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Doppler Radar Navigation: "Eyes of Flight" ~ 1959 Ryan AN-APN-122(V)

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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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MSTS Arctic Operations 1950-1957 (1958) US Navy Training Film MN-8647b; Military Sea Transportation Service DEW Line Support

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RESUPPLY PROBLEMS DURING ARCTIC SEALIFTS OF WEATHER STATIONS AND MILITARY BASES, CONSTRUCTION OF THE DEW LINE SITES. AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE, HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS, PREPARING AND OUTFITTING SHIPS, CARGO OPERATIONS, CREW TRAINING, SEAMANSHIP, AND WINTERING IN.


Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the as...

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None for the Road: Teenage Drinking and Driving 1957 Yale-Young America Films


'Hybrid nonfiction/fiction film showing experiments with alcohol-addled rats, plus a story of teenagers who die while DUI.'


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 reduc...

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Tactical Air Forces in Korean War: "Thunder from the Sky" ~ 1952 US Air Force SFP-264

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DESCRIBES ROLE OF THE TACTICAL AIR FORCE DURING THE KOREAN WAR.


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 reduct...

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Seabiscuit 1939 Robert M. Connell, Manny Nathan, Hazel Merry Hawkins

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'About famous racehorse Seabiscuit.'


Produced by Robert M Connell

Adapted and Directed by Manny Nathan, from the story "A Colt was Born" by Hazel Merry Hawkins


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-contras...

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AGM-88 HARM Missile: "F-16 Falcon Radar Missile Development & Precision Strike Demo" ~ 1984 General Dynamics (JQ Music)

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Development and testing of the AGM-88 HARM (High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile) for the F-16 fighter aircraft.


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 ...

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Infantry Operations (Rifle Platoon in the Attack) 1961 US Army The Big Picture TV-513

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'The tradition of the rifleman goes way back in American history, back to the earliest immigrants who arrived with only the musket for protection. Sharpshooters at Bunker Hill and Saratoga, as well as other battles, were instrumental in changing the course of the Revolutionary War. This documentary puts into perspective the role and heritage of today's Army riflemen. The film traces ...

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Arizona & New Mexico: Land of Geronimo ~ 1938 Gulf Oil Company

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'Travelogue touring through Arizona and New Mexico.'


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, no...

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Consolidated B-24 Liberator Fuel & Oil Systems 50 Hour Inspection ~ 1941 US Army Air Forces Wright Field TF1-821

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US Army Air Forces Training Film TF1-821. B-24 Liberator maintenance.


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 reducti...

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Glacier National Park ~ 1935 Bell & Howell; Color

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Silent.


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 equ...

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War of Independence 1775-1783 (1952) US Navy Film FN-6943a; History of the US Navy

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THE STORY OF THE REVOLUTION, THE CAUSES AND A CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE OF EVENTS. THE FOUNDING OF THE NAVY, BATTLE OF VALCOUR ISLAND, JOHN PAUL JONES AND WASHINGTON GRAND STRATEGY AT YORKTOWN.


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 corre...

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Glass: Its Discovery, Manufacture and Use ~ 1920

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THE STORY OF THE REVOLUTION, THE CAUSES AND A CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE OF EVENTS. THE FOUNDING OF THE NAVY, BATTLE OF VALCOUR ISLAND, JOHN PAUL JONES AND WASHINGTON GRAND STRATEGY AT YORKTOWN.


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 corre...

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John Garand, M1 Rifle, Springfield Armory: "Commence Firing" 1954 US Army; The Big Picture TV-276

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'From colonial days, marksmanship has been an American tradition. In this film presentation, television audiences will visit the Armory at Springfield, Massachusetts, established in 1794. Gunsmiths here have created the basic weapons for our fighting forces. The Armory is the small arms center of the U.S. forces. Here, are concentrated the Ordnance Corps facilities for experimental d...

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Junior Science: Automobiles 1955 McGraw-Hill; Basic Car Technology

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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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The Sunset Division (41st Infantry Division) 1952 US Army; World War II; The Big Picture TV-212

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'The activities of the 41st Infantry Division during the war was graphically told.'


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 normali...

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How Cardboard Boxes are Made: "A National Institution" ~ 1922 Hinde & Dauch Paper Company


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Silent. 'Manufacturing of corrugated boxes. Hinde and Dauch Paper Company Corrugated Fibre Shipping Boxes and Packing Materials. Film on making cardboard boxes, ca. 1920s, with lots of looking at camera and interaction between workers and camera. Scenes of their Cleveland, Ohio factory, plus views of other companies using their boxes.'


Originally a public ...

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SST: Dynamic Stability & Control Studies of 1960s Supersonic Transports NASA Langley Research Center

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Dynamic Stability and Control Studies of Supersonic Transport Configurations of the 1960s Using the Free Flight Model Technique


Silent.


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.

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Jaycee Teen Age Road-E-O ~ 1957 USJCC-ATA-Chrysler-Pure

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'Sponsored by the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., American Trucking Associations, Inc., Chrysler Corporation, The Pure Oil Company. Directors: Nicholas Read and George F. Johnston. A Potomac Film Production.'


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

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The Computer and the Mind of Man: Logic by Machine 1962 NET-IBM


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Part 1 of an early documentary on computers and computing. With Dr. Richard Wesley Hamming of Bell Laboratories and Prof. Ernest Nagel of Columbia University.


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.<...

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Doak VZ-4 VTOL Aircraft 1960 US Army; from Research & Development Progress Report No. 1

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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.

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

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Farming: "Feeding the World" ~ 1918 Neighborhood Motion Picture Service

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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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STS-4 4th Flight Post Flight Press Conference Film 1982 NASA (JSC-825)

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'Commander: Thomas K. Mattingly

Pilot: Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr.

Dates: June 17-July 4, 1982

Vehicle: Columbia OV-102

Payloads: IECM, MLR, NOSL, CFES, ACIP, DFI, SSIP (two experiments), GAS (nine experiments), and DOD

Landing site: Concrete runway 22 at Edwards AFB, CA


Narrated by the Commander and crew, this program contains footage sele...

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Vikings to Mars 1975 NASA (Three Clips from Aeronautics and Space Report)

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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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Ab Jenkins, Pierce-Arrow 12, Bonneville Salt Flats: "A Film of Endurance" 1933 Pennzoil

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Pennzoil marketing footage of land speed record holder Ab Jenkins oiling up at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Silent (soundtrack missing).


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 reduct...

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Bradley Fighting Vehicle System: "Bradley - Second to None" 1982 FMC Corporation

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'General Omar Bradley inspires Bradley Fighting Vehicle System.'


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 norma...

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Navajo Canyon Country 1954 Avalon Productions

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'Shows Navajo people in their native country and gives a brief description of their way of life today.'


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 soundtra...

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How Plants Make Food 1955 Churchill-Wexler

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'Animation shows how a plant is like a food factory, depending on water, minerals, air & sunlight to manufacture food. 2 experiments shown: radish seeds planted, develop roots; celery stalk drawing liquid up to leaves, shown in time-lapse photography.'


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

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First Titan I ICBM Launch From Missle Silo 1961-05-03 Vandenberg Air Force Base

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'...The first in-silo launch of a liquid fueled ICBM, Titan VS-1, code named "Silver Saddle," and carrying a dummy second stage from the Silo Launch Test Facility (SLTF). The test was to confirm the silo launcher configuration and the feasibility of launching from within an underground silo...' Silent.


Originally a public domain film, slightly cropped to remove uneve...

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This is Sixth Army 1954 US Army; The Big Picture TV-263

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'For the past five programs, THE BIG PICTURE camera has been roaming throughout America, picking out the highlights of the principle units and installations of our continental armies. In this last film presentation from this group of six, the camera swings to a coast of America--the Pacific. This is a conducted tour of Sixth Army. In area, Sixth Army touches our neighbor to the North...

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Oakland Cotton Mill 1924 California Cotton Mills

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Silent. 'Workers and machines at the California Cotton Mills in Oakland... California Cotton Mills in Oakland, California / exterior and interior

shots of loading bales / cotton machinery in operation spinning thread and weaving / girls working'


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

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