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Circus Day In Our Town (1949)

Circus Day In Our Town 1949 Scenes of a big three-ring circus include the arrival, the parade, unloading, tent raising and highlights of the show itself. This film has amazing footage of a circus coming into a town, the townspeople helping with construction of the circus tents, the clowns preparing for their performance and the […]

Metric America (1973)

Metric America (1973) Uses animation to highlight reasons for the United States upcoming metric conversion. Introduces the meter, liter, kilogram and celsius. Emphasizes prefixes and stresses the decimal nature of the metric system. Points out the benefits of conversion. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. metric-america-1973

Goodyear Frolics, The

Goodyear Frolics, The Hee-Haw style variety show promoting Good Year Tires. Highlight: A very stout man dressed in baby’s clothes sings a nursery rhyme about “running the stop.” Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. goodyear-frolics-the

Lady Called Camille (1971)

Lady Called Camille (1971) Documents the devastation caused by Hurricane Camille. Tells how thousands of lives were saved because of emergency plans, trained rescue teams and help from thousands in volunteer groups and the military. Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded by the A/V Geeks thanks to […]

Sulphur

Sulphur Shows how sulfur is extracted from the earth and process. Nifty animation! Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded by the A/V Geeks thanks to contributions to this project: http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/avgeeks100miles sulphur

Project Apollo – Manned Flight To The Moon (1963)

Project Apollo – Manned Flight To The Moon 1963 Animated. Shows the principal steps taken by NASA to place men on the moon and get them back safely within this decade. Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded by the A/V Geeks thanks to contributions to this project: […]

Those Awful Hats (1909)

Those Awful Hats (1909) A DW Griffith comedy short that proves that moviegoers were just as rude more than 100 years ago. Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded by the A/V Geeks thanks to contributions to this project: http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/avgeeks100miles those-awful-hats-1909

Twenty-Four Hours of Progress (1950)

Twenty-Four Hours of Progress (1950) How the oil industry is central to the American economy. Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded by the A/V Geeks thanks to contributions to this project: http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/avgeeks100miles twenty-four-hours-of-progress-1950

Pretty Good Class For A Monday, A 1973

Pretty Good Class For A Monday (Color), A 1973 Examines the different ways in which three pupils participate in a high school history class. Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded by the A/V Geeks thanks to contributions to this project: http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/avgeeks100miles/avgeeks100miles pretty-good-class-for-a-monday-a-1973

Perry Street School Footage

Perry St. School Footage Silent amateur film. Amazing color footage of a day at school – pledge of allegience, classroom, gymnastics, school nurse, etc. Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded by the A/V Geeks thanks to contributions to this project: http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/avgeeks100miles perry-street-school-footage

Spark In Time On The Firing Line (1962) Pt 1

Spark In Time On The Firing Line (1962) Pt 1 THE FILM ILLUSTRATES THE OPERATION OF AN AUTOMOBILE ENGINES IGNITION SYSTEM. Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded by the A/V Geeks thanks to contributions to this project: http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/avgeeks100miles spark-in-time-on-the-firing-line-1962-pt-1