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See Saw Record San Francisco

Two Juniors (Steve Henry and Mike Bresso) at the College of the Pacific try beat world’s record of 100 hrs of see-sawing established at campus 6 years ago. 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 […]
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San Francisco Dead Whale Opens Seafood Season (1950s)

San Francisco: Dead Whale Opens Seafood Season Dead whale appeared on Market Street Dead whale (42 feet long) is driven down Market Street as promotional stunt for opening of seafood season. “Miss Seafood” on trailer. Cops (policemen) hold noses at the smell (odor). Big barnacles on whale. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf […]
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Rehabilitation Shipments to Korea (1950s)

Oakland, California: Rehabilitation shipments to Korea 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. rehabilitation-shipments-to-korea-1950s
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[Modern Home has Helipad on Roof] 1950s circa

Newsreel. Ray Nichols of Oakland commutes to work by helicopter Modern home has helipad on roof “Sequoia house” steel framework, lots of glass walls 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 […]
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[Mail for Soldiers] 1950s

Newsreel. 36,000 sacks of mail destined for GI’s overseas VS sacks of mail, good stockshots In warehouse, loaded off truck, on shelves, marked Japan, Korea, Guam Sacks being hoisted by camera 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 […]
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[Kitestinking, Artesia, California] 1950s

SPORTS: KITESTINKING (sp?), Artesia, California Games where people get drenched Water stunt camera gets drenched, so do others 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. kitestinking-artesia-california-1950s
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Herbert Hoover’s 79th Birthday

Newsreel clip. 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. herbert-hoovers-79th-birthday
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Grand National Radio Cow Palace

Newsreel. 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. grand-national-radio-cow-palace
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This is Cedar Crest (1954 circa)

Photography and editing: James A. Peters. Introduction to and tour of Cedar Crest College, a private institution for women in Allentown, Pa. Camerawork is shaky and sound poor, but this is an interesting view of college life in the mid-1950s. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at […]
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