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Printing Through The Ages

(1950) Traces the story of printing from ancient times to the present. Shows early methods using carved wood blocks, transition from printing pictures to printing letters, Gutenberg’s contribution, evolution of modern type face and effects of the industrial revolution. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. printing-through-the-ages
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Your Thrift Habits (1948)

Presents a lesson in thrift and budgeting. Points out the value of setting up a budget for systematic savings by careful buying without extravagances, and choosing between immediate and future satisfactions. We digitized and uploaded this film from the Prelinger Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested […]
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Music Education: Start Them Right

A look at how using the Yamaha method of teaching music can be a rewarding experience in the classroom. We digitized and uploaded this film from the Prelinger Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. music-education-start-them-right
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Operation Ivy (1952)

Produced by the United States Air Force, the film describes the procedures for designing ground-based nuclear tests. Film takes place on the cruiser Estes and includes the first full test of a hydrogen bomb at Bikini Atoll.. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. operation-ivy-1952
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China And The Chinese (1928)

Silent travelogue of China and its people. Producer: Isaac O. Upham. We digitized and uploaded this film from the Prelinger Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. china-and-the-chinese-1928
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Danger Is Your Companion (1948)

Directed by Joe Weil and presented by the American National Red Cross, this film explains how the American Red Cross is attempting to alert people about safety hazards and emergency situations. The film elaborates on various hazards and situations in need of public attention – diseases, accidents, and other causes of death – and highlights […]
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From London To Paris By Air

The daily trip of one of the huge passenger planes in the English Channel Service. Arrived at the flying field we watch the plane being brought from its hangar and see its folding wings spread and secured in position for flight. Ten passengers enter and take seats in the roomy cabin. Each is allowed fifty […]
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America’s First Thanksgiving

Traces the development of the ‘GIVING-OF-THANKS’ tradition in early Virginia. Shows a re-enactment of the first Thanksgiving service, December 4, 1619, on the banks of James River. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. americas-first-thanksgiving
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Readership Study Of The Washington Farmer Continued

Silent. For advertisers, a report of who reads the Washington Farmer periodical. We digitized and uploaded this film from the Prelinger Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. readership-study-of-the-washington-farmer-continued
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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
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I Live In Hawaii (1960)

We spend a day with Randy Akiona, his family, and classmates. Through Randy’s eyes we see modern Hawaii–its homes, shopping centers, industry, and schools. With Randy, we enter into the everyday life of the Hawaiian people. We, too, live in Hawaii. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks Archives. Email us at […]
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