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Emergency School Bus Evacuation 1976 American Automobile Association

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'Teaches youngsters basic understanding of all procedures for evacuating a school bus under emergency conditions. Shot in Carlsbad, California...'


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 ...

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Prell Shampoo TV Commercial 10 "Extra Rich Lather" ~ 1960 Procter & Gamble


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Extra rich creamy lather is declared in this commercial for Liquid Prell.


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, c...

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How Sound Is Transmitted Via Radio ~ 1938 Prelinger Archives

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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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43rd Infantry Division in World War II: "Winged Victory on Foot" 1949 US Army Film MISC-7553

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WINGED VICTORY ON FOOT - 43D INFANTRY DIVISION


ACTIVITIES OF THE DIVISION IN THE PACIFIC DURING WORLD WAR II AND AS OCCUPATION TROOPS IN JAPAN AFTER HOSTILITIES.


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 & ...

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History of Muroc-Edwards Air Force Base: "Toward the Unexplored" 1967 US Air Force

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TRACES HISTORY OF MUROC DRY LAKE, EDWARDS AFB, CALIFORNIA, AS AN AIR PROVING GROUND AND RESEARCH CENTER SINCE THE EARLY DAYS OF AVIATION. DOCUMENTS EXPERIMENTS IN ROCKETRY AND WITH X-SERIES, V-STOL AND FIXED WING AIRCRAFT. POINTS OUT ROCKET PROPULSION LABORATORY'S WORK IN MISSILE DEVELOPMENT. CITES EDWARDS' PROMINENT POSITION IN USAF SPACE AGE RESEARCH.


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Martin M-130 Clipper & Auto Chassis Design: "Four Square" 1937 Chevrolet Division, General Motors

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'An explanation of the proved mechanical fact that a box of four sides has more strength than a box of two or three sides. The frame in the modern motorcar is a four-sided steel box.'


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 c...

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Dreft Detergent: "A Film Mystery" 1937 Procter & Gamble Theatrical Screen Ad

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Movie theater commercial for Dreft detergent. "The marvelous new suds for washing silks, rayons and woolens" is also good for dishwashing.


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 &...

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Tobaccoman's Sixth Sense 1949 American Tobacco Company

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Processes used in quality control of Lucky Strike cigarette tobacco. Produced by Jam Handy.


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 soundtrack was also processed with volum...

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How to Use Training Films: "Film Tactics" 1945 US Navy Training Film MN-3731

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EXPLAINS THROUGH DRAMATIZED EPISODES HOW TRAINING FILMS SHOULD & SHOULD NOT BE USED BY INSTRUCTORS & DEMONSTRATES SOME RESULTS OF GOOD & POOR TEACHING.


Produced by The Jam Handy Organization.


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

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Life in Hollywood 1947 Murray Productions

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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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Aluminum on the March 1956 Reynolds Metals Company

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'...opens in the mile-high bauxite mines of Jamaica, from which the bauxite ore is conveyed over an aerial tramway to waiting ships, then carried to a factory... Emerging as a snow-white powder, the "alumina" is used for soil conditioning, as an abrasive and for conversion to solid aluminum at reduction plants through the electrolytic process. To vivify the versatility and flexibilit...

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Macleans Toothpaste Commercial No. 2 ~ 1965 Glaxo

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"Its tingling taste tells you it's working..."


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 re...

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Free Enterprise Capitalism Economics: "Round and Round" 1939 General Motors; Stop Motion Animation

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On free-enterprise economics.


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...

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Radar Bombing of Tokyo in WWII: "Target Invisible" 1945 US Army; Arthur Kennedy

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'Illustrates the use of radar on a dramatized mission over Japan.'


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 nor...

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Mexico City: "The Day is New - Dawn to Darkness in Mexico City" 1942 US Office of Inter-American Affairs

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'Depicts the life and daily pursuits of the residents of Mexico City.'


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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The Wonderful World of Wash 'n' Wear 1958 Whirlpool Corporation

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'Synthetic fabrics plus electric laundry equipment make washday a pleasure. Host: Jeffrey Lynn.'


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 ...

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Remington Shaver Commercial: Shave a Peach ~ 1956 Remington Rand

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'REMINGTON ELECTRIC SHAVER

An amazing demonstration using a peach and a brush prove that the "man size Remington Electric Shaver" is both gentle and tough.

Close-up of a bin of peaches, of a hand holding a peach, a thumb pressing on a hairbrush, a man shaving with an electric shaver, an electric shaver shaving a peach, and an electric shaver shaving the bristles of a brus...

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First Impressions (of Civilian Employees) 1944 US Navy Film MN-1374; 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 Sixth Infantry Division 1948 US Army Film MISC-1297; World War II

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HISTORICAL RECORD OF ACTIVITIES OF THE SIXTH INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE PACIFIC 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 reduction applied.

The soundtrack was also processed with...

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Mechanical Engineering at Dupont ~ 1950 E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company

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'Recruiting film for mechanical engineers to work for Dupont.'


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 normali...

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Inflation: "Why Play Leap Frog?" 1949 Harding College; Animated Cartoon


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'Cold War-era cartoon aimed at convincing workers that increased productivity brings about greater purchasing power.'


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 ap...

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1955 Chevrolet Commercial No. 4 (1954) General Motors; 1955 Chevy: "You CAN Take it With You"

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Theatrical screen ad for the 1955 Chevy.


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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The Night Sky Episode 4: Conversation with John Dobson 1993 NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Amateur Astronomy

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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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Why NATO? 1958 US Army; Edward R. Murrow; The Big Picture TV-402

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'In this issue of THE BIG PICTURE TV series, the cameras are focused on NATO -- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Guest narrator for this filmed documentary is the distinguished commentator and news analyst, Mr. Edward R. Murrow. As shown in this episode, the United States as a founding member of this vital international body, has demonstrated to the world the importance we pla...

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Northwest Territories Canada "Land For Pioneers" ~ 1950 International Film Bureau

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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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Tetraethyl Leaded Gas: "Gasoline For Everybody" 1947 Ethyl Corporation

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'Production, refining and distribution of gasoline.'


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 soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipp...

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Ford TV Commercial: "Two Ford Freedom" 1956 Ford Motor Company; Promoting Two-Car Families

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Suzy Homemaker explains the benefits of the two car family.


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 normalizat...

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Douglas DC-1 & Army Air Corps Pilot Training "When You Know" 1936 Chevrolet Division, General Motors

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THE UNITED STATES ARMY FLIERS AT RANDOLPH FIELD LEARN HOW BEFORE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO TAKE A PLANE UP SOLO. AND -- WHEN YOU KNOW -- DRIVING A CAR IS SAFE, TOO, AS THIS PICTURE OF THE PARALLEL BETWEEN SAFE FLYING AND SAFE DRIVING SHOWS.


Produced by Jam Handy. Includes flying footage of the original Douglas DC-1 airliner.


Originally a public domain film...

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Bank Robberies ~ 1955 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

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'Department of Justice. Federal Bureau of Investigation... DRAMATIZED TRAINING FILM: Opens with a bank robbery inprogress. Bank employees trained how to handle crimes by ministering to injured, no ttouching anything, gathering witnesses, and writing down all pertinent information while its still fresh in their minds. To help investigation, they are observe criminals physical features...

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Auto Differentials: "Around the Corner" 1937 Chevrolet Division, General Motors

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'How the automobile differential allows a vehicle to turn a corner while keeping the wheels from skidding.' 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 ...

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