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Maple Sugar ~ 1920 Mogull Bros; Beethoven Sonata #27 in E minor Opus 90

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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 MIDI classical piano music produced by Bernd Krueger, from http://www.piano...

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US Army Airborne in Iran: "Exercise Delawar" 1964 US Army; The Big Picture TV-631

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'In April of 1964, a Persian word meaning "courageous" became known to Americans as the name of a bold military adventure. An entire airborne brigade with heavy equipment was airlifted to Iran--land of the ancient Persians. American and Iranian armed forces successfully demonstrated their combat readiness in "Exercise Delawar," the subject of this THE BIG PICTURE.'


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Aviation Oxygen: "Fly High and Live" 1944 US Navy Pilot Training Film MN-2860

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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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How the Telephone Talks ~ 1920 Bray Studios Animation; 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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"On Wall Street, Ask Shearson Hammill" TV Commercial ~ 1969

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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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Newport Cigarette Commercial No. 4: Girl Comes Out of the TV ~ 1966 Lorillard Tobacco Company

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Pretty girl steps out of the TV set and pitches Newport cigarettes.


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...

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Greenland Expedition: "Icecap I" 1953 US Army Film Bulletin FB-283

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THE STORY OF THE ARMY TRANSPORTATION CORPS EXPEDITION ACROSS THE GREENLAND ICECAP IN THE SPRING AND SUMMER 1952.


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...

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Orion EFT-1 Flight (Exploration Flight Test-1) 2014 NASA; First Test Flight of New Spacecraft

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Public domain film from NASA.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration_Flight_Test-1

Wikipedia license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/


Exploration...

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The Complete Car: "Balance" 1935 Chevrolet Division, General Motors; Jam Handy

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DRAMATIZES THE BALANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE MODERN AUTOMOBILE, SHOWING HOW ALL PARTS WORK TOGETHER. 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 volu...

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Tank Warfare: "Armored Combat Power" 1957 US Army; The Big Picture TV-389

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'History of Armor and today's Armor Team examined on "THE BIG PICTURE" -- "Aggressively powerful, fast and mobile under all conditions, the Armor Team of the United States Army is a forceful deterrent to any would-be aggressor of the future." This is the theme in this week's episode of THE BIG PICTURE television series. This documentary follows the development of armor from early war...

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Cast Iron Pipe: "Once and Forever" 1956 Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute

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Why you should want cast-iron soil pipes for your new home. 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, noise reduction, cli...

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LES-5 Tactical Satellite Communication Program 1967 US Air Force, MIT Lincoln Lab

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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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Steel Alloys: "Tough Friends" 1938 Chevrolet Division, General Motors (GM); Jam Handy

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HERE IS AN EXPLANATION OF THE STEEL & THE STEEL ALLOYS THAT HELP MAKE THE MODERN AUTOMOBILE MORE SAFE & DURABLE.


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...

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Cairo, Egypt Arabic Coca-Cola Commercial #2 ~ 1950

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Commercial in Arabic features Egyptian folks at a Cairo night club drinking Coca-Cola while singing along with a pretty girl.


Coca-Cola Egypt website: http://www.coke.eg/


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

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Solid Fuel Missiles: "Solid Punch" 1962 US Army; Chet Huntley; The Big Picture TV-544

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'Narrated by Chet Huntley, "Solid Punch" graphically illustrates the technological advances made in the development of solid rocket fuels. These fuels, the result of close cooperation between the Armed Forces and American Industry, have greatly increased the transportability of our tactical missiles and have simplified their firing procedures. This interesting documentary traces the ...

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Vietnam War Naval Logistics: "Beans, Bullets and Black Oil" 1968 US Navy; Henry Fonda

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REPLENISHMENT-AT-SEA IN THE GULF OF TONKIN. NAVYS SYSTEM OF SUPPLYING SHIPS AT SEA, VERTICAL REPLENISHMENT BY HELICOPTER.


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 vol...

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Hand to Hand Combat: "Defense Tactics" ~ 1960 FBI Training Film

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'Used in FBI training schools for special agents at FBI National Academy to save lives and prevent injury. J. Edgar Hoover invites other law enforcement agencies to use the FBI training facilities. Demonstrates how agents must stay alert to stay alive. How to subdue a person by attacking vulnerable points without causing major injury. Points are marked on human model and some are dem...

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Band Aid TV Commercial: "Kids" ~ 1956 Johnson & Johnson

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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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Aluminum 1941 Office of Production Management; Bauxite Mining, Aluminum Refining & Milling

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'Shows the making of aluminum from the mining of the ore to its use in airplanes. Bauxite is mined in Dutch Guiana, shipped to the U.S. and processed in an aluminum plant. The ore is changed from rock to liquid and then to metal. Shows the rolling of long sheets of the metals Shows the construction of new aluminum plants, dams and power plants, and rolling mills--all essential for al...

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Firepower: Artillery 1953 US Army; The Big Picture TV-225


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'In this issue BIG PICTURE viewers will receive a firsthand account of how American artillery is employed in Korea. The film shows how American artillerymen fire ten shells for every one the Communists launch at our troops. Included in the film is a study of the Army's new atomic cannon... the 280mm gun.'


Originally a public domain film, slightly cropped t...

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From Gas Tank to Cylinder: "Down the Gasoline Trail" 1935 Chevrolet Division, General Motors (GM)

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'REAL PHOTOGRAPHY & CARTOON ANIMATION TELL WHAT HAPPENS TO A DROP OF GASOLINE FROM THE TIME IT IS PUT INTO THE GASOLINE TANK OF A CHEVROLET TO THE TIME IT BRINGS TO LIFE ALL THE POWER OF THE VALVE-IN-HEAD ENGINE.' Produced by Jam Handy.


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

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Space Shuttle: Mission to the Future 1981 NASA HQ-295; James Doohan

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'PRESENTS A SIMULATED FLIGHT OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE COLOMBIA. SHOWS ASTRONAUTS AND SCIENTISTS, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, TAKING PART IN WEIGHTLESSNESS TRAINING AND IN WORK SESSIONS. STRESSES INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM, DESCRIBING THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY PROJECT, AND POINTING OUT AVAILABILITY OF SHUTTLE TO OTHER COUNTRIES FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS.'


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Prell Shampoo TV Commercial 02: "Hair So Clean" ~ 1960 Procter & Gamble

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A shower and shampoo help a housewife relax in this commercial for 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, clipping red...

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Caribbean Islands in Peril: Conserving Our Natural Treasures 2005 USFWS

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

National Conservation Training Center


America's Wildest Places - Volume 1

A Video Tour of Eight National Wildlife Refuges

Caribbean Islands in Peril

'Conserving Our Natural Treasures'


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

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War Dog Training: "Canine College" 1959 US Army; The Big Picture TV-434

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'With countless words being written on the Army's scientific accomplishments and its technological advancements, many otherwise intelligent citizens are inclined to smile indulgently at the idea of animals participating in our military efforts. However, the old and trusted Army dog is not only still very much with us, but he too has become a specialist -- complete with a college educ...

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Basic Map Reading: Direction, Orientation, And Location With A Compass 1966 US Army Training Film

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TF5-3721


FEATURES AND USE OF LENSATIC COMPASS IN MAP ORIENTATION, IN FINDING DIRECTION AND LOCATION, AND IN LAND NAVIGATION, BY DAY AND NIGHT.


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 ...

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Army Ranger Training: "The Spirit of Fort Benning" 1970 US Army; The Big Picture TV-782

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DESCRIBES FORT BENNING, GEORGIA, THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE INFANTRY TRAINING CENTER IN THE FREE WORLD.


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 normal...

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Air Masses and Fronts: Warm Front 1962 US Air Force Meteorology Training Film; Flight Weather

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'AIR MASSES AND FRONTS - THE WARM FRONT


DISCUSSES HAZARDS OF THE WARM FRONT AND SHOWS HOW IT FORMS. COVERS NIMBO STRATUS AND STRATUS CLOUD DECKS, SUMMER AND WINTER PATTERNS, AREAS OF INSTABILITY AND STRUCTURAL ICE.'


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

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Drone Aerial Reconnaissance: "Night Photographic Systems" 1974 USAF Air Force Systems Command FR-239

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'AFSC STAFF FILM REPORT 239


DEVELOPMENT OF A PHOTOGRAPHIC SYSTEM DESIGNED TO IMPROVE NIGHT RECONNAISSANCE CAPABILITIES OF REMOTELY PILOTED VEHICLES. USE OF INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY OF WIND TUNNEL TESTING PROGRAMS. USE OF MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF PRESENT ELECTRONIC INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION SYSTEMS. IMPROVED RADAR HOUSINGS FO...

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Lucky Strike Cigarette Commercial: "Square Dance" 1948 American Tobacco Company

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Stop-motion animation of square-dancing cigarettes makes a Lucky Strike cigarette commercial.


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 red...

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