Posts of "jeffquitney"

Viet Cong Booby Traps December, 1966 US Army Vietnam War from Staff Film Report 67-2

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 normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though no...

ROTC: "Prologue to Leadership" 1965 US Army; Reserve Officers' Training Corps; The Big Picture TV-652

more at http://quickfound.net/'This film examines the extensive training that Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cadets received at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation Headquarters in Pennsylvania. More than 3,500 cadets came for training to this "summer camp" after having taken more than 330 hours of military training in ROTC programs on college campuses throughout the U.S.&#...

Geography Of The Japanese Empire 1945 US Army Training Film MISC-1057; World War II

more at http://quickfound.net/'Reel 1, maps indicate the size of Japan and Japan's expansion in Asia and in the Pacific area. Shows a waterfall, mountains, streams and lakes, the seacoast, and volcanoes.Reel 2 shows street scenes in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Yokohama. Contrasts modern and classical Japanese buildings. Shows rivers and harbors, Nagoya castle, the National Theater and Imperial Hote...

Death Valley Civilian Conservation Corps Camp 1938 Chevrolet Leader News Newsreel Vol 4 No 2

more at http://quickfound.net/'CCC [Civilian Conservation Corps] men ride in trucks, work with pick and shovel, operate bulldozers, graders and pneumatic drills, construct parapets and guard rails, and march with pick and shovel in the park. Includes views of forests, flowers, and underbrush. Rangers in towers watch for forest fires.'Originally a public domain film from the National Archiv...

Head & Shoulders Shampoo TV Commercial 02 ~ 1960 Procter & Gamble

more at http://quickfound.net/'4 women gathered around table playing bridge, one woman talks about her dandruff problem before she switched to Head & Shoulders; CU woman whispers to her woman beside her that someone should tell her, the woman off in the other room, to switch to Head & Shoulders to fix her dandruff problem.'Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelin...

Motor Oil: "Cashing In" 1935 Pennzoil Marketing Film

more at http://quickfound.net/Pennzoil marketing film with land speed record holder Ab Jenkins oiling up at the Bonneville Salt Flats, and World War I ace Eddie Rickenbacker setting a transcontinental airliner speed record in an Eastern Air Lines Douglas DC-2. A United Air Lines Boeing 247 is also shown.Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropp...

Telephone Communications: "The Far Sound" 1973 American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T)

more at http://quickfound.net/Host Fred HolidayDirector Jerry LondonProducer: George B. Seitz, Jr.Writer: Anthony BakerOriginally 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 ...

Reentry, Splashdown... "Project Mercury Recovery Procedures" ~ 1963 NASA

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 reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far...

Human Hearing: "How We Hear" 1924 Bray Studios Animation

more at http://quickfound.net/'Compares the structure and function of the ears to the telephone, with animation of soundwaves and their perception.'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 norm...

Ivory Soap TV Commercial No. 9 "Natural Soap" ~ 1970 Procter & Gamble; 60 Second Television Spot

more at http://quickfound.net/Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archive, 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...

H-Bomb: "The Thermonuclear Weapon" (Atomic Weapons Orientation Part 6) AFSWP-USAF

more at http://quickfound.net/'Atomic Weapons Orientation Part Six - A Special Weapon Orientation: The Thermonuclear Weapon... This video provides a history and the major developmental phases of the thermonuclear program up to May 1, 1956. The test operations of Greenhouse, Ivy and Castle are highlighted...'Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to rem...

Miami Police Practice Shooting from Car 1936 Chevrolet Leader News Newsreel Vol 2 No 2

more at http://quickfound.net/'Mobility for the Miami Beach police...'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, cl...

Agricultural Pest Control: "Who Shall Reap?" 1969 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

more at http://quickfound.net/'Insects or humans? Weeds, diseases, and other pestilence that confound farmers and threaten the worlds food supply.'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...

Submarine History: "No Deck to Strut Upon" 1971 US Navy Training Film MN-10931

more at http://quickfound.net/STORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN SUBMARINE WITH A BACKGROUND ON JOHN PHILLIP HOLLAND, DEVELOPER OF THE FIRST SUBMARINE PURCHASED BY THE NAVY.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.Th...

Velvet & Crissy Dolls TV Commercial 1970 Ideal Toy Corporation

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...

The American Soldier in Combat 1960 US Army

more at http://quickfound.net/AN INSPIRING ACCOUNT OF THE COMBAT HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN SOLDIER FROM THE ERA OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION THROUGH 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 reduction applied.The soundtrack was ...

Radiation and Space Travel 2006 NASA; Destination Tomorrow Episode 25

more at http://quickfound.net/'How NASA plans to tackle radiation problems for travel to the Moon and Mars.'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, cl...

Bathing Beauties Throw Snowballs 1937 Chevrolet Leader News Newsreel Vol. 3 No. 1

more at http://quickfound.net/Promotional newsreel featuring models at Miami, Florida.'CALIFORNIA BATHING BEAUTIES GO FROM SURF TO SNOW...Women (models) wearing swimsuits while at beach and throwing snowballs in mountains...Title Card: "Batter Up! In the Winter Sunshine...You Can Take Your Pick...Beach Balls or Snowballs...They're Only Two Hours Apart" superimposed over photograph ...

Scatter Radar - Space Research from the Ground 1963 US Bureau of Standards

more at http://quickfound.net/'Tells the story of Jicamarca Observatory, new National Bureau of Standards facility near Lima, Peru, and its fascinating new reserach projects. Jicamarca, largest institution of its kind in the world, uses a 22 acre antenna, probes the upper atmosphere to measure electron densities, makes observations of planets, and studies solar coronas and solar gases. Present...

1953 Chevy Bel Air, 210 & 150 Commercial No. 6: "Make a Wish" (1952) Chevrolet Division, 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 film was silent. I have added music created by myself using the Reaper Digital Audio Workstation and th...

The Civil War 1954 Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

more at http://quickfound.net/Pictures important military events of the war, stressing social, economic and geographical factors. Animated drawings and color photography used.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 r...

Three to Get Ready: A Progress Report from BART 1967 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit

more at http://quickfound.net/'Shows stages in the construction of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit 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 correction & mild video noise reduction applied.The soundtrack was also processed ...

Tree Farming: "Timber in the Northeast" ~ 1946 (Logging for Continuous Production)

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...

Rubber: "Sumatra - The Island of Yesterday" 1920 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

more at http://quickfound.net/'Goodyear's own film about its rubber plantations on the island of Sumatra...' 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.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

Prell Shampoo TV Commercial 04 "Extra Rich" ~ 1960 Procter & Gamble

more at http://quickfound.net/A shampoo gives a pretty model a chance to explore the world of rich creamy lather in this commercial for Prell.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, noi...

Air Force Tactical Firepower 1963 USAF SFP-1164

more at http://quickfound.net/FLASHBACKS RECORD GAIN IN TACTICAL AIR POWER SINCE WORLD WAR I. GUN CAMERA FOOTAGE DEMONSTRATES EFFECTIVENESS OF FLEXIBLE AND ACCURATE FIREPOWER TO CUT HOSTILE SUPPLY LINES, DESTROY ENEMY POSITIONS, AND SUPPORT FRIENDLY FORCES.USAF Special Film Project SFP-1164Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the...

Radar: Sentinel in the Sky 1955 Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)

more at http://quickfound.net/'PAA used the film SENTINEL IN THE SKY as a part of its overall training program for flight and non-flight personnel...SENTINEL shows how man has always reached for vision of the things beyond his sight, beginning, perhaps, with the ancient sailor who first climbed the mast to see over the horizon. In modern times the quest has led to such airborne aids as the gyr...

Today's Horse Farm Sun-Up to Sun-Down ~ 1952 Frith Films

more at http://quickfound.net/Narrator: Bob MacNamaraOriginally 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, clippi...

Worldwide Nuclear Waste Management 1992 US Department of Energy