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The 36th Infantry Division 1953 US Army; MF 130-7931; WWI & WWII


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RECOUNTS ACTIVITIES OF THE 36TH DURING WORLD WARS I AND II - UNDERSCORES MAJOR BATTLES AT SALERNO, SAN PIETRO, CASSINO, ANZIO, ROME, AND GERMANY.


Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduc...

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How to Say No (Moral Maturity) 1951 Coronet Instructional Films

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'This film deals with such teen-age behavior problems as smoking, drinking, and love-making and discusses the ways of saying "no" in such situations and still maintaining status and keeping friends.'


Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass b...

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Builders of Bridges 1928 Educational Film Exchanges

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Originally a public domain film from the National Archives or Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.


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How Boilers Work 1955 US Navy Training Film MN-9223a


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Produced by Reid H. Ray Film Industries, Inc.


Originally a public domain film from the US Navy, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.

The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping red...

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Opportunity to Learn 1962 US Army; The Big Picture TV-540

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'Side by side in a campus-like setting on a small island near New York City are the U.S. Army Information School and the Chaplain School - examples in contrast of the range and scope of the Army's many vocational training programs. These schools at Fort Slocum help Army men and women to gather the power of knowledge in the service of their country. This week THE BIG PICTURE shows you...

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1948 Olds Futuramic: Oldsmobile Presents the Car Of Tomorrow Today

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Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.

The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting ...

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Sea Turtle Fishing Near Miami, Florida 1937 Chevrolet Leader News Newsreel Vol. 3 No. 2

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'FISHERMAN GOES OVERBOARD, WRESTLES DEEP-SEA GIANT.


Two fishermen on fishing boat spot their prey and clean their harpoon. Man dives in and wrestles with huge turtle; lands it, hoists it on top of 1937 Chevrolet and drive off.'


Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, wi...

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For Lands Sake: Agriculture Keeps New Jersey Green ~ 1970 New Jersey Department of Agriculture

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Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.

The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting ...

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Ryan X-13 Vertijet VTOL Concept Artwork 1956 Ryan Aeronautical

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Silent "B-roll" footage, there is no soundtrack.


Originally a public domain film, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.

The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalizati...

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2nd Atlas Launch-Blowup: "Flight Test Report of Atlas Missile 6A" 1957-09-25 Convair

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SM-65 Atlas ICBM: Project Atlas contractor's report on the second flight test, in which the thrust section overheated and the Range Safety destruct command was sent at T+63 seconds.


Originally a public domain film from the US Government, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & m...

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Project Manhigh III (High Altitude Balloon Flight), Etc.: "Aerospace Power for Peace" 1959 US Air Force

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USAF Special Film Project SFP-658


Silent (soundtrack lost).


Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.

The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization,...

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Vision in Military Aviation: "The Sense of Sight" 1962 US Navy Pilot Training Film MN-9480a

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Originally a public domain film from the US Navy, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.

The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is f...

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US Cavalry Scouts: "The Patrol" 1959 US Army; The Big Picture TV-427

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'"Where is the enemy? What is he doing? How can we prevent it?" THE BIG PICTURE presents "The Patrol," the dramatic and exciting report of seven men sent deep into aggressor-held territory for the answers to these questions. Upon their skill, training, and fortitude can rest the outcome of an entire maneuver. As THE BIG PICTURE points out, thirty years ago such an assignment would ha...

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Writing Better Social Letters 1950 Coronet Instructional Films

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EXPLAINS FORMS & PURPOSES OF SOCIAL LETTERS, PRINCIPLES OF LETTER WRITING. TEENAGE BOY AND SISTER SIT AT DINING ROOM TABLE WRITING THANK YOU LETTER TO GRANDPARENTS FOR VACATION STAY (FLASHBACKS). LISTS 5 PARTS OF FRIENDLY LETTER.


Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspe...

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Monkey Circus (from "See No. 6") ~ 1940 Castle Films Newsreel


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Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.

The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the...

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The Millikan Experiment 1959 Physical Sciences Study Committee (PSSC) Alfred Redfield IBM, Francis Friedman MIT

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Originally a public domain film, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.

The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy tha...

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Great Smoky Mountains: High Country Holiday 1960 National Cotton Council

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'Begins as a travelogue showing a family excursion through North Carolina's Great Smoky Mountains, then turns into a promotional film for clothing and other things made from cotton.'


Originally a public domain film from the  Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-c...

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Dole Air Race 1927 Kinograms Newsreel; San Francisco to Hawaii Air Race

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Silent, with title cards. '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...

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The Longshoreman 1947 Frith Films, Los Angeles Harbor


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PICTURES THE WORK & HOME LIFE, PERSONALITY & SOCIAL CONTACTS OF A LONGSHOREMAN, AL HUBER. TOUCHES UPON UNIONS & EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIPS.


Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correct...

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LARC-V (Lighter, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo, 5 ton) 1960 US Army; from R&D Progress Report No. 2

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PORTRAYS THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE OF MAINTAINING THE ARMY'S READINESS POSTURE IN THE FACE OF NEW TACTICAL CONCEPTS. COVERS THE FIVE TON LARC, BEACH DISCHARGE LIGHTER...


Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noi...

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World War II: "The Civilian Serves" ~ 1943 Castle Films

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Silent, with title cards.


Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.

The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping red...

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Mariner 9: A New View of Mars ~ 1974 NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

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Originally a public domain film from NASA, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.

The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less...

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Farming Takes Skill ~ 1954 Frith Films

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Produced & photographed by Emily Benton Frith. Narrator: Don McNamara. Sound by Telefilm.


Originally a public domain film from the National Archives or Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.

T...

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Monel Metal - Modern As Tomorrow ~ 1930 International Nickel Company

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Silent, with title cards.


Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.

The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping red...

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Total Body Measurement of Natural and Acquired Radioactivity in Man 1960 US Army PMF-5336

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METHODS AND FACILITIES DEVISED AT WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER - FEATURES, OPERATION, AND USE OF THE HUMAN COUNTER, IRON ROOM, AND MEDICAL FLUOROSCOPY STAND.


Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise r...

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Birth Of The Soil 1948 Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

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'Explains how topsoil is produced from rock, water, air and sunlight over a period of many centuries. Contrasts the productivity of topsoil with subsoil.'


Originally a public domain film from the National Archives or Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color...

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Battleship USS Arizona: "Herbert Hoover Visits Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands" 1931 Paramount News Newsreel

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Silent, with some title cards.


Originally a public domain film from the Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.

The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or ...

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Little Red Riding Hood 1949 Ray Harryhausen Animation in Color

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Originally a public domain film from the Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.

The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not pe...

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Famous Generals - Eisenhower 1963 US Army; The Big Picture TV-590

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GENERAL EISENHOWER'S CAREER WITH THE MILITARY IS TRACED FROM WEST POINT TO WORLD WAR II - DOES NOT COVER HIS SERVICE AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Introduction by Walter Matthau.


Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction &...

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The Fresno California Raisin Festival 1930 WB Radford

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Silent, with subtitles.


Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.

The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equaliza...

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