AV Geeks Lunch 3-5
It’s that time again! Time to bust out the old 16mm films and try to figure out what was going
East Bay Cities (Where Air, Rail and Water Meet), The (1928)
Silent Real Estate promotional film on Oakland, California and her sister cities made by Wickham Havens, a local airport / estuary / downtown businesses / manufacturing plants / railways and important buildings in nearby cities / maps and titles We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com […]
AV Geeks AMIA Lunch 4-14
Welcome everybody including AMIA conference attendees. We are watching some 16mm films. #avgeeks
[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 […]
AV Geeks Lunch 5-26
Change of venue but still dedicated to showing you some old 16mm films. #avgeeks
How to Keep a Job (1949)
More conventional wisdom from Coronet presented through the use of the classic “Goofus and Gallant” device. 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. how-to-keep-a-job-1949
AV Geeks Lunch 7-5
July 4th Hangover. Films about America and being American! #avgeeks
[Dole Air Race, 1927]
Dole race, 1927. With noted aviators and pilots, including Emory Bronte, Ernie Smith, Hegenberger, Maitland, Arthur Goebel and Lieutenant William Davis, Martin Jensen, Captain Paul Schulter, Major Livingston Irving, Norman Goddard, Kenneth Hawkins, Bennet Friffin, Al Henley, Lieutenant Knope, Miss Mildred Doran and Auggie Pedlar, Gordon Scott and Jack Frost, Captain Bill Erwin and Navigator […]
Electricity From Chemicals (1966)
Explains and shows the processes by which electricity is produced through the use of chemicals in electric cells, dry cells,
Bookbinders (ca 1961)
Shows the work of bookbinders and the final steps in the process of manufacturing printed books. From the “Americans at Work” series. 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. bookbinders-ca-1961
English On The Job: Writing Skills (SILENT, 1972)
Shows how good on-the-job writing adds up to total communication and can help open the way to more responsibility and
Caught Mapping (1940)
How maps are made from earliest times to the present. In modern times, the map makers call on automobiles with the stuff to help them in their survey and research jobs. 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 […]