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Sentinel in the Sky (1955)

Peacetime airborne radar installations perform several most useful functions. They are an aid to navigation, they provide early warning against storms, they detect nearby terrain, and they are capable of alerting the pilot to nearby aircraft. Many commercial airlines are now installing or plan to install this indispensable equipment. One which already has is Pan […]
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Long Way Home, The (ca 1956)

1950s documentary in the neorealist style. Film reminiscent of Vittorio De Sica’s Umberto D. Old man is evicted from his apartment, tired and alone, visits the various public services in St. Louis available to him. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions […]
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What Is Business? (1948)

Gives students a view of business in the world around them. Business sets the scene and provides the props. It produces Mother’s pen, the bread on the breakfast table, and the pop up toaster into which the bread goes. With familiar objects such as these, students are introduced to the production, distribution, and service phases […]
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Herds West (1955)

Shows production of beef from the grasslands of the range to the feeding barns near big cities in the West. Points up the westward movement of cattle in recent years following the surge of population. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions […]
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Men and Jobs (1944)

About the United States Employment Service. Pan Farmland Pan Factory town Factory scenes Men silhouetted against fire [actually molten metal] looks like factory is on fire 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 […]
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When Elk Come Down

Silent film shot in and near Yellowstone National Park. Addresses poaching and management of elk populations in the wild. 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. when-elk-come-down
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Trees (circa 1920s)

Silent film about forests. Forests World War I combat title: “Civilization stands on the firm foundation of wood” Man and woman reading in front of fireplace, 2 separate chairs framing fire, backs to camera Town by river, highway bridge and railroad, hills in background, steam train moving right to left (good) lumber yard train moving […]
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Pathegrams Review (No. 1) 1927

This is an assembly of various newsreel stories and fragments, all apparently Pathé-produced. Four-Footed Fortunes: Yearly Shearing on an Arizona Sheep-Ranch The Two-Legged Horse Race. Special photography by Alvin V. Knechtel. Ostrich races. segues into poor-quality footage of New York City, offices, telegraph key, Lindbergh’s ticker-tape parade in New York title: New York Welcomes the […]
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Aeronautics and Space Report 254 (1990)

Future Energy Source This video describes the efforts of the Center for the Commercial Development of Space in Wisconsin to develop a strategy for mining Helium-3, an efficient, environmentally safe alternative to fossil fuels that exists on the moon. Animated sequences depict the equipment that could mine the lunar surface, boil away Helium-3 to be […]
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