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1950's SCENE VARIETY 1
SMALL TOWN AMERICA, GREETING DIVERSITY,
THE COUNTY FAIR
Unedited footage from 1950's America of Small Town America, Greeting Diversity and The County Fair.
(public domain films) 1958 COL 7min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: small town, americana, diversity, races, nationalities, county fair, amusement rides, strong man, fire eater |
1950's SCENE VARIETY 2
ATOMIC REACTOR, HANDLING RADIOISOTOPES,
SOLAR FLARES
Unedited footage from 1950's America of an Atomic Reactor, Handling Radioisotopes and Solar Flares.
(public domain films) 1958 COL 9min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: idaho nuclear reactor plant, williamsport power plant, radioisotopes, solar flares, sun explosions |
1950's SCENE VARIETY 3
THE CLASSROOM, MODERN FARMING
FULL SERVICE GAS STATION
Unedited footage from the 1950's of the School Classroom, Modern Farming and the Full-Service Gas Station.
(public domain films) 1958 COL 7min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: one room school house, high school graduation, farming, milking cows, milk bottles, gas station, gas pumps |
1950's SCENE VARIETY 4
HOUSING, CHURCH ARCHITECTURE, INDUSTRY
Unedited footage from the 1950's of types of Housing Construction and Housing Examples, Church Architecture and Various American Industry.
(public domain films) 1958 COL 7min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: construction, housing, pueblos, churches, places of worship, industry, hydroelectric project, pipeline, molten steel |
1950's SCENE VARIETY 5
CLOTHING STYLES, JOB OCCUPATIONS
From 1950's America typical fashion styles and a look at a variety of job occupations around the U.S.
(public domain films) 1958 COL 4min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: 1950's clothing, navaho native dress, camp fire girls, window shopping, pizza display, job occupations |
1950's SCENE VARIETY 6
TRAIN TRAVEL, SETTING SUN
From 1950's America traveling by train and scenes of the setting sun against various U.S. backdrops.
(public domain films) 1958 COL 5min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: train travel, train tunnel, yellowstone national park, grand canyon, setting sun, oil well derrick, power lines |
AMERICA ON THE MOVE - THE 1950s
Film documents the spirit and motivation of our country as it responds to its challenge in the 1950's.
(public domain films) 1950's 29 min BW |
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| keywords: united states 1950s, president lyndon b. johnson, sports and leisure, cloverleaf freeway |
AMERICAN LEGION CONVENTION
NEW YORK CITY - 1952
The American Legion Convention gets off to a rollicking start for its 34th National Convention leading to serious issues ahead.
(public domain films) 1952 30 min COL |
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| keywords: american legion, legionnaires, american legion national convention, new york city, nyc |
AMERICAN SOLDIER IN GREAT BRITAIN
Outlining with map, communist aggression after WWII and a 10-minute travelogue of London England and its people in the 1950's. American soldiers and English civilians celebrate VE Day in Trafalgar Square in London end of WWII.
(public domain films) 1950s BW 16 min |
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| keywords: london england, communist aggitators, korean war, windsor castle, westminister abbey, river thames, big ben |
ASBESTOS: A MATTER OF TIME - 1959
Exploration of the mineral Asbestos, how it is mined, processed and what products use Asbestos.
(public domain films) 1959 COL 20min |
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| keywords: asbestos, mining, industrial manufacturing |
BATHYSCAPHE TRIESTE
Scenes of the bathyscaphe Trieste at sea as it participates in "Project Nektron" with crew preparation and a in-harbor test dive.
(public domain films) 1959 COL 8min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: bathyscaphe trieste, open ocean deep diving vehicle |
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 1957
Entitled For God and My Country, film depicts the happenings in a Boy Scout jamboree with chapters from around the country.
(public domain films) 1957 COL 14min |
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| keywords: yesteryears, archival, retro, boy scout, boy scouts, scouting, jamboree, education, learning, ethics, environment |
CAGED FURY
Safari-type hunters capture ferocious beasts of the jungle and transported to circuses to be "trained" for public consumption.
(public domain films) 1951 10 min BW |
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| keywords: wildlife, animals, lions, tigers, monkeys, circus, animal trainer, animal act, animal acts |
CELILO FALLS
NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBAL FISHING AREA
Net fishing of Salmon by Native Americans on the Columbia River in the 1950's at the ancient Indian fishing ground of Celilo Falls or Wy-am.
(public domain films) 1950's COL 11min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: native americans, columbia river, celilo falls, wy-am, salmon fishing, net fishing |
CHEVROLET: THE INSIDE STORY
FISHER CAR BODY MANUFACTURING
The manufacturing and roll-over testing of the Fisher car body on the 1951 model Chevrolets with scenes of the assembly line, steel stamping machines as well as Chevy autos on the road.
(public domain films) 1951 BW 11min |
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| keywords: transportation, 1950's chevrolet, fisher car body manufacturing, chevy roll-over test, auto assembly line |
CHEVROLET CARS 1950's - THE VELVET GLOVE
A General Motors production showcasing its latest innovations and improvements in its Chevrolet cars such as the Power Glide automatic transmission.
(public domain films) 1950's BW 11min |
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| keywords: automobiles, general motors, gm, chevrolet, driving, driver pov, convertibles, greyhound bus, vintage autos |
DANCE AMERICANA - AS AMERICA CHANGES
Traces the changes in music and dance forms as America changes. Images and painting depicting America starting in the late 1780's through the 1950's.
(public domain films) 1951 10 min BW |
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| keywords: dance forms, folk dance, charleston dance, swing, jitterbug |
DOROGA K ZVEZDAM - ROAD TO THE STARS
Using concepts developed by Russian visionary Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, a fictional account is presented of what the future of space flight and exploration may look like.
(public domain films) 1957 BW 51min (RUSSIAN) |
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| keywords: future of space flight, konstantin tsiolkovsky, space station, moon base |
EVOLUTION OF THE OIL INDUSTRY
The evolution of uses for oil from an ingredient in early medicine to lamp oil for lighting to the invention of the combustion engine making oil the main source of energy for the Industrialized World.
(public domain films) 30 min COL |
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| keywords: oil drilling, oil wells, early automobiles, gasoline refinery, refining crude oil, oil pipeline construction |
GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR
'OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE' SPEECH
Documenting the "Old Soldiers Never Die" speech by General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, shortly after his dismissal from command by President Harry S. Truman.
(public domain films) 1951 BW 41 min |
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| keywords: general douglas macarthur, joint session of congress, 'old soldiers never die' |
KEY TO OUR HORIZON - THE AUTO INDUSTRY
The contributions the Automobile Industry has made in the economic boom of the United States in the early 1950's.
(public domain films) 1950's BW 11min |
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| keywords: automobile industry, 1950's chevrolet cars, bus stop, mass transit, full-service gas station |
MSTS ARCTIC OPERATION 1956
IMPROVING SHIP NAVIGATION
Unedited footage of the MSTS Military Sea Transportation Service as they erect wooden radar towers along the Canadian coastline to aid in ship navigation.
(public domain films) 1956 COL 10min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: transportation, ocean navigation, msts, military sea transportation service |
NEW YORK CITY - 1958
Scenes of the city, New York Stock Exchange, people, traffic, Statue of Liberty, Goodyear Blimp and the city at night.
(public domain films) 1958 12 min BW COL (SILENT) |
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| keywords: new york city, new york stock exchange, people, traffic, construction, port authority helicopter, statue of liberty |
O'MARA'S CHAIN MIRACLE - 1950's SMALL TOWN AMERICA
A 1951 Chevy Promo piece taking place in the perfect iconic 1950's small-town America setting in which a classic gruff policeman directing traffic shows a bit of kindness to a motorist causing a chain reaction of acts of pay-it-forward kindness by local citizens transforming the morale of the town.
(public domain films) 1951 BW 11min |
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| keywords: transportation, 1950's chevy, small-town usa, classic policeman |
OPERATION DIXIE
HONORING A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER
The death and burial of honorary 'General' John Salling, at the time, the next to last survivor of the Civil War is documented.
(public domain films) 1959 9 min BW (SILENT) |
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| keywords: 'general' john salling, confederate soldier, civil war, gate city virginia |
OTTUMWA, IOWA 1955
A SMALL TOWN PICTURE
The American way of life is portrayed in Ottumwa, Iowa. This 1950's film is a visual record of Ottumwa at work, its youth, its schools, and its religious institutions.
(public domain films) 1955 BW 29 min |
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| keywords: ottumwa iowa, small town america, barbershop, americana |
OUR TIMES: 1950's - VOLUME 1
Documenting events and activities from around the world in the 1950’s, The World Health Organization, Ramon Magsaysay and land reform in the Philippines, The Harlem Globe Trotters basketball team, and the Geneva Conference in April 1954.
(public domain films) 1950s 21 min BW |
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| keywords: world health organization, ramon magsaysay, harlem globetrotters, geneva conference, korean crisis lead to war |
PHILADELPHIA - LIFESTYLE 1958
Lifestyle scenes from the Philadelphia area from workers at a General Electical plant to a Mobile Gas Station to shopping.
(public domain films) 1958 6 min COL (SILENT) |
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| keywords: workers, general electric plant, forklift, office buildings, drive in bank teller, gas station, window display, suburbia |
READY TO EAT - FAST FOODS AND TREATS
1950's tasty treats and fast food eats from drive-in restaurants, a soda fountain, T.V. dinners, frozen foods and vending machines dispensing all manner of packaged foods and more.
(public domain films) 1958 COL 6min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: sidewalk cafe, cotton candy, ice cream, vending machine, drive in movie, trailer park, tv dinners |
RELIGIOUS EMPHASIS DAY
Religious Emphasis Day in Philadelphia marks the second time that, in cooperation with the USO, 40 churches and synagogues, invite 6,000 servicemen and women to partake in this program.
(public domain films) 1958 BW 29 min |
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| keywords: uso armed forces religious emphasis day, philadelphia, church, synagogue |
RHYTHM AND BLUES REVUE
Filmed at the Apollo Theater and showcases amazing music and comedy from top African American performers of the day.
(public domain films) 1955 72 min BW |
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| keywords: count basie, faye adams, bill bailey, sarah vaughan, nipsey russell, big joe turner, martha davis, nat 'king' cole |
ROCK AND ROLL REVUE
Filmed at the famous Apollo Theater in NYC and features some of the greatest African American performers of all time.
(public domain films) 1955 70 min BW |
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| keywords: nat 'king' cole, martha davis, duke ellington, lionel hampton, willie bryant, big joe turner, dinah washington |
SHOPPING CENTER AND SUPERMARKET - 1958
The 1950's supermarket and shopping center experience of outdoor malls, coin-operated toy rides, looking for parking spaces, supermarket shelves of 1950's tasty treats, check-out cashier and more.
(public domain films) 1958 COL 5min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: shopping center, store goods, supermarket, super market, food aisles, food products, coin op rides |
SPORTS AND PAGEANTRY - 1958
Documenting a variety of amateur and professional sports; basketball, football, golf, hockey, halftime show, rodeo.
(public domain films) 1958 6 min COL (SILENT) |
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| keywords: basketball, harlem globetrotters, baseball, yankees, dodgers, stadium, cheerleaders, halftime show, parade floats |
STORY OF GASOLINE, THE
FROM THE GROUND TO YOU
The science and manufacturing for distilling products from crude oil that powers the modern age on the highway, farm and air.
(public domain films) 1958 24 min COL |
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| keywords: 1950's gas station, modern oil refinery, crude oil, laboratory equipment, laboratory experiments |
WELFARE AGENCIES
THE COMMUNITY CHEST PROGRAM
A Columbia University student undertakes an assignment to report how welfare agencies in Yonkers, N.Y., organized under the Community Chest, solves problems.
(public domain films) 1950 BW 21 min |
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| keywords: yonkers new york, welfare agencies, community chest program, family service clinic, ymca |
WORLD BEHIND THE HEADLINES
Man finds the weight events happening in the World overwhelming and seeks answers at a nearby church.
(public domain films) 24 min BW |
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| keywords: major events, newspaper headlines, evil in the world |
