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Development Of Transportation (2ed, 1958)

Surveys the rapid growth of transportation in the United States from the times when the world’s peoples were kept apart by great natural barriers to the present day when jet aircraft span the continent in a few hours. Reviews the development of the vast network of railroads, highways, and air routes in the United States, […]

Steam Trains Out Of Dearborn

Steam trains in action at the approaches to Dearborn Station, Chicago, or at 21st Street, including those of Chicago and Western Indiana, Wabash, Monon, Grand Trunk Western, Erie, Chicago and Eastern Illinois, and Santa Fe. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about […]

The Passenger Train (1955)

A young boy who takes a trip on a transcontinental train learns about the organization of a passenger train and about the services which contribute to the speed of the train and safety, and comfort of the passengers. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you […]

Music Education: Start Them Right

A look at how using the Yamaha method of teaching music can be a rewarding experience in the classroom. We digitized and uploaded this film from 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. music-education-start-them-right

Bill Garman, 12-Year-Old Businessman (1946)

BILL, A TYPICAL AMERICAN BOY, RAISES RABBITS AND HOGS AND PLANS HOW HE WILL SELL THEM. HE FIGURES HIS ACCOUNTS, BANKS HIS MONEY AND PLANS WITH HIS FATHER TO INVEST THE PROFITS. We digitized and uploaded this film from the Prelinger Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are […]

On The Wing (1938)

Part of Sportscope shorts series. Looks at wild geese hunting and the trained dogs that retrieve the dead birds from the icy-ponds, marshes and snow-covered fields where they fall. We digitized and uploaded this film from the Prelinger Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using […]

What to Do in a Gas Attack? (circa 1942)

Explains what war gas is, how it is used by the enemy, and how simple household items, such as bicarbonate of soda and bleaching solution, may be used to prevent casualties. We digitized and uploaded this film from the Prelinger Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested […]

Farewell to Treasure Island (1940)

FAREWELL TO TREASURE ISLAND. Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, California. We digitized and uploaded this film from 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. farewell-to-treasure-island-1940

The Relaxed Wife (1957)

Remarkable, surreal industrial film promoting “Atarax,” a tranquilizer, and asserting how “ataraxic medicines” can help us all to achieve the relaxed state we long for. Created by Coni Johnston, Mel London, Joseph Cole, Bert Spielvogel, Tracy Ward (a pseudonym for Virginia Bell) and by Rune Hagman, Delores Phox, Jeanne Sharp, Dick Brophy, M. Opelle, Herb […]

Road to Better Living, The (1959)

Tribute to the mortgage banking industry and its role in building America’s housing and industrial infrastructure. We digitized and uploaded this film from 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. road-to-better-living-the-1959

Wood For War (ca. 1942)

Forest production and its strategic importance during wartime. In Kodachrome. We digitized and uploaded this film from 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. wood-for-war-ca-1942

Science in Action: Antibiotics (1950)

Televison program about how antibiotics work in the body. Produced by California Academy of Sciences. Executive Producer Benjamin Draper. Director Vern Louden. Program Host Dr. Early S. Herald. We digitized and uploaded this film from the Prelinger Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it […]