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Great Lakes: Their Link With Ocean Shipping (1948)

Portrays the lakes as an important shipping route for a region of vast natural resources, major population centers and extensive industrial development. Shows the Welland canal and the St Lawrence Seaway as important links between the lakes and the ocean. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us at […]

Your Family (1948)

BRENT FAMILY LEAF THRU SCRAPBOOK. TONY PREPARES DOG FOOD, SCRUBS FLOOR, OFFERS TO HELP MOTHER, KITCHEN CLOCK WITH ACCELERATED HAND ACTION. NANCY SETS DINNER TABLE, FATHER ENTERS WITH NEWSPAPER. FAMILY PRAYS TOGETHER. FAMILY AT TABLE WITH HOME MOVIE PROJECTOR. We digitized and uploaded this film from the Prelinger Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you […]

EOC RADEF Operations (1967)

Emergency operations centers, RADEF (Radiological Defense) operations We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. eoc-radef-operations-1967

Your Thrift Habits (1948)

Presents a lesson in thrift and budgeting. Points out the value of setting up a budget for systematic savings by careful buying without extravagances, and choosing between immediate and future satisfactions. 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 […]

Retrospect : Shelter and Evacuation

Introduction on the United States and world history in the 1930s. Then we learn about options for what a family can do during atomic attack. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in […]

To Live In Darkness (1954)

Dramatic description of three men who lose their eyesight through carelessness while grinding, welding, and handling chemicals. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. to-live-in-darkness-1954

The Scientific Method (1954)

EXPLAINS STEPS OF SCIENTIFIC METHOD, DEMONSTRATES WAY IT IS APPLIED BY SCIENTISTS & VALUE WHEN APPLIED TO PROBLEMS OF EVERYDAY LIFE. FEATURES DISCOVERY OF PENICILLIN BY SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING. We digitized and uploaded this film from the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using […]

Nervous System (1937)

Examines the structure and functions of the spinal cord, medulla, mid-brain, thalamus, and cerebrum. Explains, through animated drawings, how sense organs receive stimuli, and how nerves carry impulses to the central nervous system and then to the muscles which execute responses. Compares the nervous system structures and responses in various animals. For high school, college, […]

WJR – One of a Kind (ca. 1966)

Story of radio station WJR, Detroit. Many shots with local radio personalities in studio and people listening to the radio at home, in the ballpark at work and outdoors. Excellent, clear color film with good sequences and shots. We digitized and uploaded this film from the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have […]

What We Eat We Are (A/B Roll Etc)

Shows how the banana supplies nourishing and vitamin-supplying food in salads, how bananas add variety to meats and vegetables and its use in elegant desserts, puddings and surprise dishes. We digitized and uploaded this film from the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using […]

Drug Abuse: The Chemical Tomb (1969)

Stresses the dangers of becoming physically and emotionally dependent on drugs even after limited use and instills a desire, based on knowledge derived from accurate information, never to experiment. 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 […]

Lost World, A (1948)

Shows the world of dinosaurs and prehistoric monsters of a million years ago, and includes a battle between two giant creatures. Based on Conan Doyle’s story. 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 […]