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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://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Chicago Assembly (sometimes referred to as Torrence Avenue Assembly) is Ford Motor Company's oldest continually-opera...
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 was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far...
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 resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_falloutWikipedia license: http://creativecom...
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://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/In aircraft, an ejection seat or ejector seat is a system designed to rescue the pilot or other crew of an air...
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 dam under construction. Reel 2 shows views of laborers operating dump trucks, drills, steam shovels, and other equipment to construct Norris dam. Mrs...
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 brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipp...
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 an astronomical object or celestial object is a naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists in the observable universe. ...
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 highlights of the Orbital Flight Test Program in general.'Originally a public domain film from NASA, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the asp...
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.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattern_(sewing)Wikipedia license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/In sewing and fashion design, a pattern is the template...
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 resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_(work)Wikipedia license: http://creativecommo...
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 resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_TireWikipedia license: http://creativecommo...
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 equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photographic_printingWikipedia...
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-sa/3.0/The surrender of Imperial Japan was announced by Japanese Emperor Hirohito on August 15 and formally signed on September 2, 1945, bringing the h...
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 with stick and snagging small buoy. CU hand raising wooden crate (lobster trap) from water; pulling it onto boat; VS fisherman pulling lobster crate onto...
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 aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.The soundtrack was also processed with vo...
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://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/The Bell XV-3 (Bell 200) is an American tiltrotor aircraft developed by Bell Helicopter for a joint research pro...
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 perfect, is far less noisy than the original).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_instrumentsWikipedia license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-...
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, is far less noisy than the original).https://www.sonobuoytechsystems.com/webfoo/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MK84.pdfAir to Submarine Communications De...
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 reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_XV-8Wik...
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 noisy than the original).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_obusier_de_12Wikipedia license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/The Canon obus...
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 equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_YC-14Wikipedia license:...
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/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BalkansWikipedia license: ...
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 perfect, is far less noisy than the original).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Air_CommandWikipedia license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
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 shown.The next sequence shows the need for special transmission lines to carry the wide frequency range of radio programs...'Originally a public do...
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 resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaereating_feed_tankWikipedia license: http://c...
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 perfect, is far less noisy than the original).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lookout_Mountain_Air_Force_StationWikipedia license: http://creativecommons.o...
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.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/The SM-65 Atlas was the first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed and deployed by the United States. It was buil...
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 equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_FirebeeWikipedia license:...
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 101st Airborne Divisions. These two ready forces of the Strike Command are pitted against each other in a realistic test of readiness and striking power....
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 processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy...
