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GM's 50 Millionth Car Celebration Achievement USA 1955

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'General Motors celebrates production of 50 millionth automobile with a parade through Flint, Michigan.' Produced by Sound Masters.


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...

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Bombing of USS Franklin 1945 Castle Films Newsreel; World War II

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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.


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Conversion of Atlas Missiles to Launch Vehicles The Second Time Around ~ 1968 US Air Force Space & Missile Systems Organization

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Originally a public domain film from the US Air Force, 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,...

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Naval Test Pilot School, NAS Patuxent River, MD 1959 US Navy Film MN-8613

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THE ACADEMIC AND FLYING CURRICULUM RELATIVE TO TEST DIVISIONS AT NATC, AND THE FLEET.


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 norma...

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Law and Social Controls 1949 Coronet Instructional Films

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EXAMINES THE 3 AREAS OF SOCIAL CONTROL--CUSTOMS, MORAL CODES & LAWS. EXPLAINS SOME OF THE LEVELS OF LAW, SUCH AS LOCAL & NATIONAL.


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 re...

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Garden Wise 1950s Monsanto Chemical Company; MPO Productions

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'About the benefits of fertilizing and putting chemicals made by the Monsanto Company on your lawn and garden... shots of Time Lapse flowers blooming.'


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 v...

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Aerial Bombs: Method of Loading Bombs 1941 US Army Air Corps Training Film TF1-256; World War II

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Originally a public domain film from the US Army, 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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Franck-Hertz Experiment 1961 Physical Sciences Study Committee (PSSC) - MIT; Byron Youtz, Reed College; James Franck

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'Professor Byron L Youtz uses a stream of electrons accelerated through mercury vapor to show that the kinetic energy of the electrons is transferred to the mercury atoms only in discrete packets of energy. Establishes the association of the quantum of energy with a line in the spectrum of mercury. Points out that the Frank-Hertz experiment was one of the earliest indications of the ...

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Lower Troposphere: "The First 3000" (Feet of the Atmosphere) 1971 US Army Training Film MF11-5656

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SHOWS THE PHYSICAL PROCESSES AT WORK IN THE FIRST 3,000 FEET OF THE ATMOSPHERE; DESCRIBES THE ARMY'S RESEARCH IN THIS AREA AND ITS PRACTICAL USES.


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 appli...

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Confidential Vietnam Combat TOW Missile Firings 1972 US Army

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Early combat field testing of the BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missile in Vietnam.


Originally a public domain film from the US Army, 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 reduc...

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It's Everybody's Business 1954 US Chamber of Commerce; John Sutherland Cartoon Animation; Macdonald Carey

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'Corporate Cold War-era cartoon linking Bill of Rights to free-enterprise ideology.'


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 process...

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Lessons Learned From Aircraft Accidents - Emotions 1967 US Army; Charles Grodin

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Charles Grodin as a pilot who was too upset to fly safely.


Originally a public domain film from the US Army, 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 r...

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Skylab, the 2nd Manned Mission: A Scientific Harvest 1974 NASA JSC-627

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'SKYLAB: THE SECOND MANNED MISSION, A SCIENTIFIC HARVEST

JSC 627 - (1974) - 36 1/2 Minutes


Astronauts: Alan L. Bean, Owen K. Garriott, and Jack R. Lousma


Launch date: July 28, 1973


Covers the Skylab launch activities and docking with unmanned SL-1 workshop. Includes observations of student experiments (the Minchmog minnows and ...

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Repeal of Prohibition December 6, 1933 Universal News, Volume 5, Release 204, Story 12

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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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Piper PA-38 Tomahawk Spin Tests, October 16, 1979 NASA Langley Research Center

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'PA-38 Tomahawk spin tests conducted on October 16, 1979.  This is part of the stall/spin research conducted at NASA Langley Research Center and is part of the collection donated by retired researcher Paul Stough.  Pilot is Jim Patton.'


Originally a public domain film from NASA, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and o...

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Good Luck Margarine Commercial ~ 1956 Lever Brothers

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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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Refrigeration: "Forty Billion Enemies" 1941 Westinghouse Electric Company (Calvin)

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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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Submarine Salvage ~ 1965 US Navy Training Film

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Procedures for salvaging a sunken submarine.


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/...

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The Airport in the Jet Age 1962 Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

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'Explores a large metropolitan jet airport, from the traffic control tower to the baggage-processing center. Shows glimpses of hundreds of people on the job.'


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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School Discipline Citizenship at School ~ 1922

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Silent, with titles. How two boys are punished by a school committee after breaking a window.


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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Night Driving Safety Knights on the Highway 1938 Chevrolet Division, General Motors

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NIGHT DRIVING IS GETTING TO BE MORE OF A PLEASURE EVERY YEAR, BECAUSE PROGRESS IS BEING MADE IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRINCIPLES WHICH MAKE NIGHT DRIVING DIFFERENT. ILLUSTRATES 6 IMPORTANT SAFETY RULES OF NIGHT DRIVING.


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

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Aerial Gunnery: Position Firing 1944 USAAF Training Film TF-3366; World War II; Animated Cartoon

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'This animated comic film presents side gunner Trigger Joe (voiced by Mel Blanc) as he was trained to calculate approach arcs, speed, and the distance of enemy aircraft. Produced by the First Motion Picture Unit during World War II.'


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

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Men and Jobs 1944 US Federal Security Agency; World War II Home Front

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'How the U.S. government tried to match every person to a job during World War II.'


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 processe...

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Forest Roads and the Environment 2002 United States Forest Service (USFS)

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'USDA Forest Service


Video VH-416A


Forest Service Road Maintenance Series: Forest Roads and the Environment


An introduction to maintenance of low volume roads. Emphasis is on the interaction of the road and the environment. Stresses that proper maintenance of the roadway actually helps keep the ecosystem in balance. It is possible fo...

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H-Bomb: Operation Castle Commander's Report 1954 AEC - DOD; Bikini Atoll Nuclear Tests

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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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Ivory Dishwashing Liquid Commercial 02 "Mild Ivory Liquid" ~ 1970 Procter & Gamble

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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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Satellite Surveillance 1976 US Air Force Systems Command; AFSC Staff Film Report 273

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USAF SPACE PROGRAMS... SATELLITE SURVEILLANCE AND PROTECTION.


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 reductio...

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The Military Police Story 1953 US Army Film Bulletin FB-287


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DEPICTS THE TRAINING, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MILITARY POLICE CORPS. SHOWS MP ACTIVITIES IN GERMANY AND KOREA TODAY.


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.

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Plymouth Belvedere ('Christine' Car): "Driving Tips (Series One)" ~ 1958 Sid Davis Productions

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'This safety film warns against following too closely in traffic...'


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 n...

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The Light in Your Life 1949 General Electric Lamp Division; Raphael G. Wolff Cartoon Animation

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'Shows the parts of a light bulb and different types of bulbs. Animation illustrates how light is a part of business, industry, education and the home.Many stock shots to log.'


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-colo...

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