[Oakland Oaks Baseball Season Opens] 1918

Baseball season opens in Oakland, California: April 2, 1918 / Oaks vs. San Francisco / warmup / auto parade / CU players / “Doraldina” is pitcher (actually star dancer appearing in vaudeville in Oakland) and “Pop” Anson is catcher Great footage of famous dancer Doraldina dressed in uniform as female pitcher for the Oakland Oaks, […]

Once and Forever (1956)

On the importance of specifying long-life cast-iron soil pipes when you build your new home. 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. once-and-forever-1956

[Opium Destruction, San Francisco] 1914

1. Government agents burn confiscated opium near new (unfinished) San Francisco City Hall. 2. Agents destroy confiscated Chinese drugs, San Francisco, California. 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. opium-destruction-san-francisco-1914

Other Fellow, The

” A RECKLESS DRIVER SEES HIMSELF DRIVING MANY OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. HE LEARNS FROM THESE EXPERIENCES THAT TO EVERY OTHER DRIVER HE IS ‘THE OTHER FELLOW.’ THE SAFETY LESSON IS TAUGHT THROUGH COMEDY.” We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions […]

Panama by Air (Reel 4) 1914

Panama By Air Reel 4 of the six reel film produced by Ray Duhem in 1914. Rob Fowler was the pilot and Duhem photographed the canal by air from Atlantic to Pacific. This reel covers the area from the Culebra Cut to the point where the plane runs out of gas (the propeller stopping is […]

Panama Pacific International Exposition (1915)

Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California: Day to Night shot taken from the bay / pan of fair over houses / tilt shot of Tower / CU tower and some night material / night fireworks / Transportation Day parade of various vehicles (spotty) some repeated shots We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of […]

Panama Pacific International Exposition (1915)

Panama-Pacific International Exposition – WOW (Industrial Workers of the World) Parade / marching units of women / fancy marching / head of organization on horse / CU of large group / parade. 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 […]

[Redwood Empire Special and Lumber Mills] 1914

Condensed version of Golden Spike Celebration on 10/23/14 for the completion of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad, held at Cain Rock, Humboldt County, California 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. […]

[Redwood Estates Promotional Film] 1927

Redwood Estates near Santa Cruz, California: Real estate promotional film showing scenes of downtown Los Gatos, California / car arriving at the “estates” and shots of recreational activities available / homes under construction / long shots of the estates and homes / roads / automobiles and large sign for the “Redwood Estates” We digitized and […]

[Reno Flood] 1927

Reno, Nevada: Raging floods cut a wide swath through Reno / camera pans of the roaring waters as they flow by houses, trees and commercial buildings / people on housetops and at elevated areas watch the growing flood / many different camera angles of the flooding waters We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf […]