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Eyesight (Health & Hygiene) 1928 DeVry School Films

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'Silent hygiene film that examines how our eyes function and how to care for them.'


Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slig...

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Brazilian Quartz Goes to War 1943 US Office of Inter-American Affairs; World War II

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'The value of Brazilian quartz to the allied war effort is shown... Explains the value of quartz in radio communication, showing how a wafer of its crystal makes possible the simultaneou...

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Amphibious Warfare: "The Salvage Boat" 1944 US Navy Trainin

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On the boats that recover other boats in trouble during amphibious landings. 'They may be the LCP(L), the LCP(R), which is a landing boat with a narrow ramp, or an LCVP or LCM.'

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Paris Fire Brigade: "The Paris Fire Department" ~ 1922 Stillman Fires Collection

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Silent, with title cards.


Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio...

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Susan Hayward: "A Letter From Bataan" 1942 US Office of War Information; World War II Home Front

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'A soldier pleads to the folks to home to conserve scarce wartime resources.'


Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly c...

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The California Gray Whale ~ 1970 National Park Service

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'Features the biology and history of one of nature's largest creatures and great spectacles. Includes documentation of the longest known migration of any mammal.'


Origin...

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Cold Weather & Mountain School ~ 1955 US Army; The Big Picture TV-340

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'Deep in the heart of the Alaskan wilderness, a picked group of soldiers climbs the rugged peaks and glaciers of the far north. These are soldiers of the United States Army attending a u...

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Snark: The First Intercontinental Guided Missile ~ 1957 Northop

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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 reduct...

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New Oregon Trail ~ 1928 Castle Films

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Silent, with title cards.


Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio...

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Torpedo Propellant: Otto Fuel II ~ 1964 Bureau of Naval Weapons Technical Film Report

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

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Machine Shop Work: Bench Work No. 2: Scraping Flat Surfaces ~ 1943 US Office of Education

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'This film shows and explains the operations, methods, and procedures used in hand scraping flat surfaces to a surface plate. The introductory sequences of the film show the uses of flat...

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Rubber 1929 Eastman Teaching Films

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Silent, with subtitles. Where rubber comes from, how it's cultivated and processed, and tire and shoe manufacturing.


Originally a public domain film from the Library of ...

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Drill Sergeant 1971 US Army; The Big Picture TV-823

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FOCUSES ON ONE ARMY DRILL SERGEANT AS HE GOES ABOUT HIS DAILY DUTIES OF SHAPING AND MOLDING YOUNG CIVILIANS INTO SOLDIERS.


Originally a public domain film from the Natio...

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Lockheed T-33: Penetration and Low Approach Procedures for Jet Aircraft ~ 1950 US Air Force Pilot Training Film

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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 & m...

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RL-10 Rocket Engine Progress Report 11 Oct-Dec 1964 Pratt & Whitney Aircraft; Atlas-Centaur 2nd Launch

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Silent (soundtrack missing). Development of engines for the Convair Centaur upper stage (and the Douglas S-IV).


Originally a public domain film, slightly cropped to remo...

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Barbers (Americans At Work Series) ~ 1960 AFL-CIO

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'Shows the jobs of a hairstylist, a barber and a beautician...'


Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remo...

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USAF Special Air Warfare Forces 1965 US Air Force 1st Air Commando Wing FR-426

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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 & m...

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Precipitins 1930 Bio-Cinema

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Silent, with title cards. 'Identification of human vs. animal blood, stains through chemical tests - scientists, labs, chemists, rabbits, experiments, blood, nurses, lab technicians, mic...

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Night Vision R&D 1974 US Army; Research and Development Progress Report No. 53

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

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The Home Electrical ~ 1915 General Electric Company

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Silent, with titles.


Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corr...

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Boeing B-17 E Preflight Checkout ~ 1941 US Army Air Corps Pilot Training Film TF1-532

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"Military training film in which an instructor takes a new B-17 bomber pilot through preflight inspections of the aircraft and preparation for departure." The instructor is Hollywood act...

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Developing the Photographic Negative 1948 US Navy Training Film MN-5383; Fundamentals of Photography

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

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First AutomaticTransmission: Hydra-Matic - "Motorings Magic Carpet" 1941 Oldsmobile

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1941 Oldsmobile theatrical advertising produced by Jam Handy. The last pre-war Oldsmobile rolled off the assembly line on February 5, 1942.


Originally a public domain fi...

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Ice Formation on Aircraft 1942 US Navy Pilot Training Film

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Produced by Walt Disney Productions for the US Navy Bureau of Aeronautics.


US Navy Training Film MN-119a-AH


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Speech: Stage Fright and What to Do About It 1949 Young America Films (Centron)

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Produced by Walt Disney Productions for the US Navy Bureau of Aeronautics.


US Navy Training Film MN-119a-AH


Originally a public domain film from the US ...

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Beechcraft Model 18: "Dead Reckoning Procedure for Aircraft Navigation" ~1944 USAAF TF1-326

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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 reduct...

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WWI: Flashes of Action - Actualities of the World War ~ 1921 US Army

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'Date: ca. 1921

This film is silent.


Scope & Content: Reel 1, Gen. Pershing poses at Lucey, France. The liner Leviathan leaves Hoboken, N.J. Troops dance and s...

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Underwater Nuclear Tests: Operation Hardtack 1958 US Navy Atomic Tests Wahoo & Umbrella

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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 reduct...

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Surfing at Palos Verdes California 1938 Chevrolet Leader News Newsreel Vol. 4 No. 2

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

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Enemies of the Southern Pine 1928 Western Electric Company

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Silent, with title cards.


Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio...

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