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Acrobats Ride Topside-Down Zip-Upper 1937 Chevrolet Leader News Newsreel Vol. 3 No. 3

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'AERIAL CLOWNS SPEED ALONG HIGHWAY...


Superimposed newspaper headline indicating "Topside-Down Zip-Upper Makes Fun for Acrobats."...


VS automobile with acrobatic equipment (revolving ladder) attached to frame. Camera follows moving car as acrobats spin. CU car tires driving over rocky terrain. CU spinning acrobats...'


Originally a pu...

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The Moose Country 1927 Fox Varieties; Canadian Wilderness

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'A silent travelogue to the Canadian wilderness.'


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.


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NonComs: The Senior Soldier 1968 US Army The Big Picture TV-731

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'This film documents the story of "the backbone of the Army" -- the story of the senior soldier. Scenes depict the careful selection and thorough training of these noncommissioned officers and the role of "middle management" they filled.'


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

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Dairy Farming: "Our Foster Mother, the Cow" 1947 Frith Films

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'This color film portrays the happenings on a dairy farm. Emphasizes the importance of milk, and the service of cows to mankind.'


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 so...

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Avoidable Aircraft Carrier Landing Accidents 1949 US Navy Pilot Training Film MN-4353q; Animated Cartoon

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Naval pilot training film instructing carrier pilots how to avoid landing accidents.


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, n...

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The Story of a City: New York 1946 Simmel-Meservey, Encyclopedia Britannica

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'Pictorial explanation of historic & economic causes for emergence of new york as one of world's largest cities & of its vital relation to rest of America.'


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...

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Space Shuttle Missions & Payloads ~ 1980 NASA Film HQ-304; Johnson Space Center Film JSC-799


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'Depicts the Shuttle Orbiters role of retrieving satellites in space. Included are the Multimission Modular Spacecraft, Long Duration Exposure Facility, space probes, and Spacelab.'


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 & mil...

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USS Franklin (Aircraft Carrier CV13) in World War II: "The Saga of the Franklin" ~ 1945 US Navy

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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 equalization (the resulting sound, though not per...

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Lumberjacks Logging: "Felling Forest Giants" ~ 1920 Pathe

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'Early documentation of the American forest industry... in North Carolina...'


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...

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Miracles From Agriculture 1960 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

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'Presents today's supermarkets as the showplaces of agriculture; discusses methods of improvement in the growing, handling, processing, and shipping of food products.'


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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Project Apollo Little Joe II Assembly & Launches ~ 1966 NASA

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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.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Joe_II

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Minnesota State Parks: Park Conscious 1938 USDA National Park Service (NPS)


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'Elegy to recreation and relaxation in state and national parks.'


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 ...

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Ryan VZ-11 (XV-5) & GE X353-5 Liftfan Engine Progress Report No 1 1961 Ryan-General Electric

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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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Shippingport: "Magic of the Atom - Power Unlimited" 1955 Atomic Energy Commission

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'Explains Nuclear Power Plants. Features footage of Eisenhower remotely initiating the first work on the new Shippingport Atomic Reactor in Pennsylvania [The first commercial nuclear power plant].'


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 bri...

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Big Trees of Yosemite 1933 Guy D. Haselton

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'Silent. Looks at the giant Sequoia trees in Yosemite National Park.'


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.


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A-7 Corsair II: "A-7E Aircrew Rescue Procedures" 1972 US Navy Training Film MN-11070C; Point Mugu

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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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A Hurricane Called Betsy 1966 US Office of Civil Defense

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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 equalization (the resulting sound, though not per...

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Missile Man ~ 1958 US Army; The Big Picture TV-384

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'"THE BIG PICTURE" covers training of the Army's missile man -- In this era of both missiles and missile men, THE BIG PICTURE covers training activities at three of the major centers in which the Army's missile men receive their highly specialized training. The United States Army, as almost everyone knows, is placing an ever-increasing emphasis on guided missiles, projectiles which c...

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Wastage of Human Resources 1947 Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

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SHOWS HUMAN WASTAGE CAUSED BY CRIPPLING DISEASE, ACCIDENTS, CRIME, WAR, OLD AGE, ALCOHOLISM & BAD LIVING CONDITIONS.


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. View Post

Army Air Forces in North Africa: The Earthquakers 1944 USAAF; World War II

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PRESENTS THE STORY OF THE 12TH BOMB GROUP OF THE 9TH AIR FORCE AND ITS ROLE IN THE AIR CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE GERMAN ARMY IN NORTH AFRICA DURING WORLD WAR II.


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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First Bell Helicopter: Model 30 Flight Tests 1944 Bell Aircraft Corporation

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The Model 30 Bell Helicopter. Three prototypes were built, leading to the development of the Model 47.


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, ...

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Bank Robbery: "Victim? or Witness" ~ 1965 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

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 "TRAINING FILM: How to handle yourself during a bank robbery, especially if you are a teller. Several mock hold-ups are presented and narrator describes scenes and talks about making mental notes to describe robber, such as height, weight, scars, make-up or disguise, coloring, and clothing then press alarm, move slowly, phone police, preserve all clues, and train yourself to be...

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Teen Problems: Habit Patterns 1954 Knickerbocker Productions

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EXPLAINS HOW HABITS ARE FORMED. DESCRIBES THE SOCIAL & PERSONAL ADVANTAGES RESULTING FROM THE FORMATION OF GOOD DAILY HABITS.


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 a...

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Marston Mat: "Transportable Runway (Steel Plank Type)" 1944 US Army Film EB-14; World War II

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Engineering Board film #EB-14, Transportable Runway (Steel Plank Type)


"Reel 1, b&w, earthmoving equipment is unloaded from a railway car. Engineer soldiers grade runways and lay perforated steel planks..."


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

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Vision to Victory 1971 US Army; The Big Picture TV-805

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'This film examines the mission of Combat Development Command (CDC). Scenes show how the CDC evolved, tested, evaluated, and recommended the concepts which would determine the future structure, tactics, and equipment of the U.S. Army.'


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

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The Adventures of Junior Raindrop 1948 US Forest Service; Water Cycle-Watershed Cartoon Animation

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'Delinquent raindrop explains the need for good watershed management.'


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...

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Preliminary Landing Tests of a 1-6 Scale Lunar Excursion Vehicle 1962-06-05 - 1962-06-21 NASA Langley Film L-733

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'1962 NASA Langley Research Center film showing tests of a model of an early lunar lander concept vehicle. These tests were conducted in the Impacting Structures Facility, later upgraded to the Vortex Research Facility.'


Originally a public domain film from NASA, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contras...

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Hearts and Minds: "Vietnam - A War Within a War" 1965 US Marine Corps (USMC)

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'Vietnam-era film about the battle for the hearts and minds of the Vietnamese.'


"In the final victory, it will not be who holds the ground, but who holds the allegiance of the people that win this war."


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

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Apples: From Seedling to Market 1950 Encyclopaedia Britannica Films (EB Films)

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'This film shows the activities at an apple orchard in the Pacific Northwest... Filmed in the Wenatchee Valley of Washington state.'


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 reductio...

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Military Police (MP) Town Patrol 1955 US Army; The Big Picture TV-325

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'This episode will describe, dramatically, how the Army's colorful MPs protect our soldiers by guarding and guiding them.'


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...

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