Prom : It’s A Pleasure (1961)

Using the American Junior Miss Pageant in Mobile, Alabama, as a setting, this film shows proper etiquette for boys and girls in regard to formal dances. Points include extending and accepting invitations, choosing attire and flowers, and enjoying the occasion through correct dance floor etiquette, from cut-ins to show-offs. We digitized and uploaded this film […]

Chevrolet Leader News Vol 3 No 1

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. CALIFORNIA BATHING BEAUTIES GO FROM SURF TO SNOW. GREAT GIRDERS NOW SPAN GOLDEN GATE. TRAILER AGE BEGINS. LOBSTER LABORATORY: INTIMATE LIFE OF LOBSTER. […]

Riders of the California Surf (1947)

Photographed with the cooperation of the Hermosa Beach Surfing Club. 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. riders-of-the-california-surf-1947

American Handicrafts (1943)

“In our southeastern mountain regions, highly artistic native handicrafts: textiles, pottery, carving, and glass, still survive in forms hardly changed through generations.” 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. american-handicrafts-1943

When Elk Come Down

Silent film shot in and near Yellowstone National Park. Addresses poaching and management of elk populations in the wild. 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. when-elk-come-down

Monkeyland

Silent film. A nature film featuring monkeys. 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. monkeyland

Many Wings (1927)

Looks at different birds in their natural habitat. 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. many-wings-1927

Going to Town (aka The Checkered Flag) (ca. late 1920s)

Animated silent cartoon. Presents early long-distance flights using Pennzoil products. The strobing effect is from the actual film. Some theorize that this film originally used an early color process where the color alternated from frame to frame. This particular print was b&w. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email […]

[United Nations Conference on International Organization, San Francisco, 1945]

Portraits of the motion picture industry reps at the United Nations Conference on International Organization, San Francisco, April 25, 1945. Official Representatives of the Motion Picture Industry serving at the United Nations Security Conference. Claude F. Lee, Howard Dietz, J. Noel Macy, Charles Einfield, Glendon Allvine, Claude Collins. This film of highlights and personalities is […]

First Line of Defense (1940)

U.S. Navy recruiting film. Shows maneuvers, shipboard activities, simulated combat /V Geeks mission to share these forgotten films unearthed in their archive, ( ). Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. first-line-of-defense-1940

Fighting Men: Keep It Clean (1940s)

No, this is isn’t another venereal disease scare film. Dramatized combat training film on the importance of keeping the rifle clean. 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. fighting-men-keep-it-clean-1940s