1945)

EXPLAINS THROUGH DRAMATIZED EPISODES HOW TRAINING FILMS SHOULD & SHOULD NOT BE USED BY INSTRUCTORS & DEMONSTRATES SOME RESULTS OF GOOD & POOR TEACHING. 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 […]

[Home Movies: Medicus Collection: Little Journey to Washington, D.C., April 1935]

Starting title: “Little Journey to Washington, D.C. (April 1935); VS White House and U.S. Capitol; Easter egg rolling on White House lawn; Tomb of Unknown Soldier; Mount Vernon; various Washington landmarks, including Supreme Court building, Smithsonian Institution, Ford’s Theatre; Mayflower Hotel; inside Corcoran Galleries, with many shots of paintings; lots of cherry blossoms; end title […]

[Home Movies: Happy Birthday to Doris, 1935]

Starting title: “Happy Birthday to Doris, 1935”; good shots of wedding; couple departing; wedding; title “Mr. and Mrs. is the name…July 12, 1935”; VS family at Christmastime, good quality CUs (1935); pans over unfinished San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge; LS bridge with San Francisco skyline behind it; Bay Bridge with chunk of roadway not yet installed; […]

[Home Movies: Medicus Collection: Travels in New Mexico and Southwest]

ca. 1930s. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois; Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, with many tourists in attendance; Billy the Kid House; El Torreon; Jim White, discoverer of Carlsbad, N.M.; desert cactus; Frijoles Canyon cliff dwellers; giving candy to Native American children; Tonita, potter from San Ildefonso Pueblo; Taos Pueblo and its residents We digitized and uploaded this […]