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Counterfeit Currency Forgery Detection: "Know Your Money" 1939 US Secret Service

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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...

STS-49 Intelsat VI Recovery: "Houston, I Think We've Got a Satellite" 1992 NASA; JSC-1266

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'JSC1266 - (1992) - 30 Minutes - 

Highlights the record-breaking mission of STS-49, the maiden voyage of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Includes the dramatic capture, repair, and reboost of the INTELSAT VI satellite; as well as the ASEM experiment designed to demonstrate the effectiveness of certain EVA techniques for the future construction of a space station.'

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Tuna Fishing, Tuna Canning: "The Fighting Tuna" ~ 1933 Del Monte (California Packing Corporation)

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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...

How Vision Works: "Here's Looking" 1939 Chevrolet; Eyesight Explained

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'SHOWS HOW MODERN CAR TAKES ADVANTAGE OF MAN'S SEEING MECHANISM, REDUCING BLIND SPOTS OF STRUCTURE & GIVING HIM FLAWLESS GLASS TO SEE THRU. FISH, BIRDS & ANIMALS ARE PROTECTED BY GOOD SEEING MECHANISMS. TARSIUS SPECTRUM SHOWN FOR FIRST TIME ON FILM.'

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

Lunar Orbit Rendezvous for Project Apollo 1962 NASA L-762; Basic Moon Landing Mission Plan

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An early overview of an Apollo moon landing mission, created soon after Lunar Orbit Rendezvous, instead of direct ascent or Earth Orbit Rendezvous, was chosen as the mission method in July, 1962. The configuration of the Saturn C-5 (later Saturn-V) launch vehicle was determined in December 1961.

"The Apollo spacecraft will consist of three modules: the manned Command...

Immigration 1946 Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; European Migration to the United States

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A history of immigration to the US up to 1924. Describes motives for European immigration to the United States. Shows Ellis Island and New York City in the 1940s.

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.

T...

Me-163 Komet Rocket Plane 1947 USAF Wright Field Air Materiel Command

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Caotyred German footage of the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet (Comet), with English narration.

From Wright Field Air Materiel Command Pictorial Review #1

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.

US Navy Airships: "This is Lakehurst" 1952 from Report to the Armed Forces No. 144

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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...

Nitroglycerine 'Torpedoes' for Oil Wells 1938 Chevrolet Leader News Vol. 4 No. 3; GM Newsreel

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'OIL WELL BLASTERS DROP BOMBS INTO GROUND, GET GUSHER.'

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,...

Work of the Stock Exchange 1941 Coronet Instructional Films

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Steps in incorporation, the listing of stock,  buying and selling stock, the exchange floor, the broker's office. Explains how the stock market provides the necessary capital for production.

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...

Apollo 11, First Moon Landing: "Moonwalk One" 1972 NASA Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins

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The 1972 full-length version of the NASA-produced feature film "Moonwalk One." A shorter version was released in 1989 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the first moon landing.

"The Apollo 11 mission is described in this film using narration and historical film footage. Featured are various mission activities including pre-launch, launch, Mission Control, lunar l...

Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) XC-142 VTOL Terminal Area Flight Program 1970 NASA (JQ Music)

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NASA Langley Research Center film L-1084

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 equaliz...

Seismic Reflection: "Searching for Oil with Dynamite" 1936 Chevrolet Leader News Newsreel Vol. 2 No. 4

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"Engineers X-Ray the Ground In Search for New Oil Beds" 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 reducti...

Philadelphia Architecture: "Form, Design and the City" 1962 Reynolds Metals Company

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Edmund Bacon (Executive Director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission) and other architects explain Philadelphia's redevelopment.

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 pr...

Dawn Spacecraft: "Fly Over Dwarf Planet Ceres" 2015 NASA - JPL (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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This Amazing America ~ 1955 Greyhound Bus Travelogue

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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...

Apollo Spacecraft Status Report No. 2 1966 NASA; Progress of Apollo CSM & LM Development

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Much information about the Apollo spacecraft. Includes the AS-201 (SA-201) Saturn IB launch on February 26, 1966, the first Project Apollo flight test of a Block 1 Apollo spacecraft.

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...

Underwater Atomic Test, Mark 90 Betty A-Bomb: "Operatiovn Wigwam" 1955 USAF Lookout Mountain Laboratory

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WIGWAM was the first atomic test in the deep ocean.

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 equaliz...

Wreckless 1935 Chevrolet Motor Company; Patricia Morison

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Patricia Morison in her first film, is a daughter (Mary Jane) who desires a young car salesman (Martin Griffith) with legal problems.

A Chevrolet film produced by Jam Handy, promoting the Chevy car's safe driving qualities.

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

Auto Repair: "Battery, Ignition and Electrical Systems" 1945 US Office of Education

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Automotive Operation & Maintenance Preventive Maintenance No. 2

Auto electrical system maintenance primer includes an animated diagram of the individual components of a car electrical system.

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

RCA Portable Radio with Impac Case TV Commercial ~ 1956 RCA Victor

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'Only RCA Victor has the "Impac" case -- so tough, it's guaranteed for five years in normal use.'

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...

Lima, Peru 1944 Office of Inter-American Affairs; Lima History, LIma Travel

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Lima, Peru historical background, architecture, and the modern life of the Peruvian capital in the 1940s.

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 normalizatio...

Antarctic Research Stations: "Antarctica - Desert Without Sand" 1967 US Navy Documentary

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'WORKING AND LIVING CONDITIONS OF PERSONNEL STATIONED AT THE UNITED STATES SCIENTIFIC STATIONS IN THE ANTARCTIC.'

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 norm...

Saturn V Apollo SA-500F Shake Test 1966-10-14 NASA Kennedy Space Center

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On October 14, 1966, a  "boilerplate" full Saturn V and Apollo spacecraft stack inside the Vehicle Assembly Building is rocked back and forth by employees pushing with their feet and pulling with a rope so that stability and stresses which might result from winds at the launch pad can be measured. During the test the escape tower at the top of the Saturn V broke off and fell, bu...

Missile Guidance: "A Missile Named Mac" ~ 1962 Bell Laboratories (AT&T)

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Animated cartoon explaining missile guidance systems produced by John Sutherland for Bell Labs.

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 normalizati...

Puerto Rico: "Report on Puerto Rico, USA" 1955

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On commonwealth status for Puerto Rico

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 equalizat...

Stock Market: "What Makes Us Tick" 1952 New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

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Animated cartoon short produced by John Sutherland for the NYSE shows how businesses incorporate, sell stock, and drive the US economy.

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 proc...

Folgers Coffee Commercial #1 "Pretty Wife Makes Bad Coffee" (w/ Mrs. Olson) 1965+ Folgers

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"How can such a pretty wife... make such bad coffee?" Mrs. Olson to the rescue.

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, clippi...

Maintaining Classroom Discipline 1947 McGraw-Hill Text-Films; Schoolroom Student Behavior

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'BY CONTRASTING METHODS OF HANDLING THE SAME CLASS, TECHNIQUES ARE SHOWN FOR SECURING CLASS DISCIPLINE & STIMULATING THE INTEREST OF STUDENTS.'

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 w...

Hearing: "How the Ear Functions" 1940 Knowledge Builders; Human Anatomy & Physiology

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'OUTLINES STRUCTURE & FUNCTION OF THE HUMAN EAR, SOUND WAVES ARE BRIEFLY EXPLAINED. ANIMATION REVEALS FUNCTION OF TYMPANIC MEMBRANE & OSSICLES OF EAR BONES & OTHER PARTS OF THE EAR.'

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 ...