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National Institution, A (1920s)

manufacturing of corrugated boxes. Hinde and Dauch Paper Company Corrugated Fibre Shipping Boxes and Packing Materials. Film on making cardboard boxes, ca. 1920s, with lots of looking at camera and interaction between workers and camera. Scenes of their Cleveland, Ohio factory, plus views of other companies using their boxes. We digitized and uploaded this film […]

[Colorado Flood]

Silent footage of flood damage in Colorado. 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. colorado-flood

[Home Movies: Surgical Operation, 1925]

[Home Movies: Surgical Operation, 1925] 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. home-movies-surgical-operation-1925

Conquer by the Clock (1943)

Encourages American wartime workers to “keep their sleeves rolled up.” Describes the volume of industrial and agricultural production that can be accomplished in a single day: enough rifles for a battalion, 1000 acres of corn converted to 30,000 bushels of food.” Calls tired workers, in effect, “saboteurs”. Narration admonishes workers for the death of soldiers […]

Day in New York, A

City Symphony w/ abstractions of NY 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. day-in-new-york-a

South Dakota Saga (ca 1938)

History of South Dakota and mining at the Homestake mines. 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. south-dakota-saga-ca-1938

Fashion Horizons (1940)

Combines airplane trips and fashion. Heavy on the fashion. 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. fashion-horizons-1940

Wheels Across Africa (c 1936)

Armand Davis leads motor expedition in Africa, powered by Dodge cars. 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. wheels-across-africa-c-1936-2

Round Trip: The USA in World Trade (1952)

An American auto worker, a Southern farmer, a British machinist, a housewife, a French laborer and a Mexican farmer give their views on world trade. Points up the extent and importance of world trade, the effects of tariffs and the plans for trade agreements. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger […]

‘Till It Helps!

[Much of the footage from this film was in another film made for the United Way] 1959 St. Louis; footage of United Way of Greater St. Louis services for elderly, disabled, sick, and impoverished. Young boy with back to camera lying in crib begins to cry; title credits superimposed over shot; nurse room and flips […]

Lucky Strike Cigarette Commercial : Square Dance (1948)

Lucky Strike cigarette commercial with stop-motion animation of square-dancing cigarettes. 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. lucky-strike-cigarette-commercial-square-dance-1948