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Doppler Radar Navigation: "Eyes of Flight" ~ 1959 Ryan AN-APN-122(V)
more at http://quickfound.net/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...
MSTS Arctic Operations 1950-1957 (1958) US Navy Training Film MN-8647b; Military Sea Transportation Service DEW Line Support
more at http://quickfound.net/RESUPPLY PROBLEMS DURING ARCTIC SEALIFTS OF WEATHER STATIONS AND MILITARY BASES, CONSTRUCTION OF THE DEW LINE SITES. AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE, HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS, PREPARING AND OUTFITTING SHIPS, CARGO OPERATIONS, CREW TRAINING, SEAMANSHIP, AND WINTERING IN.Originally a p...
None for the Road: Teenage Drinking and Driving 1957 Yale-Young America Films
'Hybrid nonfiction/fiction film showing experiments with alcohol-addled rats, plus a story of teenagers who die while DUI.'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 b...
Tactical Air Forces in Korean War: "Thunder from the Sky" ~ 1952 US Air Force SFP-264
more at http://quickfound.net/DESCRIBES ROLE OF THE TACTICAL AIR FORCE DURING THE KOREAN WAR.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 & mild video noise redu...
Seabiscuit 1939 Robert M. Connell, Manny Nathan, Hazel Merry Hawkins
more at http://quickfound.net/'About famous racehorse Seabiscuit.'Produced by Robert M ConnellAdapted and Directed by Manny Nathan, from the story "A Colt was Born" by Hazel Merry HawkinsOriginally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped...
AGM-88 HARM Missile: "F-16 Falcon Radar Missile Development & Precision Strike Demo" ~ 1984 General Dynamics (JQ Music)
more at http://quickfound.net/Development and testing of the AGM-88 HARM (High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile) for the F-16 fighter aircraft.Originally a public domain film from the National Archives or Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ra...
Infantry Operations (Rifle Platoon in the Attack) 1961 US Army The Big Picture TV-513
more at http://quickfound.net/'The tradition of the rifleman goes way back in American history, back to the earliest immigrants who arrived with only the musket for protection. Sharpshooters at Bunker Hill and Saratoga, as well as other battles, were instrumental in changing the course of the Re...
Arizona & New Mexico: Land of Geronimo ~ 1938 Gulf Oil Company
more at http://quickfound.net/'Travelogue touring through Arizona and New Mexico.'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-contrast-color correction & mil...
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Fuel & Oil Systems 50 Hour Inspection ~ 1941 US Army Air Forces Wright Field TF1-821
more at http://quickfound.net/US Army Air Forces Training Film TF1-821. B-24 Liberator maintenance.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 sou...
Glacier National Park ~ 1935 Bell & Howell; Color
more at http://quickfound.net/Silent.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-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.The soundtrack was al...
War of Independence 1775-1783 (1952) US Navy Film FN-6943a; History of the US Navy
more at http://quickfound.net/THE STORY OF THE REVOLUTION, THE CAUSES AND A CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE OF EVENTS. THE FOUNDING OF THE NAVY, BATTLE OF VALCOUR ISLAND, JOHN PAUL JONES AND WASHINGTON GRAND STRATEGY AT YORKTOWN.Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to ...
Glass: Its Discovery, Manufacture and Use ~ 1920
more at http://quickfound.net/THE STORY OF THE REVOLUTION, THE CAUSES AND A CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE OF EVENTS. THE FOUNDING OF THE NAVY, BATTLE OF VALCOUR ISLAND, JOHN PAUL JONES AND WASHINGTON GRAND STRATEGY AT YORKTOWN.Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to ...
John Garand, M1 Rifle, Springfield Armory: "Commence Firing" 1954 US Army; The Big Picture TV-276
more at http://quickfound.net/'From colonial days, marksmanship has been an American tradition. In this film presentation, television audiences will visit the Armory at Springfield, Massachusetts, established in 1794. Gunsmiths here have created the basic weapons for our fighting forces. The Arm...
Junior Science: Automobiles 1955 McGraw-Hill; Basic Car Technology
more at http://quickfound.net/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...
The Sunset Division (41st Infantry Division) 1952 US Army; World War II; The Big Picture TV-212
more at http://quickfound.net/'The activities of the 41st Infantry Division during the war was graphically told.'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 correc...
How Cardboard Boxes are Made: "A National Institution" ~ 1922 Hinde & Dauch Paper Company
more at http://quickfound.net/Silent. 'Manufacturing of corrugated boxes. Hinde and Dauch Paper Company Corrugated Fibre Shipping Boxes and Packing Materials. Film on making cardboard boxes, ca. 1920s, with lots of looking at camera and interaction between workers and camera. Scenes of their Cle...
SST: Dynamic Stability & Control Studies of 1960s Supersonic Transports NASA Langley Research Center
more at http://quickfound.net/Dynamic Stability and Control Studies of Supersonic Transport Configurations of the 1960s Using the Free Flight Model TechniqueSilent.Originally a public domain film from NASA, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass bright...
Jaycee Teen Age Road-E-O ~ 1957 USJCC-ATA-Chrysler-Pure
more at http://quickfound.net/'Sponsored by the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., American Trucking Associations, Inc., Chrysler Corporation, The Pure Oil Company. Directors: Nicholas Read and George F. Johnston. A Potomac Film Production.'Originally a p...
The Computer and the Mind of Man: Logic by Machine 1962 NET-IBM
more at http://quickfound.net/Part 1 of an early documentary on computers and computing. With Dr. Richard Wesley Hamming of Bell Laboratories and Prof. Ernest Nagel of Columbia University.Originally a public domain film, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and o...
Doak VZ-4 VTOL Aircraft 1960 US Army; from Research & Development Progress Report No. 1
more at http://quickfound.net/Originally a public domain film from the National Archives or Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.The sou...
Farming: "Feeding the World" ~ 1918 Neighborhood Motion Picture Service
more at http://quickfound.net/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 corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.The...
STS-4 4th Flight Post Flight Press Conference Film 1982 NASA (JSC-825)
more at http://quickfound.net/'Commander: Thomas K. MattinglyPilot: Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr.Dates: June 17-July 4, 1982Vehicle: Columbia OV-102Payloads: IECM, MLR, NOSL, CFES, ACIP, DFI, SSIP (two experiments), GAS (nine experiments), and DODLanding site: Concrete runway 22 at Edwards AFB, CANar...
Vikings to Mars 1975 NASA (Three Clips from Aeronautics and Space Report)
more at http://quickfound.net/Originally a public domain film from NASA, 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...
Ab Jenkins, Pierce-Arrow 12, Bonneville Salt Flats: "A Film of Endurance" 1933 Pennzoil
more at http://quickfound.net/Pennzoil marketing footage of land speed record holder Ab Jenkins oiling up at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Silent (soundtrack missing).Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspec...
Bradley Fighting Vehicle System: "Bradley - Second to None" 1982 FMC Corporation
more at http://quickfound.net/'General Omar Bradley inspires Bradley Fighting Vehicle System.'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-contrast-color corr...
Navajo Canyon Country 1954 Avalon Productions
more at http://quickfound.net/'Shows Navajo people in their native country and gives a brief description of their way of life today.'Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and ...
How Plants Make Food 1955 Churchill-Wexler
more at http://quickfound.net/'Animation shows how a plant is like a food factory, depending on water, minerals, air & sunlight to manufacture food. 2 experiments shown: radish seeds planted, develop roots; celery stalk drawing liquid up to leaves, shown in time-lapse photography.'Originally...
First Titan I ICBM Launch From Missle Silo 1961-05-03 Vandenberg Air Force Base
more at http://quickfound.net/'...The first in-silo launch of a liquid fueled ICBM, Titan VS-1, code named "Silver Saddle," and carrying a dummy second stage from the Silo Launch Test Facility (SLTF). The test was to confirm the silo launcher configuration and the feasibility of launchin...
This is Sixth Army 1954 US Army; The Big Picture TV-263
more at http://quickfound.net/'For the past five programs, THE BIG PICTURE camera has been roaming throughout America, picking out the highlights of the principle units and installations of our continental armies. In this last film presentation from this group of six, the camera swings to a coas...
Oakland Cotton Mill 1924 California Cotton Mills
more at http://quickfound.net/Silent. 'Workers and machines at the California Cotton Mills in Oakland... California Cotton Mills in Oakland, California / exterior and interiorshots of loading bales / cotton machinery in operation spinning thread and weaving / girls working'Originally a publi...
