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4-Track Cartridge: "Revolutionary New Triumph in Tape" 1958 RCA
more at http://quickfound.net/'Introducing the giant four-track tape cartridge, an obsolete consumer recording format that survived for eight years.'Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio...
Water Cooled Engines: "Water Boy" 1936 Chevrolet Division, General Motors
more at http://quickfound.net/A DRAMATIZATION OF THE COOLING SYSTEM OF THE AUTOMOBILE, SHOWING HOW THE WATER CIRCULATES AROUND THE CYLINDERS, COOLING THEM AND IN TURN BEING COOLED BY THE AIR DRAWN IN THROUGH THE RADIATOR.Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives...
Round Trip: The USA in World Trade 1952 Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
more at http://quickfound.net/'An American auto worker, a Southern farmer, a British machinist, a housewife, a French laborer and a Mexican farmer give their views on world trade. Points up the extent and importance of world trade, the effects of tariffs and the plans for trade agreements.'O...
Second Trip of President Woodrow Wilson Abroad And His Arrival at Paris, March 13, 1919
more at http://quickfound.net/'Telegraph cables are installed in Wilson's Paris hdqrs. He and Adm. Grayson play shuffleboard on the liner George Washington. Pres. Poincare, For. Min. Pichon, Robert Lansing, Amb. Sharp, and Fr. Gen. Berdoulat greet the Wilsons, Col. House, Gens. Liggett and B...
Mutt Jeep: "Operation of the M-151 Series 1-4 Ton Utility Trucks" 1966 US Army Training Film TF55-3707
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...
Nike Missile & NATO Manuevers: "Pictorial Report No. 20" 1955 US Army; The Big Picture TV-330
more at http://quickfound.net/'A guided tour through a U.S. Army "Nike" installation highlights this week's episode of THE BIG PICTURE.'Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pa...
Engine & Motor Models: "We Use Power" 1956 Churchill Films
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...
The Nurse Combats Disease 1962 US Public Health Service Communicable Disease Center; National Library of Medicine
more at http://quickfound.net/'This program reviews with the aid of drawings the nurse's role in the prevention of disease. Emphasis is placed on factors which influence the transmission of disease. Techniques which can be used for preventing the transmission of disease are reviewed. Factors...
Conquest by Air 1945 US Army Air Forces; Air Power in World War II
more at http://quickfound.net/'Reel 1 shows a flashback of French troops storming German trenches during World War I; B-26's, B-17's, and P-38's in the air and bombs falling on Rouen, France, on Aug. 17, 1942; unescorted B-17's over Schweinfurt, Germany, under heavy attack by FW-...
Hell On Wheels: The 2nd Armored Division in World War II 1951 US Army Film MISC-7864
more at http://quickfound.net/HELL ON WHEELSHISTORICAL RECORD OF THE COMBAT ACTIVITIES OF THE 2D ARMORED DIVISION DURING WORLD WAR II.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...
Target USA 1951 Cornell Production; Civil Defense Under Atomic Attack
more at http://quickfound.net/Silent (soundtrack missing).'Great civil defense imagery; empty Manhattan streets; signs; sirens; people running and squeezing into shelters; panic; people waiting in shelters; civil defense planners with building models.'Originally a public domain film from the...
Armored Bulletproof Vest Testing in Korea 1952 US Army; from Pictorial Report No. 1; The Big Picture TV-202
more at http://quickfound.net/'Round-up of stories of unusual interest to many viewers. This is something new in THE BIG PICTURE series and we expect it to gain very favorable reaction. The first Report covers... testing of the armored vest in actual combat...'Originally a public domain film...
Korean War: "UN Forces Escape Chinese Trap" 1951 US Army; The Big Picture TV-173
more at http://quickfound.net/From November 20, 1950 to December 20, 1950'This film includes the Army's 7th Division at the Manchurian border...Men of the 7th enjoy a hot Thanksgiving Day dinner on the banks of the Yalu River...The evacuation of the Hungnam beachhead. Captain Zimmerman inter...
Auto Accidents: "Live and Let Live" 1947 Aetna Casualty & Surety Company
more at http://quickfound.net/Model cars in tabletop stop frame animation.'Demonstrates causes and effects of such unsafe driving practices as passing on a curve, driving after drinking, following too closely, and speeding. Lots of near misses.'Originally a public domain film from the Librar...
Project Centaur Progress Report 3rd Quarter 1959 USAF-Convair; Liquid Hydrogen Upper Stage
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...
Polio Vaccine: Unconditional Surrender" 1956 Eli Lilly
more at http://quickfound.net/'The development of polio vaccine and the significance of its discovery.'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-c...
WWII Weapons: "How Good is a Gun?" ~ 1944 US War Department Film WF-19
more at http://quickfound.net/Originally a public domain film from the US Army, 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...
FBI Agent Training: "Focus on the FBI" ~ 1959 Federal Bureau of Investigation
more at http://quickfound.net/'NEWSREEL: Follows twenty-seven year old law school graduate, Tom Holliday, progress through thirteen week training course at FBI Academy at Quantico, Virginia. Trainees learn when, where, what, and how to investigate bank robbies, kidnappings, extortion and espiona...
Norris Dam, Tennessee Valley Authority 1935 Chevrolet Leader News Vol. 1 No. 1
more at http://quickfound.net/BUILDING OF NORRIS DAM IN TENN. VALLEY...'Title Card: "Tennessee Valley" over TVA project.Tennessee Valley Authority. High shot construction site in Tennessee Valley with pulleys and cables above. Workers climbing up ladder on wall of dam. VS dam under const...
AFRTS Television Journal Volume 2, Number 6, 1970 US Army; Armed Forces Radio & Television Service
more at http://quickfound.net/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 reduction applied.The soundtrack was also processed with volume nor...
An Khe Vietnam, 1st Air Cavalry 1966 US Army; from Your Army Reports No. 3
more at http://quickfound.net/'This film report includes... stories on the First Cavalry Airmobile Division in Vietnam...'Originally a public domain film from the National Archive, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-colo...
Korean War: Reds Launch Expected Spring Offensive 1951 US Army; The Big Picture TV-178
more at http://quickfound.net/From April 20 to May 20, 1951'Includes: Establishing the Lincoln Line... The need for blood in Korea... A powerful air-ground assault against the Reds. The Army Medical Corps is represented on this program with interviews with Nurse Captain Molly Younger, who served...
Apollo 6 Preflight Briefing Film: "T-5 Days" 1967 NASA; Lunar Module Test (Bad Sound)
more at http://quickfound.net/The soundtrack on this film was absolutely horrible, and I could not do much to improve it.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...
Radio Set AN/VRC12 1963 US Army Training Film TF11-3305
more at http://quickfound.net/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 reduction applied.The soundtrack was also processed with volume nor...
2nd Armored Division in Europe 1955 US Army; The Big Picture TV-326
more at http://quickfound.net/'THE BIG PICTURE cameras will tell the story of two young Army privates who have recently been sent from their training camps in the U.S. to join the 2nd Armored, a division in Europe.'Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped ...
Ryan Firefish Sea Drone ~ 1966 Ryan Aeronautical
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...
Objective Berlin: The 83rd Infantry Division in Europe 1951 US Army Film MISC-7814; World War II
83RD INFANTRY DIVISION IN EUROPE, THECOMBAT ACTIVITIES IN EUROPE DURING WORLD WAR II.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 reduction ap...
Gemini XI Mission 1966 NASA; Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. and Richard F. Gordon Jr.
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...
Ledo-Burma Road Activities 1944 War Department; from "Combat Bulletin No. 19"; World War II
more at http://quickfound.net/COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 19...ACTIVITIES ON LEDO AND BURMA ROADS...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 reduc...
Maico Hearing Aids, Minneapolis ~ 1954 NAM; from "Industry on Parade"
more at http://quickfound.net/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 also proc...
