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Life Begins (circa 1935)

Emphasizes the need for a better understanding of the laws governing the infant’s mental and physical growth, so that a happier social order can be developed. Similarities, differences, and characteristic ways in which infants react to standardized test situations are shown, as are their everyday life and social reactions to the family group. Discusses the […]

Campus on the March (c 1942)

U.S. colleges and universities retool to assist war effort. 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. campus-on-the-march-c-1942

Vision in the Forest (1957)

A family camps in a beautiful forest, and Smokey Bear teaches them to prevent forest fires. 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. vision-in-the-forest-1957

More Dangerous Than Dynamite (1941)

Presents an object lesson in fire safety, showing fires starting from the use of an electric iron, a lamp cord under a rug, cigar and cigarette stubs, turning a light out while in the bathtub, burning rubbish in the yard, gas burners, and using gasoline or naphtha for cleaning clothes. We digitized and uploaded this […]

[California State Fair Highlights] 1913

California State Fair highlights. Includes shot of Governor Hiram Johnson. Ends with two “diamond stacker” railroad locomotives colliding head-on. This was a planned stunt. 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 […]

[Home Movies: San Francisco] 1940

Mission Dolores, Cliff House, Golden Gate Park Aquarium Golden Gate International Exposition 1940 Mission Dolores graveyard View looking south on Dolores Street from Mission Dolores Golden Gate Park: Steinhart Aquarium, deYoung Museum 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 […]

Pathe News Digest (1937, No. 3)

Includes: Russia–Answer to Japan; Stalin reviews fleet and air; Milk-Wooll Rocket — Ice Genius “backfires”; Washington vs. Chicago football; CIO strike — John L. Lewis; War-torn Madrid; Coronation of George VI; Simpsons; Flood in Ohio; Explosion in Texas; Amelia Earhart’s last flight; Hindenburg explodes. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger […]

Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 4, No. 3) 1938

4-WAY RED LIGHTS BLOT OUT DEATH FOR MEMPHIS SCHOOLCHILDREN. FARMER TRADES HORSE FOR MODERN CAR. OIL WELL BLASTERS DROP BOMBS INTO GROUND, GET GUSHER. PROFESSOR TURNS SECOND STORY MAN ON STILTS. COW SMOKES PIPE, DANCES. GIRLS PRACTICE ARCHERY ON BEACH We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at […]

Flying the Lindbergh Trail (1937)

Aerial travelogue of South America. 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. flying-the-lindbergh-trail-1937

[Home Movies: Honeymoon Trip, June 1941]

horseshoes, quoits, outdoor meal with extended family, people lining up with trays for food tourists near glaciers High mountains, waterfalls Bryce Canyon National Park sign Pack trip western park scenes POV through windshield, driving on road with tunnels cut through mountainside Grand Canyon People lounging around Grand Canyon National Park sign People standing by Hermits […]

Human Voice, The (1920s)

A silent film about the human voice. animation of larynx and voicebox animation of vocal chords animation of resonance space when different speech sounds are vocalized We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it […]