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1938 Ford Automobile Assembly Line, Chicago Torrence Avenue Plant 1938 Ford
more at http://quickfound.net/Silent, with title cards.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.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_AssemblyWikipedia license: http://creativeco...
Photosynthesis: Gift of Green 1946 Sugar Research Foundation
more at http://quickfound.net/'Explains through animation the process of photosynthesis. Discusses its importance to our daily lives.'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 w...
Disaster Control Indoctrination: Nuclear Fallout Survival 1963 USAF SFP-1209
more at http://quickfound.net/On defense against radioactive nuclear fallout.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, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the result...
B-52 Ejection Seat Tests: Project SMART (Supersonic Military Air Research Track) 1956 US Air Force
more at http://quickfound.net/Silent. Filmed at Hurricane Mesa, Utah.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.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ejection_seatWikipedia license: http:/...
TVA: "Tennessee Valley" 1936 US Department of Interior
more at http://quickfound.net/'Reel 1 shows a dam, generators, power lines and a power house; workers constructing a dam with steam shovels and other machinery; the flooded Tennessee River; and views of horse drawn coal cars, deserted farms, and eroded land. President Roosevelt addresses Congress requesting the creation of TVA. Shows Wilson dam and powerhouse at Muscle Shoals, Ala., and Norris...
The Truck Farmer (2nd edition) 1954 Encyclopaedia Britannica Films - ERPI Classroom Films
more at http://quickfound.net/POINTS OUT CHIEF TRUCK FARMING AREAS IN U.S. SHOWS ACTIVITIES ON TRUCK FARM IN RIO GRANDE DELTA, SUCH AS PLANTING, IRRIGATING, SPRAYING, HARVESTING, PACKING & SHIPPING CROPS.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 brightn...
Heavenly Bodies (Gravitation, The Moon, Constellations...) 1925 Prelinger Archives
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.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_objectWikipedia license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/In astronomy a...
Space Shuttle STS-1, STS-2, STS-3, STS-4: "Opening New Frontiers" 1982 NASA
more at http://quickfound.net/'OPENING NEW FRONTIERS: THE ORBITAL FLIGHT TESTS OF THE SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMJSC 824 - (1982) - 28 1/2 Minutes -The first four test missions of the Space Transportation System (STS) - flights STS-1, 2, 3, and 4 - are covered. Also included are the events leading up to the launch of STS-1, President Reagan's speech after the landing of STS-4, and highligh...
Sewing: Butterick Clothes-Ups Of 1942 Horne Motion Picture Service
more at http://quickfound.net/A silent look at clothing made from Butterick dress patterns. Photographed by Neil P Horne.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.https://en.wikip...
Coffee Break 1958 Calvin Workshop
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 processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resul...
Chance You Take ~ 1965 General Tire and Rubber 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 processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resul...
Photography: Printing the Positive 1948 US Navy Training Film MN-5387
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 soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or eq...
Japan's Surrender 1945 Castle Films Newsreel; V-J Day; End of World War II
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.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrender_of_JapanWikipedia license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-s...
Lobster Fishing in New England 1937 Chevrolet Leader News Newsreel Vol. 3 No. 1
more at http://quickfound.net/'...LOBSTER LABORATORY: INTIMATE LIFE OF LOBSTER...Title Card: "One Lobster?...Yes Sir!...At Once, Sir!...Winter Winds Sweep New England Coast, But Lobster Fisherman Still Fill the Day's Orders" superimposed over photograph of fishing boats beside pier.MS fishing pier (lobster dock). Man aboard small boat (boat draped with canopy); man reaching out wit...
Developing Self-Reliance 1951 Coronet Instructional Films
more at http://quickfound.net/SHOWS HOW DEPENDENCY GROWS & YET HOW NECESSARY SELF-RELIANCE IS TO ALL SUCCESSFUL ENDEAVOR & HAPPINESS. ANALYZES THE STEPS IN DEVELOPING SELF-RELIANCE-ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY, BE INFORMED, KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING, MAKE YOUR OWN DECISIONS.Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the as...
Bell XV-3 Tiltrotor VTOL Flight Tests ~ 1956 Bell Helicopter
more at http://quickfound.net/Includes the 25 October 1956, crash, when the test pilot blacked out due to extremely high cockpit vibrations.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.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_XV-3Wikipedia license: http://c...
Aircraft Instruments: Introduction ~ 1943 US Army Air Forces, Wright Field; Curtiss P-40, Boeing B-17
more at http://quickfound.net/Originally a public domain film from the US Government, 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, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not pe...
Signal, Underwater Sound (SUS) Mark 84 ~ 1970 US Navy Training Film
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, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect,...
Ryan XV-8 Fleep (N140N) Crash April 27, 1965 NASA Langley Research Center
more at http://quickfound.net/Ryan XV-8 Fleep (N140N) crashes on April 27, 1965, killing pilot Lou Everett.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 reduction, clipping re...
Firing the 12-pounder Napoleon Cannon ~ 1975 National Park Service Civil War Artillery
Originally a public domain film from the National Park Service, 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, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noi...
YC-14 STOL Cargo Aircraft Review 1977 Boeing
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 soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or eq...
In The Other Lands: The Balkans ~ 1920 Post Pictures Corporation
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 soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/o...
Nuclear Might: Ready but Safe 1965 USAF SFP-1348
more at http://quickfound.net/Originally a public domain film from the US Air Force, 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, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not per...
Network Broadcasting 1934 American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T)
more at http://quickfound.net/Silent. 'How telephone transmission lines are used to convey network programs to radio stations located in various sections of the country.Opening scenes indicate the wide variety of modern uses of the radio. There follows a scene of an excited family listening to a radio program in 1922. On a map the principal broadcasting networks and lines of transmission are s...
Steam Boilers: "Deaerating Feed Tanks" 1955 US Navy Training Film MN-9356a
more at http://quickfound.net/Produced by the De Frenes Company.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, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the re...
1365th Photo Squadron: "The Unique 65th" 1966 US Air Force Film Making
more at http://quickfound.net/Originally a public domain film from the US Air Force, 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, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not per...
Atlas Missile Animation ~ 1957 Convair Division, General Dynamics
more at http://quickfound.net/Silent (soundtrack missing) graphic illustration animation describing the Atlas ICBM missile.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.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM-65_AtlasWikipedia license: http://creativecommons.o...
Ryan Firebee Q-2C Drone (UAV, RPV) (Model 124, BQM-34A) ~ 1960 Ryan Aeronautical
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 soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or eq...
82nd Airborne vs 101st Airborne: "Exercise Swiftstrike" ~ 1962 US Army; The Big Picture TV-531
more at http://quickfound.net/'Recently ...Exercise Swiftstrike ...a maneuver serving many purposes, was conducted in North and South Carolina. This week's THE BIG PICTURE cameras take you to three fictitious nations created for this particular exercise. In this maneuver the largest airborne operation ever organized in peacetime is undertaken, utilizing the capabilities of the 82nd and 101...
Atlas ICBM Missile: "Project Atlas Report" 3rd Quarter 1958 Convair Film AT-52; WS-107A
more at http://quickfound.net/Silent, soundtrack missing. SM-65 Atlas ICBM: Project Atlas contractor's report, 3rd Quarter 1958. Covers all areas of Atlas missile development.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 pro...
