Visit to Wurlitzer, A (ca. 1950)

Tour of the Wurlitzer factory located at North Tonawanda, N.Y., showing the manufacture of “coin-operated phonographs.” A color sequence introducing the factory and its surroundings is followed by a black-and-white kinescope showing the different stages of production. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you […]

Electronics At Work (1943)

Explains the six basic functions of electronic tubes and shows how each type of tube is used in industrial and military applications. 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. electronics-at-work-1943

Back to Life (1954)

About a worker’s institutionalization and eventual return back to a productive life. 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. back-to-life-1954

Fears of Children (1951)

FEARS OF CHILDREN, the third in a series of mental health films entitled “Emotions of Everyday Living,” is a film about Paul, a normal five-year-old, and his well-intentioned parents 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 […]

Safe As You Think (1950)

MAN ABOUT TO TAKE ONE CHANCE TOO MANY IS INTERCEPTED BY EMISSARY FROM HEAVEN WHO TEACHES HIM “SAFETY CONSCIOUSNESS” AND PLEADS HIS CASE BEFORE HOLY SAFETY “TRIBUNAL.” GOOD FANTASY SEQUENCES. TWILIGHT ZONE-LIKE FILM. This film won a First Award in the general safety field, 1949, from the National Committee on Films for Safety. Its premiere […]

[Home Movies: Postwar London, Paris, Washington] 1940s

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. Kodachrome and B&W (alternates several times) Piccadilly Circus; post-bombing London scenes; Nelson’s Pillar; war memorials; Big Ben; military parade; car driving by camera […]

[Home Movies: Texas 1946]

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. Teenage boy polishing and washing car by house; shirtless boy plays with dog; mother rubs boy’s back and teases him while he plays […]

Trial by Torture

A promotional film for Plymouth automobiles. 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. trial-by-torture

Famous Tales: The Snow Man in July

Animated story of snow man who comes to life 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. famous-tales-the-snow-man-in-july

Strand of Silk, A

About how silk is produced and used by man. 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. strand-of-silk-a

Selling Wizard, The (1954)

Promotional film for Anheuser-Busch Co. about grocery store freezers. 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. selling-wizard-the-1954