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Bill Cosby On Prejudice

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:22:20 GMT

Presents black comedian Bill Cosby appearing in white make-up and green eye shadow in a special that discusses bigotry. Shows Cosby assuming the role of a super-bigot, and employing all the stereotype prejudices in his monologue....

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Date For Dinner, A

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:20:40 GMT

Presents typical situations which occur on a dinner date--checking, seating, ordering, table technique, make-up repair, tipping and escort courtesy. Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded thanks to contributions from this project: www.indiegogo.com/avgeeks100mi....

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90 Day Wondering

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:08:29 GMT

90 Day Wondering (1956) United States Army/Warner Bros. Directed by seasoned Warner Bros. animator Chuck Jones and featuring the voice of Mel Blanc, we see young soldier Ralph Phillips re-entering the civilian world and puzzling over reenlisting....

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Hardest Working Dollar, The

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:58:38 GMT

Describes what the Unemployment Insurance Program means to the American worker, employer, government and the economy. Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded thanks to contributions from this project: www.indiegogo.com/avgeeks100miles.

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[Redbook Is #1 For Women 18-34]

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:57:52 GMT

Promotional film for advertisers of Redbook magazine. Shows that Redbook is popular for 18-34 year old women who are looking for careers, starting a family, etc..

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Airplane Trip By Jet, An

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:53:58 GMT

Depicts jet airplane flight of a boy and girl (and their dog) from New York to San Francisco. Shows many of the activities performed by airline personnel before takeoff and during flight explains the function of some of the equipment they use....

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[Aeronautics And Space Report - 1965]

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:30:12 GMT

Early space program footage..

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Adventures Of A Bunny Rabbit

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:26:48 GMT

Follows a baby rabbit who ventures from his woodland home in search of lettuce on a nearby farm. Depicts his narrow escapes from an angry farmer and a hungry fox. Unfortunately, the ending of this film is clipped....

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[Productimeter Footage]

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:25:50 GMT

Silent found footage of a counter that turns switches off and on. Some good closeup and assembly line footage. Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded thanks to contributions from this project: www.indiegogo.com/avgeeks100miles.

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[General Electric Best Buy Speech]

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:20:46 GMT

Looks to be a speech about the new GE sales logo but it talks about troubled times - inflation, unemployment, etc..

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[New Bern, NC, Parade]

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 03:56:28 GMT

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Pirro And The Telephone

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 03:51:20 GMT

Employs a puppet to show usage of telephone and directory. Tells how to carry on a telephone conversation..

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Regulated Deer Hunting

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 03:51:12 GMT

Silent with title cards. A look at Pisgah National Forest and their attempts to control deer overpopulation. Trapping and hunting. Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded thanks to contributions from this project: www.indiegogo.com/avgeeks100miles.

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[Documentary Of Inland Waterway 1929)]

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 03:30:56 GMT

Silent amateur footage of the waterway around Elizabeth City, various boats, a boat lauching, the country club, golf club and hotel. Probably shot by the owner of the local Texaco distributor. Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded thanks to contributions from ....

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Quality Of The Meat You Buy, The

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 03:30:22 GMT

Kinescope. Presents a U. S. Department of Agriculture's consumer meat specialist who gives valuable tips on buying and preparing meat by using the USDA grades of quality..

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Potheads, The

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 03:27:24 GMT

In montage form, this film effectively captures the hallucinatory nature of marijuana smoking; the filmmaker touches on the self-destructive nature of drug-taking. Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded thanks to contributions from this project: www.indiegogo.c....

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Felony Vehicle Stop

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 03:25:10 GMT

Presents the police method for pulling over an automobile. Depicts how to search, handcuff and transport suspects..

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Story of the Prodigal Son

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 03:00:50 GMT

A retelling of the Biblical story of the Prodigal Son with marionettes. We’re sure that “gay stranger” meant something else in 1950.

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Carnivorous Plants

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 02:39:10 GMT

Photomicrography reveals the unusual structure and behavior of the Venus's flytrap, the trumpet plant, the cobra plant, the common pitcher plant, the sundew plant and the utricularia..

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[Seat belt Public Service Announcements]

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 02:34:51 GMT

Public Service Announcements Tenn State coach and Child restraint. seat belts prevent headaches, pumpkin crashing, egg crashing. Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded thanks to contributions from this project: www.indiegogo.com/avgeeks100miles.

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All Girl Melody Makers

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 02:27:07 GMT

Three songs by Dave Schooler & his 21 - Swinghearts Tchaikowskiana, Pavanne, In an 18th Century Drawing Room. Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded thanks to contributions from this project: www.indiegogo.com/avgeeks100miles.

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Any Boy - USA

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 06:14:00 GMT

MISTER WHISKEY' Explains that he is not allowed to pilot a plane, drive an engine or steer a ship on the high seas because he lacks good judgment, stamina, agility and clear thinking. A young country boy yearns for the big city life....

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Cavalcade

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 03:53:12 GMT

Promotional newsreel-like pieces. Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded thanks to contributions from this project: Help A/V Geeks Digitize 100 Miles. 16mm At Time..

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Adventures In Telezonia

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 21:31:26 GMT

ADVENTURE IN TELEZONIA (1949) American Telephone & Telegraph Co. PUPPETRY: Bil and Cora Baird. One of the Bell Telephone System’s many films instructing the public on proper use of the telephone. Bobby finds his lost dog with the help of the residents of Telezonia, who teach him how to use directo....

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Harry Hay on Language and Labels in the 1930s

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 06:12:33 GMT

Another clip from the 1996 video interview with Mattachine Society founder Harry Hay in which he describes the absence of language to describes gays in the 1930s. The word "homosexual" wasn't even in the dictionary until about 1939, so he recounts how men in the community back then would refer to ea....

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Harry Hay on 19th century Remittance Men

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 05:32:25 GMT

A short clip from a longer 1996 interview with Mattachine Society founder Harry Hay in which he describes the common 19th century phenomenon of "Remittance Men." They were the outcast, typically gay, children of well-off families who were sent "as far away as possible," i.e....

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Susan Swift on antinuclear politics and organized labor

Wed, 30 May 2012 22:25:31 GMT

Excerpted from the Ecology Emerges interview with Susan Swift. She is a former Abalone Alliance staffer who grew disaffected and resigned a year after the big Diablo Canyon direct action campaign, in part due to the inability of the Abalone Alliance to make alliances with organized labor,or to even ....

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Susan Swift on Antinuclear politics,organized labor, and tactics

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:54:38 GMT

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Harry Hay 1996 interview

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:36:15 GMT

Founder of the Mattachine Society, long-time gay rights pioneer and activist Harry Hay sits down for an hour and a half rumination on politics and history, covering stories from the 1920s to the 1980s..

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When I'm old enough ... goodbye.

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 16:14:41 GMT

A dramatization about a likable and ambitious teen-age boy who quits school to get a job. Portrays his joys, frustrations, and gradual disillusionment. Credits: Producer, Louis de Rochemont III; director, Karl Genus....

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Ecology Emerges: Linda Weiner2

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:25:24 GMT

Part of Shaping San Francisco's "Ecology Emerges" series of interviews, in this one Linda Weiner describes her involvement with the northern California chapter of the Sierra Club, her work on global climate change and environmental justice, including some reflection on her own trajectory from social....

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Ecology Emerges: Linda Weiner

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:08:28 GMT

Linda Weiner became active with the local Executive Committee of the Sierra Club in the Bay Area over a decade ago, focusing on climate change and other issues, after a long career in social services..

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Refuse Problem

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:53:55 GMT

How modern convenient shopping results in a growing trash problem..

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People Who Fight Pollution

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:17:04 GMT

Presents an air pollution inspector, a rubbish collector and a foreman in a glass recycling factory who talk about their involvement and pride in the work they do. Director of photography is Les Blank..

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In quest of cleaner air and water

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:15:20 GMT

Describes the steel industry's progress, programs, and research in air and water pollution control. Shows the various types of pollution control procedures and equipment used throughout the steel manufacturing process, including dust catchers, air cleaning systems, furnace air control systems, separ....

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Pitch In

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:15:13 GMT

Presents Jonathan Winters (and his cast of characters) teaching people to put litter where it belongs..

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Party's Over

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:56:00 GMT

Introduces problems of alcohol and peer pressure. Depicts a girl's quiet slumber party, which becomes raucous when a group of high school boys arrive with liquor. Shows how the girl's parents step in and control the situation....

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Twenty Dollar Miracle

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:45:56 GMT

The American woman is the best dressed woman in the world. This is due to Yankee ingeniuty, which makes a fashionable, well-made dress to sell for twenty dollars or less. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC..

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What Is Cloth?

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:30:06 GMT

A mother explains to her daughter the differences between various kinds of cloth, using simple home tests. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC..

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Year 1999 AD

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:06:04 GMT

Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded thanks to contributions from this project: www.indiegogo.com/avgeeks100miles Illustrates the life of a family of the year 1999 A.D....

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Productivity - Key To Plenty

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:22:23 GMT

A compilation of live footage, staged scenes and animation discussing the rise of the U.S. standard of living as it is tied to the rise of productivity--comparison of man hour earnings in 1850 ($ .27) to 1900 ($ .56) to 1949 ($1.40)....

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Danger is your companion

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:28:29 GMT

Shows what is being done to create an awareness of accident situations and to train people to give emergency first aid when accidents occur. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contactÂ A/V Geeks LLC..

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Main Street USA Today : A Story of Progress Through Research in Steel

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:47:19 GMT

A look at how progress in the steel manufacturing process helped the United States growth. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contactÂ A/V Geeks LLC..

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On Every Hand

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:37:46 GMT

Informs industrial workers, students, and the general public of the importance of the hand in all types of work situations. Stresses hand safety. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contactÂ A/V Geeks LLC..

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What's It All About?

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:36:10 GMT

This film holds workers responsible for the Delco manufacturing plant closings. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC..

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Look Inside Yourself

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:14:07 GMT

The Mulligan Stew group tackle the problem of a teenaged brother and sister who are always tired and nervous, showing the importance of maintaining good nutritional habits. Teaches how food is digested and which parts of the body are used to help digestion....

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Great Nutrition Turn-On

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:33:08 GMT

Presents a story about a town where everyone has fallen asleep because of their poor nutritional habits. Teaches about the four food groups, basic nutrients, and what food does. Features the Mulligan Stew rock music group....

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Getting It All Together

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:09:40 GMT

The Mulligan Stew group undertake the mission of preparing a meal for young people from all over the world so that each child can sample foods from other cultures. Points out that the essential nutrients can be found in foods from all over the world....

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Rumplestiltskin

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:14:24 GMT

Marionette puppet version of the tale about a little man who grants a miller's daughter the gift of spinning straw into gold. She learns that such a gift comes at a high price. Thanks to Blake Motz for donating this film to the A/V Geeks Archive....

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Ecology Emerges: Susan Swift

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:00:49 GMT

Susan Swift was involved in the Abalone Alliance anti-nuclear efforts of the late 1970s and early 1980s. She was one of the only paid staffers during the lead-up to the big blockade and occupation of the PG&E Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant....

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