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Silent Explosion (1965)

Points out to college alumni what their school has meant to them and what they owe to their colleges now. Narrated by Ronald Reagan. Had to remove copyrighted music in parts due to YouTube’s draconian ContentID robots. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have […]

Seasonal Farm Workers – A Healthier place to live (1964)

Discusses housing and other environmental conditions of migrant worker camps. Shows safeguards against such health hazards as pests, dirt, and unsafe water. Stresses the responsibilities of workers, growers, and others. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested […]

Survival in the winter storm. (1974)

Instructions for civilians on how to adequately prepare for winter storms as well as survival tips for those caught in winter storms. We digitized and uploaded this film the A/V Geeks Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. survival-in-the-winter-storm-1974

Tornado : a spotter’s guide. (1977)

Designed to aid in the training of community spotters in visual detection and reporting of severe storms and tornadoes. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. tornado-a-spotters-guide-1977

Improve Your Pronunciation (1949)

Four teenagers and a narrator engage in a discussion of pronunciation problems. They identify such common problems as sound smudging, word grunting, and transposing, changing, dropping and adding sounds. They learn that pronunciation can be improved by using the dictionary, listening to yourself (using a wire recorder, a pre-tape form of home recording device) and […]

Snow Thrills (1940)

Silent. Highlights winter sports – skating, skiing, bobsled, dogsledding, and features lots of folks falling down. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. snow-thrills-1940

Family Interview 2: Retrospect

Part of the Civil Defense series, Retrospect. Introduction deals with the path to the war (WW II) in the Pacific and the attack on Pearl Harbor; the closing is on early Hollywood film stars. Then we meet a large family that spent a week isolated in a fallout shelter. Hosted by Douglas Edwards. We digitized […]

Community Protection Through Civil Defense (1963)

Description of civil defense plans as implemented in Jacksonville, Florida. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. community-protection-through-civil-defense-1963-2

The Little We Have (mid 1960s)

A very roundabout argument for increasing the radio spectrum bandwidth for public safety. Made to be shown to officials to lobby for changes in the law. It takes a while to get to the point which is an argument for increasing the radio spectrum bandwidth for public safety. Made to be shown to officials to […]