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We Said We’d Come Back (1944)

We Said We’d Come Back (1944) Tells the story of the Navy’s fight in the Pacific during World War II and shows the assembly of the greatest sea power the world has ever seen. The film includes excellent combat shots of the latest ships, planes and weapons in action. We digitized and uploaded this film […]

We Use Power (1956)

Uses small models to explain how power is generated to run machines. /V Geeks mission to share these forgotten films unearthed in their archive, ( ). Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. we-use-power-1956

We Work Again (1937)

Amazing glimpse of African-American life during the Great Depression. This film acknowledges the fact that African-Americans were disproportionately unemployed. There are scenes of forward-looking programs of housing renovation and public works in Harlem, as well as pre-school and adult education. However, there are also some painful scenes in which African-American women – “girls” – are […]

We’ve Got It

A motivational film for Coca-Cola deliverymen on cleaning their displays and “fronting” the product name in order to boost sales. Follows Chicago and rural Alabama deliverymen on their routes. We digitized and uploaded this film from our archive of over 23,000 films. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are […]

Welcome Guest in the House (1957)

Tribute to television as a servant of the public. Contains ample footage ostensibly taken from television news coverage, concentrating on Cold War events, disasters and accidents, and sports. There is an excellent sequence showing building demolition with a wrecking ball; the multistory building collapses. There is a continuing anti-communist bias to the film. Contact footage@avgeeks.com […]

Westward Movement, The (1941)

Pictures thru animation westward migration of peoples across united states during period of 1790 to 1890. Portrays routes of migration & transportation, increase in & distribution of population, extension of settlement, & admission of states to the Union. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. westward-movement-the-1941

Wetlands

Documents research in Michigan and Florida where wetlands are being used for advanced wastewater treatment. Through interviews the financial and environmental advantages of this type of treatment over dry land treatment are revealed. 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 […]

Whales And Whalermen (1957)

Depicts a whale hunt in the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa. Shows life on board the whaler and events preparatory to the finding and killing of these mammals. Explains that whaling is an important industry centered at the port of Durban in South Africa. We digitized and uploaded this film from the […]

What About Juvenile Delinquency? (1955)

JIMMY LEAVES GANG WHEN HE FINDS OUT IT WAS HIS FATHER WHO WAS MAULED IN CAR-BUMPING INCIDENT BY TEEN-AGE GANG. DESPITE THREATS FROM GANG MEMBERS, HE JOINS OTHER STUDENTS WHO GO TO CITY HALL TO DISCUSS PROPOSED CURFEW WITH CITY COUNCIL. FILMED IN LAWRENCE, KANSAS. We digitized and uploaded this film from the Prelinger Archive. […]

What About Prejudice? (1959)

Examines the damage done by a group to a classmate because of prejudice and shows the individual’s emotional response when the ‘TRUTH’ is learned. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. what-about-prejudice-1959