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Operation Glen Canyon (Dam on the Colorado River) 1961 Bureau of Land Reclamation

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DEPICTS THE FIRST FOUR YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION AT GLEN CANYON DAM ON THE COLORADO RIVER IN NORTHEN ARIZONA, COVERING THE BRIDGE, THE DIVERSION OF THE COLORADO RIVER,AND THE POURING OF THE FIRST CONCRETE.


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-...

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Journalism During Project Mercury: "The World Was There" ~ 1963 NASA


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"Edited highlights of film footage transferred to HDTV by the Discovery Channel for their NASA Greatest Missions Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs."


Originally a public domain film from the NASA, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied.


Silent.


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Saigon TV Station Helped by 6th PsyOps Battalion Dec 1966 US Army; from Staff Film Report 67-2; Vietnam War

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STAFF FILM REPORT 67-2


VIETNAM - NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 1966 - 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, 6TH PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS BATTALION...


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....

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Operation Hardtack I High Altitude Nuclear Tests 1958 US Air Force Lookout Mountain Laboratory

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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 not per...

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American Airlines Douglas DC-3: "A Thousand Hours" ~ 1936 Chevrolet Division, General Motors

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 "Group of high school boys who have a workshop and laboratory of their own learn, from a transport pilot who befriends them, that studies their teachers want them to learn are important, too; an aviator or any man in the modern world needs to know geometry, physics, geography, and all the other school subjects." Produced by Jam Handy.


Originally a public domain...

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Java & Sumatra: "The Coveted East Indies" ~ 1938 Dickason

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Silent, soundtrack missing. 'This film... originally had sound and was produced and narrated by the radio world travel radio commentator Deane Dickason. Interesting silent portrait of cultural life in the East Indies during Dutch colonialism.'


Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, wit...

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Safety Through Seat Belts ~ 1960 University of California

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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 resulting ...

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The Twelve Gemini Missions 1966 NASA Project Gemini Summary

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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 less...

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The Talk of the Town ~ 1952 Frigidaire Division, General Motors; RO-60 Stove; Jam Handy

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Silent (soundtrack missing).


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.


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Rolled Earth Dam Construction ~ 1946 US Army Corps of Engineers

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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 equaliz...

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Bee City 1949 John Kieran's Kaleidoscope

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'JK tells us that bees sleep with their eyes open, that there are 5,000 bees to a pound, and that worker bees feed an average larva 13 or 14 hundred (?!) times a day.'


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 correct...

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Bee City 1949 John Kieran's Kaleidoscope

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'JK tells us that bees sleep with their eyes open, that there are 5,000 bees to a pound, and that worker bees feed an average larva 13 or 14 hundred (?!) times a day.'


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 correct...

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US Marines in Vietnam: "The Battle" 1965 USMC Film MH-10278-C

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COMBAT FOOTAGE CENTERED PRIMARILY AROUND OPERATION PIRANHA, CARRIED OUT AGAINST THE VIET CONG STRONGHOLD. PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF THE OPERATION. MARINES EXERCISING "ACROSS THE BEACH" LANDING TECHNIQUES. MARINES CLOSE AIR SUPPORT, NAVAL GUN FIRE SUPPORT AND ARTILLERY. EMPLOYMENT OF HELICOPTERS ILLUSTRATES VERTICAL ASSAULT TECHNIQUES. CAPTURE OF VIET CONG PRISONERS, PATROL ACTION AND...

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Gambling USA 1959 Progressive Pictures

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'Discusses the major forms of gambling including card and dice games, roulette, slot machines, lotteries and horse racing. Explains the odds against the player in an honest game and shows how these odds can be increased by cheating.'


Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspe...

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Ski Safety 1942 US Army Training Film TF7-680

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SKI SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH EXCESSIVE SPEED AND FAULTY ADJUSTMENTS--REMEDIES FOR OVER-HEATING, SUNBURN AND SNOWBLINDNESS.


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.

T...

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Silent Films: "The Movies March Along" 1940 Megifilms


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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.


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B-52 Flying Without a Tail: "Flight Without a Fin" 1964 US Air Force Film FR-479

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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 perfect,...

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Antisubmarine Warfare (ASW): Seapower - Challenge from Below ~ 1958 US Navy Film MN-8532

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Produced for the US Navy by Reid H. Ray Productions.


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 reducti...

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Pearl Harbor: "Air Attacks Over Hawaii" Japanese Newsreel (in English) of Dec 7, 1941; WWII

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'The National Archives has this listed as A Captured Film, Hawaii but this is the Japanese (English-language) propaganda film Greater East Asia News #1 - Air Attacks Over Hawaii. (Also known as Daitoa News No. 1) It was released as Army Air Forces Combat Subject film #739. More information is at the Imperial War Museum. National Archives Identifier 3469.'


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Bombing of Pearl Harbor 1942 Castle News Parade Newsreel; World War II

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'Silent Castle film of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the burning of the SS Normandie.'


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.


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Agua Volcano: "Menace of Guatemala" 1934 Ideal Pictures Corp. What-Nots

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'Sensationalist "documentary" on the Agua area of Guatemala, where people live in the shadow of a volcano.'


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 ap...

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Industrial Worker 1928 DeVry School Films

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With title cards. 'Silent film that looks at the educational path for a child who will eventually become an industrial worker.'


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 app...

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Avoiding Accidents: "Dick Wakes Up" 1954 AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

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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 soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not pe...

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Fatal Airplane Crashes: Flight Deck ~ 1950 CAA USWB

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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 resulting ...

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Housekeeping At The Zoo ~ 1920 New York Zoological Park

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Silent, with title cards. 'The film opens with some interesting pictures of cleaning elephants  sweeping, bathing and oiling. Then a baby ourang-outang is shown amusing itself in a bucket. The bears are given a bath, and the cassowary gives an exhibition in hard kicking. In this, however, he is easily surpassed by the kangaroo, who follows.'


Originally a public ...

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Bell H-13 Sioux: "Helicopter Vibrations and Resonance" ~ 1955 US Air Force Training Film TF1-5102c


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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...

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Seasonal Changes in Trees 1949 Coronet Instructional Films

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'Introduces scientific study of trees, including classification & seasonal aspects. Stresses careful observation.'


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.

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Manchuria: "Manchukuo" ~ 1937 Nu-Art Fireside Films

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'Many scenes of Manchurian industry and transportation. Shows Japanese life and culture in Manchuria. Film is soft-sell justification of Japanese occupation of the territory.'


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...

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Clouds ~ 1920 US Department of Agriculture Educational Film Service

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Silent, with title cards. 'Directed by C.C. Clark and Raymond Evans. Photographed by Corliss Cramer. Contribution from The Weather Bureau.'


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Hyperventilation ~1990 FAA Pilot Training; Physiology of Flight No. 4

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Federal Aviation Administration


Physiology of Flight: Hyperventilation


Civil Aerospace Medical Institute.


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.

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