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Desert Rock VI: "The Atom Soldier" 1955 US Army; Operation Teapot Nuclear Tests; The Big Picture TV-308

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'Tests conducted at Frenchman's Flat, Nevada, in... 1955, the Army at Camp Desert Rock, utilized thousands of ground troops in an effort to establish the proper coordination between the foot soldier and the atomic explosion.'


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

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Ulysses Encounter With Jupiter 1991 NASA; Solar Astronomy Spacecraft


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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, ...

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Don Ameche on Telephone Usage: "What Mr. Bell Had In Mind" 1954 Chevrolet Division, General Motors

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'Don Ameche recreates his 1939 role as Alexander Graham Bell in the famous "Doctor Watson, come here, I want you" scene; he then discusses the future of his wonderous invention, the telephone with Dr. Watson. Watson asks Bell how he is able to foretell all these amazing things; Bell washes his face, turns around, and he's Don Ameche, saying: "Well, who would know better than I?"'

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Operation Redwing Nuclear Tests 1956 Joint Task Force 7; Bikini Atoll, Enewetak Atoll


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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, tho...

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San Luis Obispo, California Travel: "Roads to Romance" 1949 Chevrolet Division, General Motors


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Travelogue produced for GM by Jam Handy.


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, noi...

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Supernova II 1988 NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

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On the February 23, 1987, discovery of supernova SN 1987A. Explains how formation of heavy elements occurs when a supernova is formed and how studying the development of stars can help in understanding the origin of the universe.


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

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Pearl Harbor Attack Footage, December 7, 1941 US Navy; World War II

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"Air raid, Pearl Harbor." Silent.


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.


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Bathing Beauties Slide & Dive from Top of 1936 Chevy 1936 Chevrolet Leader News Newsreel Vol. 2 No. 3

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BATHING GIRLS DIVE FROM AUTO TOP... beach studded with palm trees; women (wearing bathing suits) climb atop car parked in surf with water slide propped against it. Car on sandy beach as 14 women (film running in reverse) pile into car; car backs up (slide strapped to roof) as woman hangs head out window. Car backs up to fenced pool and several women (wearing swim suits) exit (trees &...

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Exercise Flash Burn 1954 US Army; The Big Picture TV-266

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'In recent months, in the press, over the radio, and on television, the American people have heard of the new and awesome developments in warfare which put modern muscle in the Army. Such muscle is the 280mm cannon, the Honest John artillery rocket and the Corporal, a long-range guided missile. Such modern muscle is tactical television and air delivery of masses of men and their equi...

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Kroger Eggs TV Commercial ~ 1955 Animated Cartoon

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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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B-58 Hustler Capabilities 1961 Convair - US Air Force

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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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Office Personnel Management: "Discipline: Reprimanding" 1943 US Navy Training Film MN-2088; World War II

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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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The Hawaiian Islands 1924 Ford Motor Company (JQ Music)

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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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Combat Development Experimentation Center 1962 US Army; Fort Hunter Liggett, California; The Big Picture TV-524

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'Just behind the Coastal Range of Central California, the U.S. Army has a new 250,000 acre natural laboratory where all sorts of military concepts for possible future conflict are tested and evaluated by the latest principles of scientific research. At the Hunter Liggett Military Reservation, top scientists and top soldiers first create, then supervise a series of controlled combat e...

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Volkswagen Beetle Commercial: "Italian Designer" ~ 1962 Volkswagen of America

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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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Cheating 1952 Young America Films (Centron Corporation)

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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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Yvonne De Carlo: "Lamp of Memory" 1942 Prelinger Archives Soundie (Music Video)

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In this WWII-era "soundie" (music video), Yvonne De Carlo (later Lily Munster) dreams of dancing with a dwufus.


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 ...

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Beavers 1930 Eastman Teaching Films

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Silent film on beavers and their life cycle, including beaver dam building.


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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Parachute Rigger 1944 US Navy Training Film MN-1606-F; World War II

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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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Monkey's Uncle Commercial 1967 Transogram Games

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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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Building a Tank: A Defense Report on Film 1941 U.S. Office for Emergency Management (OEM); World War II

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M3 Lee medium tank manufacturing at the Detroit Arsenal.


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...

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Lunar Excursion Module (LEM, LM) Proposal 9-12-1962 Convair Astronautics, General Dynamics

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Convair Astronautics managers campaign for their company to get the contract to build the Lunar Module, the Apollo program Moon landing spacecraft. Includes a very early, interesting, primitive Lunar Module mockup.


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

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What Makes a Fine Watch Fine? 1947 Hamilton Watch Company; Spring-Driven Timepieces

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'History and practice of precision watchmaking at the Hamilton factory in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.' Produced by Jam Handy.


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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Locating and Rescue of Trapped Miners 1998 Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)

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'Describes the equipment and methods used to locate trapped miners in an underground mine environment.'


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...

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Crisco: It Takes Two To Make A Champ 1939 Procter & Gamble (Jam Handy)

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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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Heart and Circulation 1937 ERPI Classroom Films, Inc.

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USES ANIMATED DRAWINGS TO SHOW HOW THE HEART & BLOOD VESSELS CIRCULATE BLOOD THROUGHOUT THE BODY. INCLUDES MICROSCOPIC SCENES OF CAPILLARY ACTION & DISCUSSES BLOOD PRESSURE & ITS RELATION TO HEALTH.


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

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Nuclear War: "Our Cities Must Fight" 1951 U.S. Federal Civil Defense Administration

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Hot war training in the Cold War. 'Civil defense film admonishing U.S. city dwellers to stay and fight in case of enemy invasion, rather than evacuate. Filmed in New York and other cities... A plea for American cities to be prepared to deal with enemy attack. Many images of mass evacuation. Some footage of devestated war torn European cities. Entrance shot of Holland Tunnel and Penn ...

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How Money Is Made 1920 Royal Canadian Mint (Royal Mint of Canada); Coinage at the Ottawa Mint

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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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Forensic Science: "Analyzing Criminal Evidence: Instrumental Examinations" ~ 1970 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

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'TRAINING FILM: Techniques and methods used to examine and identify evidence.'


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 normalizatio...

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Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona Travel: "Roads to Romance" 1949 Chevrolet Division, General Motors

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Travelogue produced for GM by Jam Handy.


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 reductio...

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