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Productimeter Footage

Silent promotional footage of a Productimeter in operation and on the assembly line. 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 productimeter-footage

Productivity Key to Plenty (1949)

Productivity Key to Plenty (1949) A compilation of live footage, staged scenes and animation discussing the rise of the U.S. standard of living as it is tied to the rise of productivity–comparison of man hour earnings in 1850 ($ .27) to 1900 ($ .56) to 1949 ($1.40). An argument for the appreciation of “the American […]

Profile in Blue (ca 1975)

A profile of the Nassau County Police Department’s history and departments, set to an interesting music score. 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. profile-in-blue-ca-1975

Progress Parade (1960)

News release reflecting innovations and happenings from the petroleum industry. Includes a sequence on “fishing” for a lost drill bit, soothing an infant with baby oil, how LP gas serves us in the home and on the job, how a “Citadel” service station operator serves his community, and a research program at Louisiana State University […]

Project Apollo – Manned Flight To The Moon (1963)

Project Apollo – Manned Flight To The Moon 1963 Animated. Shows the principal steps taken by NASA to place men on the moon and get them back safely within this decade. 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: […]

Project Dugout (ca. 1960)

Lawrence Radiation Laboratory Technical Film Report, part-animated, showing underground nuclear detonation tests. 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. project-dugout-ca-1960

Project Mercury 8th Quarterly Report

Project Mercury 8th Quarterly Report – NASA Quarterly progress report for Project Mercury: July, August, September 1961. /V Geeks mission to share these forgotten films unearthed in their archive, ( ). Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. project-mercury-8th-quarterly-report

Project Mercury Freedom 7

Project Mercury Freedom 7 – NASA Documents the first American manned space mission. Covers the training, preparation, launching, and recovery of astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. for the first Project Mercury sub-orbital flight Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. project-mercury-freedom-7

Project Mercury Summation

Project Mercury Summation – NASA A video overview of all the Mercury missions. /V Geeks mission to share these forgotten films unearthed in their archive, ( ). Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. project-mercury-summation

Project Mercury: Mercury-Redstone 1 Launch

Project Mercury: Mercury-Redstone 1 Launch – NASA This 15-minute video shows the extensive testing procedures applied to the Mercury spacecraft before rollout. It also shows the rollout, launch attempts, and the final launch. A failed launch occurred on November 21, 1960 due to an electrical malfunction, but Mercury-Redstone 1A was launched successfully on December 17, […]