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[Gould can 5115: San Francisco Bay Area Newsreel Stories] (1920s)

Assembly of newsreel stories relating to the San Francisco Bay Area, as follows: Slide at Selby, California misses passenger train (1928); Santa Claus wishes Merry Christmas from Oakland’s “Chimney” atop Mt. Diablo (1922); Oakland – Vallejo – Sacramento bus (1922); Oakland skyline and City Hall, panorama of city, old cars in parade (1922); Army A-2 […]
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Crime of Korea, The (1950)

Presents a war correspondent’s reports on Korea after its liberation from Japan in 1945 and after communist destruction of the country and its people in 1950. 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 […]
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Meats With Approval (1946)

Explains the purposes of the federal meat inspection program and how it helps to assure wholesome, clean meat for the consumer. Shows the steps of inspection from live animals through slaughterhouse and cannery, and explains how it is administered and what it means to the consumer in terms of health and safety. We digitized and […]
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[See America First] 1931

“SEE AMERICA FIRST.” Actress Kay Gordon visits Oakland, California and is welcomed at airport. She then visits various businesses located in Oakland, including: Oakland Tribune newspaper; Cutter Bear; Lake Merritt; Paramount Beauty Salon; Bulwinkle’s Furs (woman models fur coat); American Trust Company (bank interior); Dr. Bullis, chiropractor; Clarence Saunders Stores; Heald’s Business College; Oakland Zoo; […]
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Place to Live, A (1941)

A film about slum clearance and new housing projects in Philadelphia. 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. place-to-live-a-1941
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Fire! Patty Learns What to Do (1951)

ACTUAL HAPPENINGS AT THE GARMAN’S FARM WHERE A TERRIBLE FIRE, WHICH BURNED 50 HOMES, WAS STOPPED AT THEIR DOOR. THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSON IN THE FILM IS THE WAY IN WHICH EACH OF THE GARMAN CHILDREN RISES TO THE EMERGENCY, AND DOES HIS PART. Filmed in and around the Chatsworth fire of 1947 in the […]
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[S.E. Manning Company, Ltd. Film] 1934

A real estate promotional film made by the S.E. Manning Company of San Francisco, California. Produced to promote the Manning development of San Pablo Park and the city of Richmond generally. Begins with scenes of San Francisco / Ferry crossing the bay / Oakland / driving out San Pablo Avenue / Solano Ave. in Albany […]
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New Horizons (1948)

The “story of a new South whose roots are embedded deep in the honored tradition of the old.” Shows the economy of the Southeast, white and African American workers, cities, and daily life, all in the context of railroad business and operations. Producer and Director: Carl Dudley. Script: Herman Boxer. We digitized and uploaded this […]
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