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First Men on the Moon: Apollo 11: The Eagle Has Landed 1969 NASA; Neil Armstrong

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Highlights of the historic first landing of men on the Moon in July, 1969, covering the mission from launching through post-recovery activities of Astronauts Neil Armstrong, "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins.

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

Machine Gun 7.62mm Tank M73: Operation and Disassembly and Assembly 1962 US Army Training Film TF9-3216

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'FEATURES AND CAPABILITIES - TECHNIQUES FOR CLEARING, LOADING, FIRING AND UNLOADING WEAPONS - METHODS AND PROCEDURES FOR DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY OF THE SIX MAIN COMPONENT GROUPS OF WEAPONS.

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 nois...

Northrop YB-49: "The Story of the Flying Wing" 1949 Northrop Aviation

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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...

Universe 1976 NASA; Narrated by William Shatner; "Cosmos"-Like Astronomy Overview

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'This film shows a mysterious and incredibly violent universe. The footage illustrates almost inconceivable extremes of size and time, from galaxies to subatomic particles and from cosmic events that occurred millions of years ago to more contemporary microcosmic events that endure only one billionth of a second.'

Originally a public domain film, slightly ...

Tucker Combat Car and the Tucker Gun Turret 1940 Universal Newsreel

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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...

Mariner 10 Mercury Flyby: "Exploration of a Planet" 1976 NASA-JPL; HQ-282

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The flight of the Mariner 10 spacecraft to Venus and Mercury run by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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, nois...

Chevy Bel Air, 210 & 150: "Star Bright" 1953 Chevrolet Commercial #1 (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...

Plastics: "The Kingdom of Plastics" 1945 General Electric; Technicolor

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"An Excursion in Science"

On thermoplastics and thermosetting plastic compounds post World War II. 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 p...

Motor Vehicle Acceleration: "Get Going" 1936 Chevrolet Motor Company; Jam Handy

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Live action and animation by Max Fleischer show what happens when a driver steps on the accelerator.

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, no...

Mackinac Bridge, Michigan: "The Five Mile Dream" 1958 US Steel; Lowell Thomas

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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 11 45th Anniversary Resource Reel (1969 HD Footage Released in 2014) NASA

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"Rare footage" covering the first manned Moon landing in July, 1969. Includes seldom seen training footage of astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins, and the Apollo 11 mission itself, with onboard enorute images, the Moon landing, the Moon walk, and the highest resolution images available of the Lunar Module Eagle's rendezvous Command Module Columbia. The...

Aerial Refueling Procedures, Lockheed KC-130 (GV-1) Tanker 1961 US Navy Training Film MN-8999

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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...

Argentina: "People Who Live on a Great Plain" 1928 DeVry School Films

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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 (Beethoven Sonata #5) produced by Bernd Krueger, from 2019-05-01 04:25:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Apollo-Soyuz Test Project: "The Mission of Apollo-Soyuz" 1975 NASA

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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...

Battle of Anzio: "Liberation of Rome" 1944 US Army; World War II

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'Gen. Montgomery and the British 8th Army land at Reggio Calabria. The Italian navy surrenders to the Allies. Gen. Mark Clark and the U.S. 5th Army land at Salerno behind an intense naval bombardment. The Luftwaffe bombards the beachhead. The 5th and the 8th Armies meet. The Allies take the Foggia airfield and later enter Naples. Refugees return to the city. U.S. troops cross the Vol...

Billboards: "To Market, To Market" 1942 General Outdoor Advertising Company

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On billboards and outdoor advertising. Produced by Jam Handy. Mostly narrated, but includes a silent sequence of billboards in color at the end.

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 ...

Voyager 2 Saturn Encounter 1981 NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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Voyager 2 discoveries about Saturn’s rings, cloud bands, and moons.

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 reducti...

B-29 Flight Procedure and Combat Crew Functioning 1944 US Army Air Forces Training Film TF1-3353

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Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber World War II aircrew training film.

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...

Apollo Space Suits: "Zero G and Space Suits" 1988 NASA Lewis Research; CMP-247

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"Life and the Universe" Part 3

'The space suit worn by Apollo astronauts is described. Weightlessness is also explained using animation. Astronauts are seen in zero-g and during extravehicular activity.'

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

Spy Training: "Undercover" ~ 1944 OSS Office of Strategic Services Training Film; World War II

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World War II espionage training film for OSS (Office of Strategic Services, the precursor of the CIA) operatives. At the opening, a Lieutenant introduces Col. Henson Langdon Robinson, chief of OSS Schools and Training, who speaks briefly before the training film begins.

Originally a public domain film from the US National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven e...

Why Calibrate? 1994 US Navy Training Film; Calibration of Test and Monitoring Equipment

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'Demonstrates the need for calibrating test and monitoring equipment. Shows how the US Navy's calibration program is organized.'

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...

F-105 Thunderchief in Vietnam War: "The Twenty Five Hour Day" ~ 1967 Fairchild Republic

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Conduct of US Air Force bombing missions with the Republic F-105 Thunderchief attack aircraft in Vietnam.

USAF film SFP-1758

Originally a public domain film from the US Air Force, 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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Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Spy Plane: "The SR-71" 1997 US Air Force

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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 les...

The Douglas MacArthur Story 1958 US Army; Walter Cronkite; The Big Picture TV-416

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'Today The Big Picture is presenting the story of a man who holds one of the outstanding military records in modern history, a great field commander, a remarkable chief of staff, a military governor without parallel in modern times. His career has had many phases. It has been long and glorious. Above all, it has the glow of tremendous personal integrity. Douglas MacArthur, General of...

Space Exploration: "Why Space?" 1957 US Air Force SFP-1864

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'TRACES HISTORY OF MAN'S EFFORTS TO EXPLORE OUTER SPACE. DISCUSSES OVERALL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SPACE CHALLENGE AND ITS PRESENT AND FUTURE EFFECT ON MAN.' Credited to the USAF 1352d Photo Group, but appears to have been produced by Graphic Films.

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

A Coach for Cinderella 1936 Chevrolet Division, General Motors; Jam Handy; Max Fleischer Animated Cartoon

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'A Coach for Cinderella is a 1936 Technicolor animated cartoon sponsored film based on the Cinderella fairy tale. Directed by Max Fleischer, and Produced by Jaminson Handy, the film is an advertisement for Chevrolet automobiles.'

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

Vitaphone Demonstration: The Voice from the Screen 1926 Vitaphone

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Demonstration film for the Vitaphone motion picture sound process, made the year before "The Jazz Singer" made talkies big. Hosted by Bell Labs Vice President Edward B. Craft, and first shown to the New York Electrical Society on October 27, 1926.

Originally a public domain film from the Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect rat...

Steel: A Symphony of Industry 1936 American Iron and Steel Institute

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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...

Night Flying: "Dusk to Dawn" 1971 FAA Pilot Training Film FA-06-71

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'This film examines different types of precautions and techniques that pilots should take when flying from dusk to dawn.'

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...

A is for Atom 1952 General Electric Company; Introduction to Nuclear Physics

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'Animated classic presenting what an atom is, how energy is released from certain kinds of atoms, the peacetime uses of atomic energy and the byproducts of nuclear fission.'

'Presents in lay terms what an atom is, how energy is released from certain kinds of atoms, the peace-time uses of atomic energy and the by-products of nuclear fission.

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