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Do Words Ever Fool You? (1948)

A group of children learns that words have different meanings for different people and that words sometimes play tricks. The children are urged to use words throughtfully and to fix their attention on the concept that the word represents. For intermediate and junior high school grades. This film is from the A/V Geeks archive. Email […]

[Modern Home has Helipad on Roof] 1950s circa

Newsreel. Ray Nichols of Oakland commutes to work by helicopter Modern home has helipad on roof “Sequoia house” steel framework, lots of glass walls 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 […]

[Mail for Soldiers] 1950s

Newsreel. 36,000 sacks of mail destined for GI’s overseas VS sacks of mail, good stockshots In warehouse, loaded off truck, on shelves, marked Japan, Korea, Guam Sacks being hoisted by camera 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 […]

[Kitestinking, Artesia, California] 1950s

SPORTS: KITESTINKING (sp?), Artesia, California Games where people get drenched Water stunt camera gets drenched, so do others 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. kitestinking-artesia-california-1950s

Herbert Hoover’s 79th Birthday

Newsreel clip. 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. herbert-hoovers-79th-birthday

Grand National Radio Cow Palace

Newsreel. 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. grand-national-radio-cow-palace

This is Cedar Crest (1954 circa)

Photography and editing: James A. Peters. Introduction to and tour of Cedar Crest College, a private institution for women in Allentown, Pa. Camerawork is shaky and sound poor, but this is an interesting view of college life in the mid-1950s. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at […]

[Home Movies: Knott’s Berry Farm and Disneyland] 1960s

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. Cub Scouts waving at camera M. Mouse leading parade down Main Street with castle in background CU M. Mouse marching and promenading by […]

[Universal Newsreel: California Stories] c 1950s

Various newsreel stories that take place in 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. universal-newsreel-california-stories-c-1950s