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[Gilmore Bros., Aviation Pioneers] 1931

Silent. Grass Valley, California: Gilmore Bros. and their planes including cabin model that was never flown but designed in 1908 / planes in their barn 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 […]

[Home Movies: Chicago World’s Fair] 1934

Chicago World’s Fair (Century of Progress Exhibition) 1933 / 1934. New York skyline and cruise ship berths. Salt Lake City. Aerial view of Fair Aerial view of building – neoclassical monster Another nice aerial view Another monstrosity Woman walks down street/alley with little cottages POV shot off back of moving train over salt flats (good). […]

How You See It (1936)

Motion pictures are made possible by persistence of vision. Its principles explained with animation, diagrams. Stunt driver rolls car over. Good shots audiences, patrons entering theatre, projection equipment. Process shot of audience watching film. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about […]

Children of Japan (1941)

Shows home, work and school activities of a middleclass Japanese family. Conversations are reproduced and interpreted. The film presents daily life in the life of a middle class Japanese family. Their home, surroundings, living and sleeping quarters, furnishing, dress, customs, and manners are depicted, along with school and play experiences of the children and routine […]

[Home Movies: United Auto Workers Strikers in Detroit]

Pictures picketing and demonstrations by members of the United Automobile Workers of America in the late 1930s, probably in Michigan. 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. home-movies-united-auto-workers-strikers-in-detroit

First Line of Defense (1940)

U.S. Navy recruiting film. Shows maneuvers, shipboard activities, simulated combat /V Geeks mission to share these forgotten films unearthed in their archive, ( ). Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. first-line-of-defense-1940

Skippy and the 3 Rs (1953)

Shows how a first grade boy is taught reading, writing and arithmetic by a teacher who utilizes the boy’s interest to help him to realize his own need for learning. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are […]

Story of Coal, The

Bray Pictures Corp. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. story-of-coal-the

Alcohol and the Human Body (1948)

Traces the course of alcohol through the body until it either oxidizes or escapes, and shows the effects of alcohol on the brain. Dramatizes the case of a problem drinker, including a treatment. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. alcohol-and-the-human-body-1948

Rules and Laws (1951)

Great convoluted hide and seek game metaphor for why laws are important. /V Geeks mission to share these forgotten films unearthed in their archive, ( ). Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. rules-and-laws-1951-2