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Ranger Ready 1953 US Army; The Big Picture TV-228

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'For this issue of THE BIG PICTURE our camera crews have journeyed into the mountains of North Georgia and the swamps of Florida in order to bring the story of the U.S. Army Rangers to t...

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Ivory Soap Commercial No. 3 "Do American Women Look Different" ~ 1970 Procter & Gamble; 60 Second Television Spot


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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 n...

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Winston Cigarette Commercial: "Winston Tastes Good Like a Cigarette Should" ~ 1955 Animated Cartoon

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The original "Winston Tastes Good Like a Cigarette Should" jingle is combined with animation in this early TV commercial.


Originally a public domain film, slightly cropp...

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Auto Suspensions: "Take It Easy" 1936 Chevrolet Division, General Motors; Jam Handy

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Description of the modern automobile's spring suspension, marketing the Chevrolet "knee action" suspension.


Originally a public domain film, slightly cropped to remove u...

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Physics: "The Nature of Light" 1948 Coronet Instructional Films; Visible Electromagnetic Radiation

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DEMONSTRATES LIGHT AS A FORM OF RADIANT ENERGY. EXPLAINS THE PRINCIPLES OF REFLECTION & REFRACTION & SHOWS HOW THESE PRINCIPLES APPLY TO THE SCIENCE OF OPTICS. SHOWS HOW 2 BOYS O...

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Flying Chair: "Bell Aerospace Flying Seat" 1965 NASA Langley Research Center

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'The Flying Seat was a Bell Aerosystems Corporation sponsored research and development project.  The idea of a "jet pack" was a result of large sums of money being put into vertical...

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Cartography: "Mapping a Better Tomorrow" 1971 US Army Topographic Command; The Big Picture TV-800

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MAPPING A BETTER TOMORROW


SHOWS THE ACTIVITIES OF THE TOPOGRAPHIC COMMAND, MAKING MAPS OF THE EARTH FOR WAR AND PEACEFUL USES, AND MAPS OF THE MOON FOR THE APOLLO ASTRON...

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Project Apollo: Manned Flight to the Moon 1963 NASA Animation

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Animated depiction of the Lunar Obit Rendezvous method chosen for Project Apollo moon landing missions.


NASA film HQ-88, produced by Pelican Films, Inc.


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Chemical, Biological, Radiological (CBR) Decontamination Unit 1974 US Army Training Film TF3-4899

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'U.S. Army Materiel Command. U.S. Army Munitions Command. Edgewood Arsenal. (08/01/1962 - 1971). This film warned that decontamination of vehicles and persons were vitally important afte...

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Soldier in Hawaii 1957 US Army; Oahu, 25th Infantry Division... The Big Picture TV-352

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'Hub of Army defense activities in Pacific shown on "THE BIG PICTURE" -- Although the islands of Hawaii have already had their share of publicity among tourist circles and travel bureaus...

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"Take it off, take it all off" Noxzema Shave Cream TV Commercial 1965 Noxzema Chemical Company; Gunilla Knutson

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Model Gunilla Knutson asked men to "take it off, take it all off" in this Noxzema Shave Cream television commercial by the William Esty Advertising Agency. "The closer you shave, the mor...

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USAF Research & Development: "Air Force Systems Command Overview" 1980 US Air Force

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AFSC STAFF FILM REPORT 288


SYSTEMS COMMAND 1980: A COMPLETE OVERVIEW OF THE AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND MISSION. DESCRIBES THE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, TEST, AN...

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Middle Class Consumers: "Opportunities Unlimited" ~ 1955 LIFE & Fortune Magazines; Animated Graphic Cartoon

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Economic overview of the rise of the "middle income consumer." Produced for Time, Inc. by Transfilm.


Originally a public domain film, slightly cropped to remove uneven e...

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Vertical Flight Since 1920 (VTOL-Helicopter Research) 2015 NASA Langley; 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 reduct...

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Golden Knights US Army Parachute Team 1969 US Army; The Big Picture TV-766

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SHOWS THE ARMY PARACHUTE TEAM PERFORMING THEIR SPECTACULAR FREE-FALL ACROBATICS AND TESTING NEW AIR-DELIVERY TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT.


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Tide TV Commercial No. 1 "Fresh Clean Wash" ~ 1970 Procter & Gamble; Laundry Detergent Advertising

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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 Formula 409 Bathroom Cleaner Commercial ~ 1970

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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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F-100 Super Sabre First Flight 1953-05-25 US Air Force; North American YF-100

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First flight of the North American F-100 Super Sabre on May 25, 1953.


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3rd Annual All-American Soap Box Derby 1936 General Motors

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'Official film of early Soap Box Derby competition in Akron, Ohio...'


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

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82nd Airborne Division: "Fire Brigade" 1958 US Army; The Big Picture TV-401

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'Fire fighting capability of Airborne seen on "THE BIG PICTURE" -- "One of the most effective forces available for dealing with the brushfire-type of war consists of the airborne units o...

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Apollo 8: Go For TLI (Trans-Lunar Injection) 1969 NASA JSC-500; First Manned Moon Mission

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Astronauts: Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, and William A. Anders


Launch date: December 21, 1968


'Man's first voyage to another celestial body, including...

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Tex Avery Animation, 1st Raid Commercial 1956 Johnson's Wax; House & Garden Bug Killer

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An animated cartoon by Tex Avery, featuriung the voices of Mel Blanc and (possibly) Paul Frees, was the first commercial for new Raid Bug Killer in 1956.


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Smart Bombs: "GBU-15 Guided Bomb Unit" 1977 US Air Force; Aerospace Power

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Aerospace Power: "This film covers activities in research and development tests, evaluation, and procurement during 1977."


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Joie Chitwood Thrill Show: "Hell Drivers in 1966 Chevys" from Impact '66 (1966) Chevrolet Division, General Motors

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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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Jungle Warfare Training in Panama 1955 US Army Pictorial Report No. 18; The Big Picture TV-324

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'Firsthand observation of the activities of the Army's Jungle Warfare Training Center located deep within the heart of the Panama Canal Zone.'


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1955 Chevrolet Commercial #1 (1954) General Motors; 1955 Chevy: "Rx For Travel"

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Theatrical screen ad for the 1955 Chevy.


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

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System Program Management 1967 US Air Force Training Film TF-5906a


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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 n...

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Heat Sealing 1982 US Army Training Film TF38-6277

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DEPICTS THE PROCESS, TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS USED TO MAKE AND TEST HEAT SEALS AND SHOWS ROTARY, BAND AND JAW TYPE SEALERS IN OPERATION WITH VARIOUS BARRIER MATERIAL.


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Marriage for Moderns: Who's Right? 1954 A McGraw-Hill Text-Films - Affiliated Film Producers

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A young married couple's quarrels destroy their happiness, preventing adult love based on mutual understanding.


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

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The Ninth Infantry Division in Vietnam 1968 US Army; The Big Picture TV-746


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SHOWS THE UNDEFEATED BATTLE RECORD OF THE NINTH INFANTRY DIVISION IN WORLD WAR II, AND THE NEW CHALLENGES TO THE "OLD RELIABLES" TODAY IN VIETNAM.


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