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Regulated Deer Hunting 1930 United States Forest Service (USFS)
more at http://quickfound.net/Pisgah National Forest and their attempts to control deer overpopulation, trapping and hunting. Silent, with titles.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. Silent.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_huntingWikipedia ...
Research & Development in the Arctic ~ 1955 US Army; The Big Picture TV-366
more at http://quickfound.net/""THE BIG PICTURE" cameramen follow Army engineers into Artic wastelands -- The mission of the First Engineer Arctic Task Force of the Army's Corps of Engineers is dramatically filmed by cameramen of THE BIG PICTURE in this film presentation. Across dangerous wastes of ice and snow the camera lens follows these engineer soldiers as they construct roads...
Lady Lifeguards, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, NY ~ 1940 Central Films
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 Role of the Combat Cameraman 1952 US Army
more at http://quickfound.net/'Report to the Armed Forces Number: Issue Number 141...This film provides visual documentation of World War I, World War II, and Korea, showing photography use for tactical and strategic planning; intelligence; reconnaissance; identification; evaluation; training; information; and historical purposes. It also illustrates how photography can be used as a weapon....
Prell Shampoo TV Commercial 11 "Prell Concentrate - Lots of Lather" ~ 1960 Procter & Gamble
more at http://quickfound.net/Prell Concentrate provides lots of rich creamy lather.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...
The WAC is a Soldier, Too 1954 US Army; The Big Picture TV-277
more at http://quickfound.net/'The privilege of serving the United States Army in uniform is no longer limited to men. To prepare the women who will serve with the Regular Army, the Women's Army Corps recently opened a new training center at Fort McClellan, Alabama. THE BIG PICTURE camera goes to Fort McClellan to film and record this first good look at the new "college" for WAC of...
STS-71 Atlantis; First Shuttle-Mir Docking; Post Flight Mission Highlights 1995 NASA Film JSC-1510
more at http://quickfound.net/STS-71 POST FLIGHT PRESENTATIONCommander: Robert L. GibsonPilot: Charles J. PrecourtMission Specialists: Ellen S. Baker, Gregory J. Harbaugh, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Norman E. ThagardMir 19 Commander: Anatoly Yakovlevich Solovyev (Russia)Mir 19 Engineer: Nikolai Mikhailovich Budarin (Russia)Mir 18 Commander: Vladimir Mlolaevich Dezhurov (Russia)Mir 18 Engineer: Gennady Mikh...
Paratroop Training: Paratroops ~ 1943 US Office of War Information; World War II
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...
Submarine Warfare: "Rig For Ultra-Quiet" ~ 1958 US Navy; Seapower; MN-8531
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,...
Funny Bones TV Commercial ~ 1968 Parker Brothers Game Television Ad
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...
Messerschmitt Me-110 Identification Of Aircraft ~ 1942 US Army Training Film TF1-440
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, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect,...
Frontiers of the Future 1937 National Industrial Council; Lowell Thomas
more at http://quickfound.net/'Produced to convince Depression-weary Americans that new frontiers still lay ahead. Excellent compilation of stock shots of 1930s-era manufacturing, research laboratories and industry.'“There are no new frontiers within our borders... To what new horizons can we look now? Where are tomorrow’s opportunities? What’s ahead in America for you and your child...
Belles of the South Seas 1944 Castle Films; Tahiti, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Papua & Kalabahai
more at http://quickfound.net/Focus on Women of native cultures of Tahiti, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoan Islands, Papua and Kalabahai.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...
The Navy Navigation Satellite System (1967) US Navy; Pre-GPS; Transit Satellites
more at http://quickfound.net/'This 1967 Navy film explains the highly successful Navy Navigation Satellite System (NAVSAT), which was built during the 1960's, and operated through 1996. It includes a detailed explanation of the computing equipment used to operate the system in the 1960's.'Originally a public domain film from the US Navy, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, wi...
Keds Shoes Commercial: Kedso the Clown ~ 1958 US Rubber; Animated Cartoon
more at http://quickfound.net/'Animated Kedso the clown character leads the Keds shoe song...'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 normalizat...
Here Comes the Circus 1942 Castle Films; Cole Bros. Circus; Emmett Kelly, Betty Rich, Clyde Beatty
more at http://quickfound.net/Cole Bros. Circus: '...Cotton candy, Coke, children, barkers, side shows, women snake charmers & sword swallowers, tent circus, parade, audience, clowns, animals, elephants, Emmett Kelly, Betty Rich Queen of the Air, trapeze artists, aerobats, bareback riders, trained horses, tigers, Clyde Beatty...'Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress ...
Military Intelligence Specialists 1961 US Army TF30-3030
more at http://quickfound.net/'This film focuses on the interviewers, interpreters, and photo reviewer specialists that comprise G-2 military intelligence.'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 ...
History of the US Navy: World Wide Naval Operations 1815-1860 (1956) USN Training Film FN-6943d; Animated Cartoon
more at http://quickfound.net/The history of world-wide naval operations -- In Peace And War -- 1815-1860. Sea Power for Security.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...
The Treasury Story 1969 US Treasury Department
more at http://quickfound.net/'Historical account of establishment. Alexander Hamilton was the first Sec. of Treasury. It was divided into six bureaus: Bureau of Mint, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Internal Revenue Service, Bureau of Customs, Bureau of Public Debt, Bureau of Accounts...'Originally a public domain film from the National Archives or Library of Congress Prelinger Archives...
Pledge Furniture Wax Commercial ~ 1965 Johnson Wax
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...
Northwestern Bell in War ~ 1943 NW Bell Telephone Company
more at http://quickfound.net/Produced by Ray-Bell Films, Inc.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...
Blasting Cap Danger 1957 Institute of Makers of Explosives
more at http://quickfound.net/'Shows the dangers to which children expose themselves when they play with blasting caps.'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 proces...
How to Succeed with Brunettes 1967 US Navy Training Film MN-10283C
more at http://quickfound.net/'Proper and improper etiquette on a movie date and at a formal dance with receiving line.'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 sound...
Viking (Mars Lander & Mars Orbiter) 1976 NASA Film HQ-266; Image Associates
more at http://quickfound.net/Viking Mars lander and orbiter overview.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 resulting sou...
TWA Stewardess Mary Ann Lynch Drinks Coke TV Commercial ~ 1966 Coca-Cola Company
more at http://quickfound.net/Film promoting the provision of Coca-Cola for employee breaks at work.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 normalizatio...
Windmills: "Wind - An Energy Alternative" 1980 US Department of Energy (DOE)
more at http://quickfound.net/'This program looks at the history and uses of wind power, used for centuries by humans to move boats, pump water and grind grain including discussions on efficiency, problems in the urban environment, experimental systems and windmill use across the United States.'Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven ed...
Trinity Shot 1945 First Atomic Bomb Test (Fat Man Type Plutonium Fission Nuclear Weapon); World War II
more at http://quickfound.net/The first atomic bomb is tested at Trinity Site in southeastern New Mexico in July 1945.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 film was silent...
Tires: "Under The Tread" 1934 Brunswick Tire
more at http://quickfound.net/"Very detailed film showing the intricacies of tire manufacture. Much hand processing is done, many, many steps... Tires are built ply by ply; placed in many molds; inspections; research laboratory; factory; assembly line; vulcanization..."Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, ...
The Story of Hoover Dam ~ 1962 US Department of Interior
more at http://quickfound.net/'Explains the overwhelming need to control and regulate the raging waters of the Colorado River; the 1928 passage of the Boulder Canyon Project authorizing construction of the Hoover Dam; the ensuing construction of diversion tunnels and then the dam itself; building of support facilities, such as a steel fabrication plant for giant pipe construction; and creation...
1942 Olds: "Oldsmobile Presents the Sixty B-44" (1941) Oldsmobile Division, 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 corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.The sound...
