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WPA Film

A U.S. Works Progress Administration film. 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. wpa-film

[Home Movies: California] (ca. 1935 – 1938)

13:00:54 Mission San Luis Rey color/silent 50016 13:01:03 Pan of old Spanish style building 13:02:05 Polar bears in zoo 13:02:09 CU Grizzly bear ** 13:02:27 MCU Bear dancing 13:11:08 Huntington Beach Another mission Highway One Stanford University POV Driving across the Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco) at sunset VS Golden Gate Bridge, Seal Rocks Pan […]

Suggestion Box (1943)

Explains how seemingly minor ideas can improve wartime production. 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. suggestion-box-1943

Prom : It’s A Pleasure (1961)

Using the American Junior Miss Pageant in Mobile, Alabama, as a setting, this film shows proper etiquette for boys and girls in regard to formal dances. Points include extending and accepting invitations, choosing attire and flowers, and enjoying the occasion through correct dance floor etiquette, from cut-ins to show-offs. We digitized and uploaded this film […]

Your Career in the Paper Industry (1952)

Discusses job opportunities in the wood pulp and paper industry. Times Square, New York at night; neon advertising signs street scene near Rockefeller Center on Fifth Avenue; pedestrians walking on street shot of crowded Manhattan street shot from high angle (building) Excellent animated sequences throughout. scenes of papermaking; pulpwood processing CU Life Magazine with Jon […]

Ask Me, Don’t Tell Me (1961) A/B Roll

1961 Myers, David American Friends Service Committee Explores the problems of juvenile delinquency, showing what happened in San Francisco with restless, unemployed teenagers and showing their world of disappointment, hostility and gang fights. Great footage of San Francisco neighborhoods and gangs, including jackets (colors). We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger […]

[Jets #4]

Compilation of b-roll of jets, cockpit instrumentation, missile warfare, the Space Shuttle and orbiting space technology. /V Geeks mission to share these forgotten films unearthed in their archive, ( ). Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. jets-4

Waves of Green (1950)

Shows the contribution made to agriculture by the land-grant colleges and universities, and their extension services. It is emphasized that the ideas of scientists and the help of county agents, extension workers and special courses at agricultural colleges have contributed toward increasing the standard of living in the United States. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. […]

Great Rights, The (1963)

Follows Millie and her father as they tour Washington D C. Uses animation to show what would happen if the Bill of Rights disappeared from American life. Designed to show that rights must be believed in, valued and used, to fulfill the promise of the Constitution. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. great-rights-the-1963

Front Line, The (1965)

Discusses check-out procedure and techniques to use when working in the front end of a supermarket. SPONSORS: Reader’s Digest; Supermarket Institute. PRODUCTION CO.: Fred Niles Communications Centers Inc. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. front-line-the-1965