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"World's Smallest Electronic Calculator" Sharp ELSI-8 Commercial 2 1971 Sharp Electronics
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...
San Diego & Los Angeles County Fairs: "The Fair" ~ 1950 Frith Films
more at http://quickfound.net/The Fair: Community, Work, and FunSouthern California county fairs: animal judging, ferris wheel, merry-go-round... Narrated by Don MacNamara.Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with t...
Gasoline: "More Dangerous Than Dynamite" ~ 1937 California State Fire Marshal
more at http://quickfound.net/Warns Suzy Homemaker not to dry clean clothes with gasoline at home.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 correcti...
Equipment Restoration: A Second Life ~ 1953 US Army; The Big Picture TV-246
more at http://quickfound.net/'Restoring used equipment, making it over "like new" is the motto of the Ordnance Reclamation Program. Cutting costs and at the same time improving quality are the key contributions to good management, so important to the Ordnance mission.'Originally a p...
Our Community 1952 Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
more at http://quickfound.net/'Illustrates the interdependence of people in a community by showing shared community functions and services.'Originally a public domain film from the National Archives or Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the ...
Strategy in the Pacific 1944 Curtiss-Wright Aircraft Manufacturing Recruiting Short No. 1; Lowell Thomas
more at http://quickfound.net/'Theatrical "minute movies" -- advertising films -- produced to recruit workers for service in Curtiss-Wright Aeronautical plants during World War II. Pictures women working in factories; couples who both work at Wright; assembly-line and production scenes; ...
The Griper 1954 Young America Films (Centron)
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...
Long Time Intervals 1960 Physical Sciences Study Committee (PSSC); CalTech; Harrison Brown, Charles McKinney, Leon Silver
more at http://quickfound.net/'Harrison Brown discusses the significance of long time intervals and describes how radioactive dating arrives at an estimate for the age of the earth.'Originally a public domain film, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and...
Good Grooming for Girls ~ 1940 Chesebrough-Ponds
more at http://quickfound.net/Glamor, and how it is achieved by good grooming, is explained at an engagement shower for a young woman.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...
All About Polymorphics 1960 TRW (Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge)
more at http://quickfound.net/'Simon Ramo's concept of "polymorphic" computing is laid out in stop-motion animation, accompanied by acoustic guitar. The film anticipates parallel, distributed processing and the architecture of ARPANET and the Internet.Originally a public domain film ...
Folgers Instant Coffee TV Commercial No. 8: "Husband-Pleasing New Instant Folgers" (Mr. MacGregor) ~ 1965 Folgers
more at http://quickfound.net/Mr. MacGregor tells Suzy Homemaker NEW Instant Folgers is "husband-pleasing".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...
Design for Dreaming 1956 General Motors
more at http://quickfound.net/'Produced to bring the 1956 G.M. Motorama to audiences unable to see it in major cities, this fim introduces the new 1956 cars, Frigidaire's "Kitchen of Tomorrow," and the electronic highways of the future. G.M.'s "dream cars" of the 1950s, i...
Antarctica: "Operation Deep Freeze I" 1957 US Navy Film MN-8500
more at http://quickfound.net/OPERATION DEEP FREEZE ITHE FIRST PHASE OF OPERATION DEEP FREEZE AND NAVY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE IGY. PREPARATIONS, DEPARTURE, VOYAGE, AND ANTARCTIC OPERATIONS.Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with th...
Carrier Landing Flight Safety: "After the Cut" 1946 US Navy Pilot Training Film MN-4353i
more at http://quickfound.net/Naval pilot training film instructing carrier pilots how to avoid common problems that occur after the Landing Signal Officer's (LSO) instruction to cut the engine.Originally a public domain film from the US Navy, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the as...
The Passenger Train (2nd Edition) 1955 Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
more at http://quickfound.net/'Describes a journey from a large city to the country on a streamline train. Shows duties of many of the people who work in the station and on the train.'Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove ...
Oxydol Goes Into High 1938 Procter & Gamble; Laundry Detergent Marketing
more at http://quickfound.net/'"Motion slidefilm" for Oxydol distributors & retailers, showing sales campaigns undertaken by manufacturer.'Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio c...
This Is Hormel ~ 1965 George A. Hormel & Company
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...
Deep Sea Diving Suit: The Diving Dress 1943 US Navy Training Film MN-105-B
more at http://quickfound.net/DIVING DRESS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH PART, DANGERS OF UNDERWATER PRESSURE AND HOW TO AVOID INJURY FROM IT. HOW THE SUIT IS PREPARED AND INSPECTED BEFORE DIVING.Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with ...
Development of Transportation 1931 ERPI Classroom Films
more at http://quickfound.net/'Surveys the rapid growth of transportation in the United States from the early settlers to the jet age.'Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, an...
Speech: The Function of Gestures 1950 Young America Films (Centron)
more at http://quickfound.net/'Explains the function of the gesture in public speaking and points out how speeches can be made much more effective by using the correct gestures at the correct time. Gives some specific examples of some commonly used gestures and their function.'Originally a p...
Newport Cigarette Commercial No. 7 "On the Beach" ~ 1970 Lorillard Tobacco Company
more at http://quickfound.net/A guy, a girl, a beach, a lighthouse (and cigarettes).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-color correction & mild video noise reduction ap...
Operation Upshot-Knothole Nuclear Test Film 1953 Armed Forces Special Weapons Project (AFSWP)
more at http://quickfound.net/'The Department of Energy, in cooperation with the Department of Defense, declassified a series of historical films on the nuclear weapons program. They were converted to videotape format to help preserve the films and to facilitate the declassification and release ...
Beachhead: Anzio 1963 US Army; WWII; The Big Picture TV-579
more at http://quickfound.net/DOCUMENTS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ALLY BEACHHEAD AT ANZIO IN 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...
Horsepower 1937 Chevrolet Division, General Motors; Jam Handy
more at http://quickfound.net/HOW THE TERM 'HORSEPOWER' CAME TO BE APPLIED TO MECHANICAL DEVICES IS MADE CLEAR IN THIS PICTURE, & AN EXPLANATION OF HOW THE MODERN MOTORCAR CAN HOLD THE POWER OF 85 HORSES UNDER ITS HOOD.Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Ar...
Inside Hawaiian Volcanoes 1989 Smithsonian Institution; Roger Mudd
more at http://quickfound.net/'Narrated by Roger Mudd, this video is full of detailed, informative graphics and live action that chronicles the volcanic history of the Hawaiian Islands (e.g. Kilauea and Mauna Loa).'Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped ...
Chevy Bel Air, 210 & 150: "The Biggest News" 1953 Chevrolet Commercial No. 3 (1952) General Motors; Jam Handy
more at http://quickfound.net/Theatrical screen ad for the 1953 Chevys.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-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.The fil...
1974 Super Outbreak: "Day of the Killer Tornadoes" (1978) US Defense Civil Preparedness Agency
more at http://quickfound.net/ACTUAL FOOTAGE OF TORNADOES AS THEY STRUCK XENIA, CINCINNATI AND LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY CAUSING DEATHS AND DAMAGE. INCLUDES DISCUSSION OF ADVANCE TORNADO PREPARATION AND EMERGENCY COORDINATION.Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to...
Action Vietnam 1965 US Army; The Big Picture TV-654
more at http://quickfound.net/'This film begins with a scene from December 1964 in which President Lyndon Johnson awarded Captain Roger Donlon the Medal of Honor for his heroism in Vietnam. The documentary then goes on to describe the difficulties of fighting in Vietnam; how it was a "twilig...
Corona KH-1 Discoverer 5 Launch 1959-08-13 USAF Vandenberg Air Force Base; Thor-Agena (Thor 192) (JQ Music)
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...
How Eyes Work: "How the Eye Functions" 1941 Knowledge Builders
more at http://quickfound.net/EXPLAINS GROSS & DETAILED STRUCTURE OF HUMAN EYE. BRIEFLY DESCRIBES HOW LIGHT WAVES ARE REFRACTED BY LENS OF EYE & FOCUSED ON THE RETINA. EMPHASIZES LENS, ITS POSITION & CHANGES IN CURVATURE. DISCUSSES MONOCULAR & BINOCULAR VISION, RETINA, ETC.Originally a public domain...
