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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 […]

Should I Marry Outside My Faith? (1962)

The answer is ‘no’ according to this film. Jean – a Catholic – wants to marry Pete – a Protestant. But their families are less than happy to hear the news. Then Jean’s priest lays down the heavy message that the Roman Catholic Church they don’t like “mixed marriages,” that the kids have to be […]

Social-Sex Attitudes In Adolescence (1953)

Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence Narrated by Lorne Greene. Director: Judith Crawley. Production manager: William O’Farrell. With Claudia Hall (Mary). Filmed in Fayetteville, N.Y. and Ontario. Social sex development of Bill and Mary and how they came to meet, fall in love and marry. Teenagers and children in every stage from infancy through marriage including toddlers, […]

Your Teeth

Uses animation to show how the first teeth form and are replaced by larger, permanent teeth. Shows the way decay can start, and stresses the importance of good dental habits and good food. 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 […]

Save Those Teeth (1949)

Little boy’s visit to the dentist. Emphasizes the importance of proper cleansing and illustrates how the teeth are affected by excessive use of refined sugar. Demonstrates the use of a fluoride solution in preventing tooth decay and prescribes specific rules for the care of the teeth. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V […]

Orange : Fruit of Life

About the growth of the orange industry in the U.S. and specifically about orange juice concentrate. 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. orange-fruit-of-life

Triumph At Daytona

The MERCURY COMET automobile runs durability tests at Daytona Racetrack. Features a motion picture record of a dramatic test of automotive performance and durability. Shows four comets traveling the world’s fastest track for a distance record of 100,000 miles at an average speed of more than 105 miles per hour. We digitized and uploaded this […]

Southern Consumer’s Cooperative (Black Journal 4)

An African-American minister talks about how African-American owned businesses teamed together to help their community in Louisiana. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. southern-consumers-cooperative-black-journal-4