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Skywriting: Sky Billboards 1935 Chevrolet Division, General Motors

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AN EXPLANATION OF SKYWRITING, CLIMAXED IN THE WRITING IN THE SKY OF CHEVROLET FEATURES.


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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Project Mercury Summation 1963 NASA JSC-180

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Originally a public domain film from the US 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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The Night Sky Episode 1: Types of Telescopes 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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WWII 1943: "The Slumbering Giant Awakes" (Army in Action Episode V) 1965 US Army; The Big Picture TV-638

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U.S. LOGISTICAL AND TACTICAL OPERATIONS IN 1943 IN NORTH AFRICA, PACIFIC, ALEUTIANS, NEW GUINEA, AND EUROPE, UP TO INVASION 0F SICILY.


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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Office Etiquette 1950 Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

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DO'S AND DON'TS FILM. PORTRAYS WAYS IN WHICH OFFICE ETIQUETTE CONTRIBUTES TO SUCCESS IN OFFICE RELATIONSHIPS. THE TYPICAL SITUATIONS INCLUDE APPLYING FOR A JOB, REPORTING FOR WORK THE 1ST DAY, PERFORMING ROUTINE SECRETARIAL DUTIES, & TELEPHONE COURTESY.


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

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Purification of Water 1943 US Army Training Film TF8-1174; WWII

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World War II training film on the effects of drinking impure water, and methods of purifying water.


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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Nautical Charts: "Reading Charts" 1999 US Navy Training Film

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ON ANY DAY, U.S. NAVY SHIPS CAN BE FOUND VIRTUALLY ANYWHERE ON THE WORLD'S OCEANS AND SEAS. SAFE NAVIGATION CAN ONLY BE ASSURED IF CREW MEMBERS UNDERSTAND THE CORRECT APPLICATION OF THE VARIOUS NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS IN USE ABOARD NAVAL SHIPS. PROGRAM EXPLAINS THREE TYPES OF CHARTS -- MERCATOR, GNOMONIC, AND THE LAMBERT CONFRONTATIONAL. A VITAL STEP IN THE SAFE NAVIGATION OF ANY VESSEL ...

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Tactical Air Command: "Look to the Skies" 1951 US Air Force; Korean War

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DEFINES MISSION OF TACTICAL AIR COMMAND.


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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Vicks Nyquil TV Commercial ~ 1966 Vick Chemical Company

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NyQuil was first test marketed in the U.S. in 1966.


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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Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) First Flight: Space Shuttle STS-41-B (10th Flight) Post Flight Press Conference Film 1984 NASA

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'Commander: Vance D. Brand 

Pilot: Robert L. Gibson 

Mission Specialists: Bruce McCandless, II, Robert L. Stewart, Ronald E. McNair 

Dates: February 3-11, 1984 

Vehicle: Challenger OV-099 

Payloads: PALAPA B-2/PAM-D, WESTAR-VI/PAM-D, IRT, MLR, ACES, IEF, RME, SPAS-01A, SSIP (one experiment), GAS (five experiments), and Cinema 360...

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Ship's Gear and Cargo Handling Gear 1964 US Army Training Film TF55-3430

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NOMENCLATURE, FUNCTIONS AND CAPABILITIES DESCRIBED. THREE MAIN SHIP'S GEAR CATEGORIES OUTLINED; CARGO HANDLING GEAR AND USES REVIEWED.


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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Robert H. Goddard: "The Dream That Wouldn't Down" 1965 NASA

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'The dream of Dr. Robert Goddard, the father of rocketry, is explored and examined through reminiscences of Mrs. Esther Goddard. Included in the film are historic scenes of Dr. Goddard's early experiments and the personal commentary of Mrs. Goddard.'


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

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WWII 1941-1942: "The Spreading Holocaust" (Army in Action Episode IV) 1965 US Army; The Big Picture TV-637

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MILITARY EVENTS IN 1941 AND 1942, WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN THE PACIFIC, EUROPE, AND NORTH AFRICA.


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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The Shipbuilders of Essex 1947 United States Information Agency (USIA)

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'This film chronicles life in the village of Essex in Massachusetts -- a town famous for its hand built wooden fishing boats. Scenes give a complete account of the building of one of the boats, a 60-foot trawler, the St. Rosalie. Traditional singing and dancing accompany the various stages of the work. The hand-made methods depicted are similar to 19th century techniques used when Es...

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Newport Cigarette Commercial No. 3 ~ 1966 Lorillard Tobacco Company

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Another dwufus recommends Newport cigarettes because they don't have too much menthol.


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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OCR Basics: "Reading and Sorting Mail Automatically" 1970 US Postal Service

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"Demonstrates the U.S. Postal Service's Optical Character Recognition (OCR) machines, which allow mail to be sorted automatically."


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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LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, Psychedelic Hallucinogen) 1967 US Navy Training Film MN-10507-A; Dr. Walt Miner

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"Russian roulette in a sugar cube... How LSD was discovered, the extreme dangers of using it and how it affects the brain and body."


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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Land and Live in the Desert 1945 US Army Air Forces Training Film TF1-3346; Craig Stevens, Van Heflin

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"This film dramatizes the survival of the crew of a downed military aircraft in the desert. The soldiers learned methods of conserving water, providing shelter, and signaling for help. The film features Craig Stevens and is narrated by Van Heflin."


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

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Nuclear Reactor Meltdown: "SL-1 Accident Briefing Film Report" 1961 Atomic Energy Commission

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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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Maintenance and Servicing of C-1 Autopilot 1943 US Army Air Forces Training Film AF-224

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The Honeywell C-1 Autopilot was used on the B-17 Flying Fortress and other WWII aircraft.


Maintenance and Servicing of C-1 Autopilot: Part 5: Ground Checkout Trouble Shooting


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 noi...

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Hidden Magic Hair Spray TV Commercial: "Wanda the Witch" 1965 Procter & Gamble

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Teenage girl sprays hairspray... boy says that her hair feels like chewing gum. Wanda the Witch appears, waves her wand and fixes the problem... Hidden Magic, "The Problem Solving Hairspray".


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 noi...

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Siam 1941 Travelcade; Color Footage of Thailand; Milton Cross

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Travelcade Film Corporation

Walter Bibo

Supervisor & Editor: Jack Kemp

Narrator: Milton Cross

Narration: Tom Bret

Musical Score: Edward Craig.


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 ap...

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The Story of Gasolilne 1948 US Bureau of Mines; Oil extraction, Gas Refining and Distribution

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Crude oil is pumped to a refinery where gasoline is extracted by distillation... further distilling removes impurities from crude gasoline... laboratory tests of gasoline. Shows transportation in barrels, ships, tank cars, and trucks.


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

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Army Special Forces: "Silent Warriors" US Army; 1961 The Big Picture TV-518

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'"De Oppresso Liber" -- To liberate from oppression. This is both the motto and the avowed purpose of the Army's Special Forces. In this issue, THE BIG PICTURE will see in action the men of the 19th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces. Training in judo, demolitions, and communications ...scaling a sheer cliff, or parachuting into unknown terrain in the dead of night...all are pa...

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Monkeys Making Movies: "#Bfl O {ggGX = STwWcfl x 2s4" ~ 1963 Calvin Workshop

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Parody of the industrial film making process.


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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1955 Chevrolet Commercial #2 (1954) General Motors; 1955 Chevy: "Perfect Timing"

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Theatrical screen ad for the 1955 Chevy.


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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Folgers Coffee Commercial #3b: "Mrs. Olson Saves a Hostess" 1965+ Folgers

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Mrs. Olson explains why Folgers is different.


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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This is Coffee 1961 Coffee Brewing Institute; Growing, Processing, and Making Coffee

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Where coffee comes from, how it's served, and various methods to brew a perfect cup. "(The) incomparable goodness of coffee... Coffee helps start the day with warmth and vigor... Coffee is always the perfect companion!"


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

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Brakes: "Facts on Friction" 1934 Chevrolet Division, General Motors; Jam Handy

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Drum brake fundamemtals: A CLEAR EXPLANATION OF HYDRAULIC BRAKES AND OF THEIR USE ON THE MODERN MOTORCAR.


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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Precision Manufacturing: "Precisely So" 1937 Chevrolet Division, General Motors; Jam Handy

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"THROUGH THE MICROSCOPE IS THE FANTASTIC LAND BEYOND HUMAN VISION, WHERE MEN WEIGH SMOKE, WHERE ELECTRIC SPARKS ARE SLUGGISH, & WHERE SOLID STEEL IS BENT BY A FEATHER TOUCH." EVOLUTION & TECHNIQUES OF PRECISION MEASUREMENT, SHOP PROCESSES.


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

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