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Boilers and Their Operation: How Fuel Oil Burners Work
Produced for the USN by Reid H. Ray Film Industries, Inc.
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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2019-10-24 23:14:26 +0000 UTC
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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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2019-10-24 23:13:50 +0000 UTC
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'This film documents the selection of the original seven astronauts for Project Mercury: Lieutenant Malcolm S. (Scott) Carpenter, Captain Leroy G. (Gordon) Cooper, Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Captain Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Lieutenant Commander Alan Shepard, and Captain Donald K. (Deke) Slayton. The footage shows the selection criteria a...
2019-10-24 23:13:17 +0000 UTC
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'"The Sharper Sword and Stronger Shield" (TV-449) is an informational film which emphasizes the importance for the continual modernization of the Army for effective national defense. The film portrays the Army's efforts to forge "A Sharper Sword and Stronger Shield" to preserve the peace or win a future war. The presentation describes the pentagonal organization and structural flexib...
2019-10-24 23:12:32 +0000 UTC
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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...
2019-10-24 23:11:57 +0000 UTC
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'Shows the set in operation as its coverage, range, and types of transmission are described. Enumerates its special features, such as the panel guard, the crystal compartment, waterproofing, and internal construction. Identifies components of the set. Also describes the hand generator, the vibrator power supply, and the horizontal and vertical antennas.'
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2019-10-23 23:39:04 +0000 UTC
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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 ...
2019-10-23 23:38:10 +0000 UTC
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On radioactive nuclear fallout, and protection from effects of its radiation.
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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2019-10-23 23:37:30 +0000 UTC
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CITES WEAPON INVENTORY AND CAPABILITIES OF TAC'S STRIKE AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATES ARMAMENT AND FIRE POWER OF F-100, F-104, F-105, AND F-4C. REVIEWS SUPPORT CAPABILITIES OF TANKERS, RECONNAISSANCE, AND CARGO AIRCRAFT: KB-50J, KC-135, RF-4C, RF-101, RB-66, WB-66, C-130 AND C-123.
USAF Special Film Project SFP-1187
Originally a public domain film from the ...
2019-10-23 23:36:52 +0000 UTC
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'The need grows for qualified linguists of many languages. The Army is keeping step with that need by providing these linguists. Film shows steps in training, sources of both teachers and students, and visits the classrooms of the school located at Monterey, California.'
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2019-10-23 23:36:19 +0000 UTC
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'How Chevrolet's giant electric sign in downtown Chicago works. SHOWS HOW NEWS IS FLASHED ON THE ELECTRIC SIGN, THE PRINCIPLE OF THE MOTOR GRAPH, AND HOW PRODUCTS OF MODERN INDUSTRY ARE PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC. SIGN, MADE OF MANY BULBS, ADVERTISES CHEVROLET.' Produced by Jam Handy.
Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, sligh...
2019-10-23 00:06:28 +0000 UTC
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Mr. MacGregor tells Suzy Homemaker NEW Instant Folgers "Tastes as Good as Fresh Perked".
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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2019-10-23 00:05:48 +0000 UTC
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'This program alerts pilots to inflight situations that are potentially disorientating by describing how this physiological phenomenon influences and often distorts flying judgments. It suggests that when physical senses are at variance with cockpit instruments, you should not randomly hit buttons.'
Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly...
2019-10-23 00:05:13 +0000 UTC
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'The story of how missiles hit their targets told on "THE BIG PICTURE" -- Today most television viewers have seen the drama of the launching pad when a long range missile is fired into the air. An orange surge of flame, a thunderous bellow of sound, then up it goes until as far as the naked eye is concerned it disappears into the skies. What then? Today's episode in THE BI...
2019-10-23 00:04:36 +0000 UTC
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'Depicts the results of waste of natural resources and shows how such waste can be prevented. Discloses depletion of forests, effects of wind and water erosion, waste of mineral resources, and wasteful killing of wildlife. Describes methods of conserving resources.'
Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to r...
2019-10-23 00:03:51 +0000 UTC
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'HISTORY OR VARIOUS WAYS IN WHICH MAN HAS OBTAINED LIGHT, FROM EARLY USE OF FIRE TO ELECTRIC LIGHTING. FEATURES STRINGLESS PUPPETS PRODUCED BY JOOP GEESINK. A General Electric "Excursion in Science."'
Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, an...
2019-10-22 00:08:04 +0000 UTC
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Promoting the new Frigidaire "Super-Duty" refrigerators for 1937. 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.
The soundtrack was also pro...
2019-10-22 00:07:30 +0000 UTC
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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...
2019-10-22 00:06:53 +0000 UTC
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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 pe...
2019-10-22 00:06:09 +0000 UTC
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Military Aircraft Storage & Disposition Center (MASDC)
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.
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2019-10-22 00:05:35 +0000 UTC
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'Promotional film for Western Union Telegraph Company, featuring its history, current practice and emerging technology.'
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.
2019-10-21 03:03:10 +0000 UTC
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'Dodgers baseball team members Pee Wee Reese, Roy Campanella, and Don Zimmer shaving. Close-up of a blade being put in a razor and a razor being rinsed under a faucet.'
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 correc...
2019-10-21 03:02:30 +0000 UTC
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'The 201 Armored Division heads across America by train. The train carries tanks, trucks, motor cycles and jeeps. Men eat, sleep, exercise, and amuse themselves on the long trip as they slowly head for the ocean, troop ship and ultimately, the front.' '... following a troop train: the coordination of effort; its staging and assembly of cars, cargo and passengers; its heavily guarded ...
2019-10-21 03:01:55 +0000 UTC
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THE CHALLENGE OF ANTARCTIC FLYING, FROM ADMIRAL BYRD'S FIRST POLAR FLIGHT TO OPERATION DEEP FREEZE, C-130 HERCULES AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS IN THE ANTARCTIC.
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...
2019-10-21 03:01:11 +0000 UTC
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"Produced under the supervision of U.S. Office of Education and Sanitary Engineering Division, U.S. Public Health Service."
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 soundtra...
2019-10-21 03:00:34 +0000 UTC
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'Fading Gold: The Decline of Aspen in the West... from the Rocky Mountain Research Station. The species has declined across the West from 9 million acres to less than 4 million acres today. For every acre of aspen lost, so is a prime source of water, a productive habitat for wildlife, a valuable source of livestock forage, and one of our most scenic treasures.'
Origi...
2019-10-19 23:04:07 +0000 UTC
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'This television spot features Willy Whistle as he told kids to look for cars from the curb before stepping into the street.'
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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2019-10-19 23:03:32 +0000 UTC
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Film on car ambush attacks includes extensive lessons on using cars to ram other vehicles.
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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2019-10-19 23:02:59 +0000 UTC
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POLE LINE CONSTRUCTION - PART III - ERECTING POLES AND ATTACHING CROSSARMS
ERECTING POLES USING EARTHBORER AND BY MANUAL METHOD; FACING AND ALIGNING POLES; INSTALLING SINGLE, DOUBLE, SIDEARM, BUCK, AND "H'' TYPE CROSSARMS.
Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio correc...
2019-10-19 23:02:29 +0000 UTC
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"A Film for Financial Institutions"
'Presents a study of the working procedures of the New York Stock Exchange. Includes scenes showing the activities of exchange brokers and bidders.'
Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, a...
2019-10-19 23:01:42 +0000 UTC
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