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Parade of the Past (ca. 1960s)

“8th Biennial Reno Run” of antique automobiles to Harrah’s in Reno, Nevada, featuring people dressed in period costumes and a few celebrities. A&B silent pix only. 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 […]

Message to No One (1959)

Family issues around listening and paying attention translate to fathers work. Sponsored by Champion Paper and Fibre Company 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. message-to-no-one-1959

Distant Drummer: A Movable Scene (1969)

Narrator: Robert Mitchum. Considers the use of hallucinogenic drugs by some of today’s young people. Includes visits with hippies in San Francisco, New Orleans, and New York. Explores the drug scene in London, Europe, the Middle East, and the High Himalayas. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us […]

Gifts of the Sun (ca 1946)

About food packaging. Del Monte Food Products. sponsored by California Packing Corporation. Story: Gene Walker. Photography: Dave Butler. Recording: Bill Palmer. Narrator: Dr. Sunshine. 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 […]

Science in Action: Drilling for Oil (1956)

Kinescope of Fifties science TV program featuring discussions and demonstrations. In this episode, host Earl Herald interviews Howard G. Vesper, VP of Standard Oil Company of California, about the science of oil drilling. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the […]

Let’s Go Bowling (1955)

Great shots in 1950s bowling alley. Great shots from one end of alley looking down rows of bowlers. Footage of famous professional bowler Marion Ladewig and Ned Day. 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 […]

Things People Want, The (1948)

Distinctive sales training film on the hierarchy of human needs, starring a young John Forsythe. 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. things-people-want-the-1948

Gracias Amigos (1944)

Stresses the winning of World War II through the help of Southern republics who furnished raw materials such as rubber, nitrates, quartz, sisal, tin and manganese, when other sources 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 […]

[Redwood Estates Promotional Film] 1927

Redwood Estates near Santa Cruz, California: Real estate promotional film showing scenes of downtown Los Gatos, California / car arriving at the “estates” and shots of recreational activities available / homes under construction / long shots of the estates and homes / roads / automobiles and large sign for the “Redwood Estates” We digitized and […]

How Do You Do? (1946)

Presents the problems of social introductions, designed to help build social poise and self-assurance. 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. how-do-you-do-1946-2

Dating: Do’s and Don’ts (1949)

Shows the progress of the date, from choosing the right girl and asking her through the last “good night.” 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. dating-dos-and-donts-1949

Children Must Learn, The (1940)

Educating the children of Appalachia. Director: Willard Van Dyke. Script: Spencer Pollard. Photography: Bob Churchill. Narration: Myron McCormick. Editor: Irving Lerner. Music: Fred Stewart. 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 […]