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'For this issue of THE BIG PICTURE our camera crews have journeyed into the mountains of North Georgia and the swamps of Florida in order to bring the story of the U.S. Army Rangers to the television screens of America. The Rangers are a proud corps of elite combat-ready troops who undergo the most rugged training in the Army. The first Ranger unit dates back almost 200 years ago whe...
2019-05-30 20:32:46 +0000 UTC
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2019-05-30 20:31:29 +0000 UTC
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The original "Winston Tastes Good Like a Cigarette Should" jingle is combined with animation in this early TV commercial.
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2019-05-30 20:30:30 +0000 UTC
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Description of the modern automobile's spring suspension, marketing the Chevrolet "knee action" suspension.
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2019-05-30 20:29:38 +0000 UTC
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DEMONSTRATES LIGHT AS A FORM OF RADIANT ENERGY. EXPLAINS THE PRINCIPLES OF REFLECTION & REFRACTION & SHOWS HOW THESE PRINCIPLES APPLY TO THE SCIENCE OF OPTICS. SHOWS HOW 2 BOYS ON EARLY A.M. FISHING TRIP DISCOVER PRINCIPLES OF REFLECTION AND REFRACTION OF LIGHT THROUGH SIMPLE EXPERIMENTATION. DIAGRAMS EXPLAIN THE OPERATION OF CAMERA & HUMAN EYE.
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2019-05-30 20:28:41 +0000 UTC
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'The Flying Seat was a Bell Aerosystems Corporation sponsored research and development project. The idea of a "jet pack" was a result of large sums of money being put into vertical take-off and landing research at agencies like NASA or corporations like Bell Aerospace. Ideas were developed for the Army as these were hoped to be given to soldiers to use. Operators in...
2019-05-30 20:24:47 +0000 UTC
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MAPPING A BETTER TOMORROW
SHOWS THE ACTIVITIES OF THE TOPOGRAPHIC COMMAND, MAKING MAPS OF THE EARTH FOR WAR AND PEACEFUL USES, AND MAPS OF THE MOON FOR THE APOLLO ASTRONAUTS.
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2019-05-30 20:23:28 +0000 UTC
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Animated depiction of the Lunar Obit Rendezvous method chosen for Project Apollo moon landing missions.
NASA film HQ-88, produced by Pelican Films, Inc.
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2019-05-30 20:22:21 +0000 UTC
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'U.S. Army Materiel Command. U.S. Army Munitions Command. Edgewood Arsenal. (08/01/1962 - 1971). This film warned that decontamination of vehicles and persons were vitally important after a chemical, biological, or radiological attack. After an attack, units should have marked contaminated areas with approved signs indicating the time, date, and agent used. The four methods of decont...
2019-05-30 20:21:04 +0000 UTC
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'Hub of Army defense activities in Pacific shown on "THE BIG PICTURE" -- Although the islands of Hawaii have already had their share of publicity among tourist circles and travel bureaus, the Army Signal Corps takes time out to photograph in detail, and sometimes with dramatic impact, the picture of Army servicemen and women stationed in Hawaii. In "Soldier in Hawaii," the producers ...
2019-05-30 20:19:22 +0000 UTC
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Model Gunilla Knutson asked men to "take it off, take it all off" in this Noxzema Shave Cream television commercial by the William Esty Advertising Agency. "The closer you shave, the more you need Noxzema."
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2019-05-28 16:20:37 +0000 UTC
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AFSC STAFF FILM REPORT 288
SYSTEMS COMMAND 1980: A COMPLETE OVERVIEW OF THE AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND MISSION. DESCRIBES THE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, TEST, AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMAND. IDENTIFIES THE LABORATORIES, PRODUCT DIVISIONS, CENTERS, AND RANGES THAT SYSTEMS COMMAND MANAGES. REVIEWS SEVERAL OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND WEAPON SYSTEMS BEI...
2019-05-28 16:19:31 +0000 UTC
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Economic overview of the rise of the "middle income consumer." Produced for Time, Inc. by Transfilm.
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2019-05-28 16:18:26 +0000 UTC
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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.
2019-05-28 16:17:24 +0000 UTC
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SHOWS THE ARMY PARACHUTE TEAM PERFORMING THEIR SPECTACULAR FREE-FALL ACROBATICS AND TESTING NEW AIR-DELIVERY TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT.
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2019-05-28 16:16:25 +0000 UTC
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2019-05-28 16:15:34 +0000 UTC
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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.
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2019-05-28 16:13:59 +0000 UTC
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First flight of the North American F-100 Super Sabre on May 25, 1953.
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2019-05-28 16:12:37 +0000 UTC
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'Official film of early Soap Box Derby competition in Akron, Ohio...'
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2019-05-28 16:11:07 +0000 UTC
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'Fire fighting capability of Airborne seen on "THE BIG PICTURE" -- "One of the most effective forces available for dealing with the brushfire-type of war consists of the airborne units of the United States Army." With this idea in mind more than 200 different scenes were shot recently at Fort Bragg, N.C., showing the changes undergone in the recently reorganized Pentomic 82nd Airborn...
2019-05-28 16:10:08 +0000 UTC
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Astronauts: Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, and William A. Anders
Launch date: December 21, 1968
'Man's first voyage to another celestial body, including an orbit around the Moon on Christmas... Featured are air-to-ground tapes of astronauts' descriptions of the mission, as well as outstanding onboard photography of the Earth, Moon, and IVA [intravehi...
2019-05-28 16:08:43 +0000 UTC
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An animated cartoon by Tex Avery, featuriung the voices of Mel Blanc and (possibly) Paul Frees, was the first commercial for new Raid Bug Killer in 1956.
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2019-05-26 02:00:41 +0000 UTC
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Aerospace Power: "This film covers activities in research and development tests, evaluation, and procurement during 1977."
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2019-05-26 01:59:06 +0000 UTC
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2019-05-26 01:57:35 +0000 UTC
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'Firsthand observation of the activities of the Army's Jungle Warfare Training Center located deep within the heart of the Panama Canal Zone.'
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2019-05-26 01:56:23 +0000 UTC
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Theatrical screen ad for the 1955 Chevy.
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2019-05-26 01:55:24 +0000 UTC
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2019-05-26 01:54:20 +0000 UTC
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DEPICTS THE PROCESS, TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS USED TO MAKE AND TEST HEAT SEALS AND SHOWS ROTARY, BAND AND JAW TYPE SEALERS IN OPERATION WITH VARIOUS BARRIER MATERIAL.
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2019-05-26 01:52:57 +0000 UTC
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A young married couple's quarrels destroy their happiness, preventing adult love based on mutual understanding.
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2019-05-26 01:52:04 +0000 UTC
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SHOWS THE UNDEFEATED BATTLE RECORD OF THE NINTH INFANTRY DIVISION IN WORLD WAR II, AND THE NEW CHALLENGES TO THE "OLD RELIABLES" TODAY IN VIETNAM.
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The so...
2019-05-26 01:47:06 +0000 UTC
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