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2,4-D Herbicide: "Death to Weeds" 1947 Dow Chemical

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NEW PESTICIDES, INCORPORATING 2-4-D, ARE SHOWN. GOOD CROP-DUSTING. BEFORE-AND-AFTER SCENES OF CROPS & FIELDS. "DEATH SENTENCE" TO WEEDS AT START. TIME-LAPSE SHOT OF WEED WITHERING IN POT.

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...

Chevy Bel Air, 210 & 150: "Reigning Beauty" 1953 Chevrolet Commercial #7 (1952) General Motors; Jam Handy

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Theatrical screen ad for the 1953 Chevys.

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 film was silent. I have added music created by myself using the Reaper Digital Audio Workstation and the In...

Heritage of Splendor 1963 Keep America Beautiful; Ronald Reagan

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"Why we must preserve America's great natural resources from the consequences of littering. Narrator: Ronald Reagan."

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...

Fifty Years of Aviation 1957 US Army; The Big Picture TV-370

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'Army TV series begins new series with salute to aviation progress -- In a salute to aviation progress, the Army's TV series, THE BIG PICTURE, has packaged a neat surprise for viewers in this half-hour episode, "Fifty-Years of Aviation." Beginning with historical footage from 1907 when the United States Army purchased the first military plane, this documentary examines the miracle of...

Project Apollo Digest: Mission Control Center & MCC Computers ~ 1967 NASA

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Overview of the Apollo program Mission Control Center at the Manned Spacecraft Center (now Johnson Space Center), at Clear Lake City, near Houston, Texas.

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 sound...

Stamp Vending Machines: "Self Service Postal Unit" 1967 US Postal Service (USPS)

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'This 1967 film introduces the Self Service Postal Unit, an automated post office intended to be installed in shopping center and mall parking lots. Versions intended for installation in pedestrian areas and post office lobbies are also demonstrated.'

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

Introduction to Foreign Trade 1951 Coronet Instructional Films

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'Cold War-era treatise on globalization... Gives general picture of international commerce, shows the importance of foreign trade to our economy... Discusses monetary standards and controls.'

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 cor...

Japanese Self Defense Forces 1955 US Army; The Big Picture

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'This week's program will tell the story of how the Japanese people have learned, and are learning, the basic principles of a more "Democratic" way of life.'

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 so...

Apollo Lunar Landing Radar: "The How and Why" ~ 1968 Ryan Aeronautical

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On the development of the lunar landing radar for the Project Apollo Lunar Module.

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, cli...

GM "Robot": "Leave It to Roll-Oh" 1940 Chevrolet Division, General Motors

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ROLL-OH, THE DOMESTIC ROBOT, IS CONSTRUCTED TO TAKE CARE OF MANY DISAGREEABLE HOUSEHOLD CHORES. SCARES THE MAILMAN. GOOD HUMOROUS GAG FILM.

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. 2019-07-07 20:20:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Folgers Instant Coffee TV Commercial No. 2 "Honey, Your Coffee is Undrinkable" ~ 1965 Folgers

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All Harvey wants for his birthday is "a decent cup of coffee."

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...

Life in the Central Valley of California 1949 Coronet Instructional Films

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SHOWS MAN'S... PROVIDING WATER FOR THE NATURALLY FERTILE SOIL OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. PICTURES THE ABUNDANCE OF CROPS BEING PRODUCED THERE.

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 p...

DEW Line (Cold War Distant Early Warning) 1956 US Army; The Big Picture TV-359

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'The complex, far-flung network of preparedness by which America keeps itself ready to fend off attack is the story behind this THE BIG PICTURE film presentation. Beyond the United States, far to the North, stretches the latest link in the gigantic network of sight and sound, the remote radar stations of the Distant Early Warning System which we call the DEW Line. To erect these stat...

Apollo 14: Alan Shepard Hitting Golf Ball on Moon 1970 NASA

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Alan Shepard hits a golf ball on the Moon, using a six iron golf club head attached to the handle of a lunar excavation tool.

Astronauts: Alan B. Shepard, Stuart A. Roosa, and Edgar D. Mitchell

Launch date: January 31, 1971

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

Saturn V Delivery: "The First Short Steps" ~ 1967 NASA Apollo Digest

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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...

The Apollo Mission ~ 1963 North American Aviation - NASA

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Slideshow type "animated" depiction of the Lunar Obit Rendezvous method chosen for Project Apollo moon landing missions.

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 volu...

Washing Machines: "Mother Takes a Holiday" 1952 Whirlpool

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'How the all-electric home emancipates women: a drama of how the women in the family manipulate their men to upgrade the laundry facilities.'

Originally a public domain film from the Prelinger Archive, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied. 2019-07-07 05:03:47 +0000 UTC View Post

Last Word In Automatic Dishwashing 1950 Mullins Manufacturing

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On the Mullins Jet-Tower Dishwasher, from the makers of Youngstown Kitchens. Produced by Jam Handy.

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, noi...

Hertz Rent-a-Car TV Commercial: "Let Hertz Put You in the Drivers Seat" ~ 1964

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Hertz aerially deposits their customers into a 1964 Chevy Impala convertible.

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...

Saudi Arabia: "Desert Venture" ~ 1948 Standard Oil Company of California

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Oil exploration and oil well drilling in Saudi Arabia, "a story of a venture by American capital in a strange and ancient land,"

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 w...

Milk: "Triple Goodness" 1948 Foremost Dairies; Jerry Fairbanks Productions

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'The story of milk -- "truly a wonderful gift of nature" -- from the cow to your doorstep.'

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...

X-15 Development: "Research Project X-15" 1962 NASA HQ-79-1

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RESEARCH PROJECT X-15

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE X-15

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 equ...

Western Electric - Bell System Model 302 Telephone Assembly: "Just Imagine" 1947 AT&T; Jam Handy Animation

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An animated character produces a Western Electric - Bell System Model 302 telephone by assembling 433 separate parts. Produced for the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. 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 correctio...

This Is Mission Control 1970 NASA; Houston MCC During Apollo 13

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The Apollo 13 accident is used as an example to demonstrate NASA Mission Control  communications, organization, and equipment, including computers.

"Astronauts: James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert, and Fred W. Haise

Launch date: April 11, 1970

Originally a public domain film from NASA, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with ...

Heat Treatment of Aluminum Part II 1945 US Office of Education

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'This program explains the nature of cold working operations, crystalline structure of aluminum alloys, ship planes and deformation, and microstructure changes.'

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.

Th...

Gulf War Operation Desert Storm: "Winds of the Storm" 1993 US Air Force

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AIR COMMANDERS OF OPERATION DESERT STORM DISCUSS THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF THE AIR CAMPAIGN. INTERVIEWS OF AIR COMPONENT (USCENTAF) COMMANDERS TAKEN SHORTLY AFTER THE CEASE FIRE PROVIDE AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT AIRLIFT, ELECTRONIC WARFARE, FIGHTER AND BOMBER OPERATIONS OF THE PERSIAN GULF WAR.

Originally a public domain film, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, w...

Time For Coffee ~ 1950 Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (A&P)

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How coffee is grown and processed. From the A&P Coffee Division of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company.

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 norma...

World Trade Center Construction 1976 Western Electric (JQ Music)

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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 film was silent. I have added music created by myself using the Reaper Digital Audio Workstation and the Independence and Proteus VX VST instrument plugins.

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Wake Turbulence Avoidance 1995 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Pilot Training Film

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Uses re-enactments and animation to illustrate the hazards and physical dynamics of wake turbulence caused by aircraft.

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...

Red Chinese Battle Plan ~ 1964 US Navy; Cold War Anti-Communist Propaganda Film

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"Red China's Battle Plan: It is a blueprint for revolution. Divide and encircle, conquer and incite." 

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 normalizat...