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"World's Smallest Electronic Calculator" Sharp ELSI-8 Commercial 2 1971 Sharp Electronics

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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.

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San Diego & Los Angeles County Fairs: "The Fair" ~ 1950 Frith Films

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The Fair: Community, Work, and Fun


Southern California county fairs: animal judging, ferris wheel, merry-go-round... Narrated by Don MacNamara.


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 &am...

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Gasoline: "More Dangerous Than Dynamite" ~ 1937 California State Fire Marshal

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Warns Suzy Homemaker not to dry clean clothes with gasoline at home.


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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Equipment Restoration: A Second Life ~ 1953 US Army; The Big Picture TV-246

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'Restoring used equipment, making it over "like new" is the motto of the Ordnance Reclamation Program. Cutting costs and at the same time improving quality are the key contributions to good management, so important to the Ordnance mission.'


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

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Our Community 1952 Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

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'Illustrates the interdependence of people in a community by showing shared community functions and services.'


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...

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Strategy in the Pacific 1944 Curtiss-Wright Aircraft Manufacturing Recruiting Short No. 1; Lowell Thomas

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'Theatrical "minute movies" -- advertising films -- produced to recruit workers for service in Curtiss-Wright Aeronautical plants during World War II. Pictures women working in factories; couples who both work at Wright; assembly-line and production scenes; aircraft being built; precision machining of airplane propellers; combat and aircraft stock footage. Several of the shorts are i...

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The Griper 1954 Young America Films (Centron)


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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...

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Long Time Intervals 1960 Physical Sciences Study Committee (PSSC); CalTech; Harrison Brown, Charles McKinney, Leon Silver

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'Harrison Brown discusses the significance of long time intervals and describes how radioactive dating arrives at an estimate for the age of the earth.'


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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Good Grooming for Girls ~ 1940 Chesebrough-Ponds

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Glamor, and how it is achieved by good grooming, is explained at an engagement shower for a young woman.


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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All About Polymorphics 1960 TRW (Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge)


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'Simon Ramo's concept of "polymorphic" computing is laid out in stop-motion animation, accompanied by acoustic guitar. The film anticipates parallel, distributed processing and the architecture of ARPANET and the Internet.


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

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Folgers Instant Coffee TV Commercial No. 8: "Husband-Pleasing New Instant Folgers" (Mr. MacGregor) ~ 1965 Folgers

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Mr. MacGregor tells Suzy Homemaker NEW Instant Folgers is "husband-pleasing".


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...

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Design for Dreaming 1956 General Motors

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'Produced to bring the 1956 G.M. Motorama to audiences unable to see it in major cities, this fim introduces the new 1956 cars, Frigidaire's "Kitchen of Tomorrow," and the electronic highways of the future. G.M.'s "dream cars" of the 1950s, including the Oldsmobile Golden Rocket and the turbine-powered Pontiac Firebird II, are also displayed...'


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Antarctica: "Operation Deep Freeze I" 1957 US Navy Film MN-8500

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OPERATION DEEP FREEZE I


THE FIRST PHASE OF OPERATION DEEP FREEZE AND NAVY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE IGY. PREPARATIONS, DEPARTURE, VOYAGE, AND ANTARCTIC OPERATIONS.


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 & mi...

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Carrier Landing Flight Safety: "After the Cut" 1946 US Navy Pilot Training Film MN-4353i


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Naval pilot training film instructing carrier pilots how to avoid common problems that occur after the Landing Signal Officer's (LSO) instruction to cut the engine.


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 no...

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The Passenger Train (2nd Edition) 1955 Encyclopaedia Britannica Films


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'Describes a journey from a large city to the country on a streamline train. Shows duties of many of the people who work in the station and on the train.'


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 correctio...

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Oxydol Goes Into High 1938 Procter & Gamble; Laundry Detergent Marketing

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'"Motion slidefilm" for Oxydol distributors & retailers, showing sales campaigns undertaken by manufacturer.'


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.

Th...

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This Is Hormel ~ 1965 George A. Hormel & Company

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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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Deep Sea Diving Suit: The Diving Dress 1943 US Navy Training Film MN-105-B

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DIVING DRESS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH PART, DANGERS OF UNDERWATER PRESSURE AND HOW TO AVOID INJURY FROM IT. HOW THE SUIT IS PREPARED AND INSPECTED BEFORE DIVING.


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 noi...

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Development of Transportation 1931 ERPI Classroom Films

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'Surveys the rapid growth of transportation in the United States from the early settlers to the jet age.'


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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Speech: The Function of Gestures 1950 Young America Films (Centron)


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'Explains the function of the gesture in public speaking and points out how speeches can be made much more effective by using the correct gestures at the correct time. Gives some specific examples of some commonly used gestures and their function.'


Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove u...

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Newport Cigarette Commercial No. 7 "On the Beach" ~ 1970 Lorillard Tobacco Company

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A guy, a girl, a beach, a lighthouse (and cigarettes).


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, cli...

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Operation Upshot-Knothole Nuclear Test Film 1953 Armed Forces Special Weapons Project (AFSWP)

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'The Department of Energy, in cooperation with the Department of Defense, declassified a series of historical films on the nuclear weapons program. They were converted to videotape format to help preserve the films and to facilitate the declassification and release process. These films document the history of the development of nuclear weapons, starting with the first bomb tested at ...

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Beachhead: Anzio 1963 US Army; WWII; The Big Picture TV-579

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DOCUMENTS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ALLY BEACHHEAD AT ANZIO IN 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 volume normalization, noise reduct...

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Horsepower 1937 Chevrolet Division, General Motors; Jam Handy

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HOW THE TERM 'HORSEPOWER' CAME TO BE APPLIED TO MECHANICAL DEVICES IS MADE CLEAR IN THIS PICTURE, & AN EXPLANATION OF HOW THE MODERN MOTORCAR CAN HOLD THE POWER OF 85 HORSES UNDER ITS HOOD.


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 brightn...

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Inside Hawaiian Volcanoes 1989 Smithsonian Institution; Roger Mudd

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'Narrated by Roger Mudd, this video is full of detailed, informative graphics and live action that chronicles the volcanic history of the Hawaiian Islands (e.g. Kilauea and Mauna Loa).'


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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Chevy Bel Air, 210 & 150: "The Biggest News" 1953 Chevrolet Commercial No. 3 (1952) General Motors; Jam Handy

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Theatrical screen ad for the 1953 Chevys.


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 film was silent. I have added music created by myself using the Reaper Digital ...

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1974 Super Outbreak: "Day of the Killer Tornadoes" (1978) US Defense Civil Preparedness Agency

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ACTUAL FOOTAGE OF TORNADOES AS THEY STRUCK XENIA, CINCINNATI AND LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY CAUSING DEATHS AND DAMAGE. INCLUDES DISCUSSION OF ADVANCE TORNADO PREPARATION AND EMERGENCY COORDINATION.


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 corr...

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Action Vietnam 1965 US Army; The Big Picture TV-654

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'This film begins with a scene from December 1964 in which President Lyndon Johnson awarded Captain Roger Donlon the Medal of Honor for his heroism in Vietnam. The documentary then goes on to describe the difficulties of fighting in Vietnam; how it was a "twilight war fought in shadow and stealth."'


Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly...

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Corona KH-1 Discoverer 5 Launch 1959-08-13 USAF Vandenberg Air Force Base; Thor-Agena (Thor 192) (JQ Music)

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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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How Eyes Work: "How the Eye Functions" 1941 Knowledge Builders

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EXPLAINS GROSS & DETAILED STRUCTURE OF HUMAN EYE. BRIEFLY DESCRIBES HOW LIGHT WAVES ARE REFRACTED BY LENS OF EYE & FOCUSED ON THE RETINA. EMPHASIZES LENS, ITS POSITION & CHANGES IN CURVATURE. DISCUSSES MONOCULAR & BINOCULAR VISION, RETINA, ETC.


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

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