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Broken Glass

This film stresses the importance of seat belts in cars – before seat belts were mandatory in automobiles. Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded thanks to contributions from this project: http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/avgeeks100miles/ broken-glass

Any Boy – U S A (1953) Pt 1

Any Boy – U S A (1953) Pt 1 ‘MISTER WHISKEY’ Explains that he is not allowed to pilot a plane, drive an engine or steer a ship on the high seas because he lacks good judgment, stamina, agility and clear thinking. A young country boy yearns for the big city life. He travels with […]

Abacus (1958)

Shows how to use the open-end abacus. Discusses the history of the decimal number system and principles of its use, such as grouping in addition, regrouping in subtraction and comparison of number values. Great UNIVAC footage a Man in veil/shawl counting with rocks, kids using abacus/coins/pointer and wooden discs. Help us get more films like […]

Field Testing Steel Shot (1980)

Illustrates field testing of steel shot in shotguns, which can be used instead of conventional lead shot, by hunters in order to avoid lead poisoning in waterfowl. Help us get more films like this online! Buy this film on DVD: http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/store/products/field-testing-steel-shot-1980-on-dvd/ field-testing-steel-shot-1980

Flying Action (1945)

Traces the rapid development of aviation from the first flight of the Wright brothers. 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 footage and are interested in using it in your project. flying-action-1945

High Tech Aircraft Revolutionalize Flight (1985)

Using computer animation, footage of engineering tests, actual inflight sequences, this film dramatizes the race in aviation science and engineering with such innovations as the Canard wing, fuel efficient high performance engines, and new helicopter technology. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have […]

A/V Geeks – Vroom Vroom

Live streaming of 16mm films from the A/V Geeks archive. Tonight’s theme is 16mm films about motorcycles, scooters and mopeds. We’ll see if YouTube kicks us off for copyrighted background music! Multistreaming with https://restream.io/ a-v-geeks-vroom-vroom

Electrostatics (1958)

Experiments that demonstrate the concept of electrostatics. We digitized and uploaded this film from the Academic Film Archive of North America. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. electrostatics-1958