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Alaska: A Modern Frontier (Revised edition) 1948 Coronet Instructional Films
more at http://quickfound.net/PROVIDES SCENES OF ALASKA'S GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES, PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES & METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION. SHOWS FAIRBANKS, BUT NOT ANCHORAGE. MAPS SHOW STRATEGIC POSITION OF ALASKA.Originally a public domain film from the Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove unev...
"The Desk Sergeant... Makes Better Coffee Than This" Folgers Coffee TV Commercial No. 10 1965+ Folgers
more at http://quickfound.net/Cop's wife can't take it any more, until Mr. MacGregor tells her about Instant Folgers coffee.Originally a public domain film from the Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-...
Auto Parts: "Auto-Lite on Parade" 1940 Electric Auto-Lite Company
more at http://quickfound.net/STOP-MOTION SEQUENCE OF AUTO-LITE PRODUCTS. TOUR OF FACTORY.Produced by Jam Handy.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-...
Berlin Wall Crisis Mobilization: "Operation Readiness" 1962 US Army; The Big Picture TV-537
more at http://quickfound.net/'As the Berlin crisis reached a climax during the summer of 1961, President Kennedy, in a televised address to the nation, explained the significance of the situation in that divided city. This week's issue of the THE BIG PICTURE is a graphic portrayal of the st...
The Screen Writer 1951 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
more at http://quickfound.net/DEPICTS IMPORTANCE OF SCREEN WRITER TO SUCCESS OF MOTION PICTURE.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 ...
Film Production: The Vicious Circle, or 'What Are We Trying to Do?' 1964 Calvin Productions
more at http://quickfound.net/Parody of the industrial film making process. Expresses the frustration of an industrial film producer who must deal with the vagaries of his corporate client.Originally a public domain film from the Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the ...
1942 Oldsmobile Commercial: "Defense Comes First With Oldsmobile" 1941 General Motors
more at http://quickfound.net/1942 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 film from the Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio correct...
Betty Boop: Parade of the Wooden Soldiers 1933 Fleischer Studios - Paramount; Animated Cartoon
more at http://quickfound.net/'Parade of the Wooden Soldiers is a 1933 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop.'Originally a public domain film, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mil...
Duck and Cover 1951 Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA); What To Do in an Atomic Attack
more at http://quickfound.net/'Animated cartoon and live action, shows young children what to do in case of an atomic attack.'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-pas...
Flight Training: Take-offs, Approaches and Landings 1953 US Navy Pilot Training Film MN-7398-B
more at http://quickfound.net/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 video noise reduction applied.The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization...
Gun Crime Investigation: "Firearms Examination" ~ 1970 FBI
more at http://quickfound.net/Department of Justice. Federal Bureau of Investigation. 'TRAINING FILM: Shows techniques and methods used by FBI firearms investigation unit in identifying, comparing, and examining bullets, cartridges, firearms, residue, fingerprints, and other evidence for possibl...
Esso Gasoline Commercial ~ 1955 Standard Oil of New Jersey; Animated Cartoon
more at http://quickfound.net/'ESSO EXTRA GASOLINE animation promises that "Esso stops cool weather stalling".'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 brigh...
Air Force Global Weather Central 1971 USAF Training Film TF-6139
more at http://quickfound.net/EXPLAINS CAPABILITIES OF THE USAF GLOBAL WEATHER CENTRAL, OFFUTT AFB, NEBRASKA, AND ITS WORLDWIDE APPLICATION. SHOWS HOW A ''MIX'' OF MEN AND MACHINES FORECASTS WEATHER DATA ACCURATELY AND FAST.Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, ...
Black Widow Spider: Her Life Cycle and Her Enemies 1960 Ken Middleham
more at http://quickfound.net/Scientific Consultant: Evert I. Schlinger, Ph.D. (University of California).Script Editor: Robert L. Patton (Riverside City Schools).Photographer and Director: Ken Middleham.Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly croppe...
Supervising Women Workers 1944 US Office of Education; World War II
more at http://quickfound.net/'Management addresses the special problems of women workers...'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 corre...
The Making of a Shooter ~ 1946 Sporting Arms & Ammunition Manufacturing Institute
more at http://quickfound.net/'Kodachrome film shows how a teenage boy learns to become a safe and accurate shooter. Famous riflemen...' 'at The Grand American Handicap Trap Shoot, a Real Champion, Ned Lilly. At the National Skeet Shoot - Holder of Innumerable Skeet Championships, Dick S...
Walt Disney World Contemporary Resort Hotel Construction Commercial No. 2 ~ 1970 US Steel
more at http://quickfound.net/'The Contemporary Tower, the most prominent of the resort's four stand-alone buildings, was built as an A-frame with outer walls which slope inwards around an inner atrium... To construct the building, steel frames were erected on-site and modular pre-constructe...
Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant: "Assembly Lines of Defense" ~ 1941 Chrysler Corporation
more at http://quickfound.net/On Chrysler's Detroit Arsenal (DTA), formerly Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant (DATP), which ws sold to General Dynamics in 1982 and closed in 1996.Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, wi...
Army Transportation Corps 1952 US Army; The Big Picture TV-204
more at http://quickfound.net/'We follow the supplies from the factory to the depot in the U.S., to the port to the front line unit in Korea. We show the Port of Embarkation, small boats, the ducks, the rail lines, the trucks. And we show a new development of the TC... the helicopter transportat...
Advanced Helicopter Flight Principles (Part II) 1955 US Army Pilot Training Film TF46-2211
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...
Circus Day in Our Town 1949 Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
more at http://quickfound.net/At the Cole Brothers' Circus. '...A circus coming into a town, the townspeople helping with construction of the circus tents, the clowns preparing for their performance and the variety of circus acts and the crowds viewing them.'Originally a public domain fi...
Television Code ~ 1964 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB); Dick Cavett
more at http://quickfound.net/PSA on the NAB Code of Practices for Television Broadcasters, narrated by Dick Cavett.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-...
Nuclear Fallout: "About Fallout" (2nd Edition) 1963 U.S. Office of Civil Defense
more at http://quickfound.net/'Discusses the physics, effects and defense against nuclear fallout. Describes the phenomena of natural radiation and the dangers of fallout. Explains the value of time, distance and mass in weakening the effect of residual radiation. Examines the effects of radiati...
Star Identification for Celestial Navigation 1942 US Navy Training Film MN-83f
more at http://quickfound.net/How to identify stars in the night sky. Includes the North Star (Polaris), Circumpolar stars, the Dippers, Arcturus, Orion, Regulus, Sirius, and the Southern Cross.Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with ...
Motion Picture Persistence of Vision (POV): "How You See It" 1936 Chevrolet Division, General Motors
more at http://quickfound.net/MOTION PICTURES ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY PERSISTENCE OF VISION. ITS PRINCIPLES EXPLAINED WITH ANIMATION, DIAGRAMS. STUNT DRIVER ROLLS CAR OVER. GOOD SHOTS AUDIENCES, PATRONS ENTERING THEATRE, PROJECTION EQUIPMENT. PROCESS SHOT OF AUDIENCE WATCHING FILM.Originally a public d...
Optical Glass Making for Eyeglasses: "Fitting Faces" 1940 Paramount
more at http://quickfound.net/"Mary Jones... is dolling up for what appears to be a hot date... the scientific art of beauty,... The latest from loviness laboratories... Research to the rescue. Lady, science has done all right by you, you sure look swell..."Originally a public domain film fr...
1955 Chevrolet Commercial No. 3 (1954) General Motors; 1955 Chevy: "The New Era"
more at http://quickfound.net/Theatrical screen ad for the 1955 Chevy.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 reduct...
Hubble Space Telescope Launch: Space Shuttle STS-31 Flight Highlights 1990 NASA
more at http://quickfound.net/Space Shuttle Discovery STS-31 Hubble Space Telescope launch and deployment highlight film shown at the post-flight press conference and narrated by the astronauts.Originally a public domain film from NASA,, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio...
Radar, Ground Surveillance, AN-TPS-25 1962 US Army Training Film TF6-3251
more at http://quickfound.net/FEATURES AND SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITY - MODES OF OPERATION AND APPLICATION IN TARGET IDENTIFICATION - AUTOMATIC SEARCH, AUTOMATIC RANGE, MANUAL SEARCH, MANUAL TRACK AUDIO, AND MANUAL TRACK VIDEO.Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped...
Spacecraft Stabilization and Control 1968 NASA Langley Research Center
more at http://quickfound.net/'The problems and prospects of the time related to spacecraft stabilization and control in orbit. 'NASA Langley Research Center film L-1009.Originally a public domain film from NASA, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and o...
