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Special Days In February (1953)

Children in the third grade learn the reasons for celebrating George Washington’s birthday, Lincoln’s birthday, and Valentine’s Day. 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. special-days-in-february-1953

Energy In Our Rivers (1948)

Demonstrates methods of harnessing rivers to provide electrical power, such as water wheels and modern hydro-electric turbines. animation and photography show dams and how their power is utilized. Illustrates various types of water wheels, electric generators, and hydroelectric turbines, and uses animation to explain the operation of the turbine. Compares the availability of coal and […]

Display of Operational Data (1967)

The civilized world might be in chaos but there’s no reason for your data to be presented in a chaotic way! An exercise at an Emergency Operating Center following a simulated nuclear attack shows how operational data is collected, recorded and displayed to aid officials in making command decisions. We digitized and uploaded this film […]

Men and Mail in Transit

We digitized and uploaded this film from our archive of over 24,000 films. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. Shows the functions of the railway and the methods of handling, sorting, dispatching and picking up the mail while in transit. men-and-mail-in-transit

[Home Movies: Pendleton Roundup, 1941, I]

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. Photography by Chas. Masters; Titles by Louis Moss. home-movies-pendleton-roundup-1941-i

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 […]

City of Magic (1957)

About New York City. A/B roll 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. city-of-magic-1957-2

[Home Movies: Budapest and Germany, June 1937]

Budapest skyline, Prague, Dresen on the Rhine River. Images of Germany; Rhine River; German cities; Prague; possibly also images of Hitler Youth or Nazi brownshirts. Color sequence is faded. 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 […]

Self-Preservation in an Atomic Bomb Attack (1950)

Three servicemen demonstrate what individuals should do to protect themselves against an atomic air or underwater explosion. The relative effects of the blast, heat and radiation are also shown. 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 […]

Nevada Highway Story, The

Silent a/b roll. Planning the Nevada highway system. 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. nevada-highway-story-the-2

Science in Action: Aero Medicine (1956)

Kinescope of Fifties science TV program featuring discussions and demonstrations. This episode is dedicated to the study of the effects of space travel on human physiology. 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 […]