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Discovering Texture (1961)

Every surface has texture, and an object may have several textures. The film shows how man uses paints, tools, and materials to change the texture of surfaces. 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 […]

Care For Art Materials (1948)

This 11-minute animated film discusses the care and use of such art tools as brushes, paints, chalk, crayons, scissors, clay, paste and glue. The film is designed to promote an interest in art materials and their care. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you […]

Walk Without Fear (1970)

Tells, through a police officer’s address to a local citizens’ group, the precautionary measures which women can take to increase their peace of mind while decreasing the likelihood of their becoming a crime statistic. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about […]

Painting An Abstraction (1950)

Eliot O’hara presents his own technique of abstracting desired elements of a watercolor painting. 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. painting-an-abstraction-1950

Party’s Over (1976)

Introduces problems of alcohol and peer pressure. Depicts a girl’s quiet slumber party, which becomes raucous when a group of high school boys arrive with liquor. Shows how the girl’s parents step in and control the situation. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you […]

Quadraplegic functional skills. Showering (1968)

This rehabilitation film demonstrates how persons with paraplegia and quadraplegia learn to shower independently. 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. quadraplegic-functional-skills-showering-1968

Read The Label Set A Better Table (1978)

Shows consumers how they can get more value for their food dollar by reading the new food labels. Explains that food packages now list many nutrients and encourages viewers to prepare more nutritious meals. Dick Van Dyke! We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you […]

Paging Women

In this proto-infomercial by SC Johnson Wax, we see what looks to be a woman’s TV show on the surface. Women learn fashion tips at the stylish NY Airport’s TWA Terminal, how to tastefully arrange their furniture from influential 1950s designer William Pahlmann , how to care for their house plants and learn how to […]

Sudden Birth (1966)

Pictures the various steps taken by a police patrolman as he delivers a baby in the back seat of an automobile. 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. sudden-birth-1966

Tracing With Ink (1955)

Demonstrates tracing on cloth. Shows procedures for handling the ink bottle and for filling, adjusting, using, cleaning and sharpening pens. 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. tracing-with-ink-1955

Watch That Quotation! (1949)

Teaches the importance of quoting accurately, the general importance of authority behind statements, how to quote in speech and in writing, and how to listen to quotations. 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 […]

Ways To Good Habits (1949)

This film is designed to show children the place and role of habits in human living. It explains the simple principles of habit formation, and shows how habits can be re-assessed and revised and how good new habits can be developed. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us […]