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Aerobee Launches of Mice & Monkeys: "Animals in Rocket Flight" 1952 USAF Wright Air Development Center

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AEROMEDICAL EXPERIMENTS SHOW EFFECTS OF ROCKET TRAVEL ON MONKEYS AND MICE.


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 re...

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F-16 Fighting Falcon: "The Dynamic Sixteen - Multinational Fighter" ~ 1977 General Dynamics Marketing Film (JQ Music)

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General Dynamics F-16 jet fighter marketing film.


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.


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

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Saint Paul Police Detectives: A Color Chartoon 1941 Saint Paul Police

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Stop-motion animated film shows the activities of St. Paul Police detectives.


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...

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A Visit to the Waterworks 1956 Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; City Water Purification

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School class on a field trip to the (New York City?) water purification plant.


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, clippin...

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The Littlest Puppy Grows Up 1954 Frith Films

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Children's film covering care, feeding, and training of a puppy dog. Produced by Emily Benton Frith. Narrated by Don McNamara.


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 wit...

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Boeing B-29 Superfortress Bomb Loading Procedure ~ 1945 US Army Air Forces (USAAF); Kent Smith, Reed Hadley

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US Army Air Forces (USAAF) film SFP-177, featuring Reed Hadley and Kent Smith.


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, clippin...

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American Engineer 1956 General Motors; US Technology Research & Development

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Widescreen artistic tribute to American engineers and engineering.


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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What Is a Corporation? 1949 Coronet Instructional Films

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Describes the principal forms of business ownership: sole proprietor, partnership, and corporation, and their relative advantages and disadvantages.


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 ...

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Eskimos Winter in Western Alaska 1950 Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

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Alaskan Eskimo life during winter. NOTE: Some comments about this film declare it to be very inaccurate, see https://archive.org/details/EskimosW1950


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

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Cellophane: "Out of This World" 1954 Dupont; Bakery Products Packaging Sales

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Dupont cellophane sales training film with an angel and devil watching the activities of bakery salesmen on earth while explaining how packaging helps to sell food. Kodachrome.


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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Petroleum: "Oil for Aladdin's Lamp" (revised) ~ 1949 Shell Oil

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Update of a 1933 film showing how dependent our society is on the petroleum industry, oil, and petrochemical products. 


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 ...

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Lewis and Clark Expedition 1950 Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

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From May 1804 to September 1806 Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explored the land from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast.


The film follows their party up the Mississippi River to Mandan Indian territory in North Dakota, and their meeting with Frenchman Charbonneau and his Indian wife Sacajawea who became their guides. They then traveled across the norther...

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Plastics 1944 Young America Films; Basic Polymer Technology

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The first film produced by Young America Films (January, 1945). On the growth of the plastic industry, new materials developed during World War II, and manufacture of plastic products.


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 redu...

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Post-Apollo Lunar Science: "A New Look at the Old Moon" 1979 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...

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Atomic Cannon: "The 280mm Gun at the Nevada Proving Ground" 1953 AFSWP

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'On May 25, 1953 at 8:30 a.m., the atomic cannon was tested at the Nevada Test Site (specifically Frenchman Flat) as part of the Upshot–Knothole series of nuclear tests. The test—codenamed "Grable"... resulted in the successful detonation of a 15 kiloton shell (W9 warhead) at a range of 7 miles (11 km). This was the first and only nuclear shell to be fired from a cannon...'

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Texas Towers: "Georges Bank Radar Station" 1957 US Navy; Cold War Radar Warning Stations

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GEORGES BANK RADAR STATION


US NAVY'S FABRICATION, INSTALLATION, LAUNCHING AND POSITIONING OF TEXAS TOWERS IN THE NO...

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Rayon: "Aristocrats of Fashion" ~ 1940 American Bemberg

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Fashions for sport and evening wear, all made from Bemberg rayon. Narration: Muriel Evans. Photography: William Steiner... In Technicolor.


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...

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A Communications Primer 1953 Ray Eames, Charles Eames

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16mm Eastmancolor.


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, thoug...

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Post-Apollo Lunar Science: "A New Look at the Old Moon" 1979 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...

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Atomic Cannon: "The 280mm Gun at the Nevada Proving Ground" 1953 AFSWP

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'On May 25, 1953 at 8:30 a.m., the atomic cannon was tested at the Nevada Test Site (specifically Frenchman Flat) as part of the Upshot–Knothole series of nuclear tests. The test—codenamed "Grable"... resulted in the successful detonation of a 15 kiloton shell (W9 warhead) at a range of 7 miles (11 km). This was the first and only nuclear shell to be fired from a cannon...'

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Texas Towers: "Georges Bank Radar Station" 1957 US Navy; Cold War Radar Warning Stations

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GEORGES BANK RADAR STATION


US NAVY'S FABRICATION, INSTALLATION, LAUNCHING AND POSITIONING OF TEXAS TOWERS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC


US Navy photographic report  MN-8213


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

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Lasers: "The Conquest of Light" ~ 1962 AT&T Bell System

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Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation: what lasers are ahd how they 

work.


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,...

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Flak 1944 USAAF Pilot Training Film; AAA; Avoiding Anti-Aircraft Artillery

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US Army Air Forces pilot training film  TF1-3389


Flak is the german abbreviation for Flugabwehrkanone (antiaircraft gun).


US Army Air Forces pilot training film depicts evasive maneuvers used by bomber pilots to avoid being hit by enemy antiaircraft fire.

Includes animations by Disney Studios and captured footage of enemy antiaircraft batt...

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The Rural Co-op ~ 1950 USIA - US Army; Rockingham Cooperative, Harrisonburg, Virginia

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'Shows how farmers in Rockingham County, Va. improved their businesses by forming cooperative enterprises. R.1. Farmers conduct business at their cooperative general store, gas station and milk plant. R.2. They work together to plan and build a new poultry plant. A typical board meeting illustrates how the cooperative organization functions.'


Originally a public doma...

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Sealab I 1965 US Navy Jackie Cooper; Undersea Habitat 200 Feet Underwater

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'NAVYS EXPLORATORY ATTEMPT TO APPLY LABORATORY STUDIES OF MANS ABILITY TO LIVE AND WORK IN AN ARTIFICIAL ATMOSPHERE AT A DEPTH OF 200 FEET FOR PROLONGED PERIODS.'


US Navy film  MN-10100


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

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Giant Redwood Trees: "Giant Sequoia" 1979 National Park Service

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Giant Redwood trees reside on 850,000 acres of the Sequoia National Park in California.


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...

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Autobiography of a Jeep 1943 United Films; Willys MB; Ford GPW; U.S. Army Truck, ​1⁄4 ton, 4×4, Command Reconnaissance

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Design of the Jeep to meet military needs of being compact, light weight and maneuverable over rough terrain.


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 normaliz...

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Western Electric Color Telephones: "Once Upon a Honeymoon" 1956 AT&T; Model 500 Phone


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Musical promoting color telephones as home decor accessories.


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 redu...

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High School Romance: "Going Steady?" 1951 Coronet Instructional Films

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'Attempts to provoke teens into discussion on the complex issue of going steady. Provides little support for the practice.'


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 v...

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Lockheed C-5 Galaxy: World's Largest Aircraft 1969 USAF

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The C-5 was the world's largest aircraft when this film was made. The title is currently held by the Antonov An-225 Mriya.


USAF Film SFP-1768


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 s...

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