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1.
All-American Soap Box Derby (1934) 1934
Producer: Handy (Jam) Organization
Sponsor: Chevrolet Motor Company
Official film of early Soap Box Derby competition at Dayton, Ohio; tribute to ingenuity of the American Boy.
Descriptors: Car culture: Children; Soap Box Derby; Gender roles
Run time: 10:08 Download: MPEG-4 file coming soon 07815.mpg (289.1 MB)
2.[Amateur film: Chicago World's Fair] ca. 1933-34
Producer: Unknown
Sponsor: N/A
Century of Progress exhibition; New York City scenes.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: Chicago, 1933; New York City
Run time: 12:48 Download: 33528.avi (42.7 MB) 33528.mpg (322.6 MB)
3.Amateur film: Golden Gate Bridge] 1939
Producer: Unknown
Sponsor: N/A
Views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Yosemite National Park and Golden Gate International Exposition.
Descriptors: California: History; World's Fairs: San Francisco; San Francisco Bay Area
Run time: 10:39 Download: 38363.avi (30.1 MB) 38363.mpg (254.5 MB)
4. [Amateur film: Golden Gate International Exposition] ca. 1939-40
Producer: Unknown
Sponsor: N/A
Amateur pictures, including aerials and color shot from ground level, of the San Francisco World's Fair on Treasure Island.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: San Francisco, 1939; Amateur film
Run time: 10:13 Download: 33385.avi (27.1 MB) 33385.mpg (283.3 MB)
5.Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 1) (Part I) 1939-40
Producer: Medicus (P.)
Sponsor: N/A
Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40; Amateur films
Run time: 20:20 Download: 38845a.avi (64.5 MB) 38845a.mpg (584.2 MB)
6. [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 2) (Part I) 1939-40
Producer: Medicus (P.)
Sponsor: N/A
Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40; Amateur films
Run time: 18:28 Download: 38846a.avi (54.3 MB) 38846a.mpg (524.9 MB)
7. [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 3) (Part I) 1939-40
Producer: Medicus (P.)
Sponsor: N/A
Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40; Amateur films
Run time: 17:37 Download: 38847a.avi (54 MB) 38847a.mpg (507.1 MB)
8. [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 4) (Part I) 1939-40
Producer: Medicus (P.)
Sponsor: N/A
Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40; Amateur films
Run time: 20:26 Download: 38848a.avi (61.2 MB) 38848a.mpg (578.1 MB)
9.Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 5) (Part I) 1939-40
Producer: Medicus (P.)
Sponsor: N/A
Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40; Amateur films
Run time: 17:34 Download: 38849a.avi (50.4 MB) 38849a.mpg (487.1 MB)
10. [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 6) (Part I) 1939-40
Producer: Medicus (P.)
Sponsor: N/A
Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40; Amateur films
Run time: 20:54 Download: 38850a.avi (67.3 MB) 38850a.mpg (599.9 MB)
11. [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 2) (Part II) 1939-40
Producer: Medicus (P.)
Sponsor: N/A
Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40; Amateur films
Run time: 18:39 Download: 38846b.avi (50.6 MB) 38846b.mpg (540 MB)
12. [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 2) (Part III) 1939-40
Producer: Medicus (P.)
Sponsor: N/A
Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40; Amateur films
Run time: 17:14 Download: 38846c.avi (49.9 MB) 38846c.mpg (486.7 MB)
13. [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 3) (Part II) 1939-40
Producer: Medicus (P.)
Sponsor: N/A
Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40; Amateur films
Run time: 17:34 Download: 38847b.avi (54.9 MB) 38847b.mpg (497.9 MB)
14. Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 3) (Part III) 1939-40
Producer: Medicus (P.)
Sponsor: N/A
Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40; Amateur films
Run time: 17:10 Download: 38847c.avi (37.2 MB) 38847c.mpg (493.8 MB)
15. [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 4) (Part II) 1939-40
Producer: Medicus (P.)
Sponsor: N/A
Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40; Amateur films
Run time: 20:40 Download: 38848b.avi (62.1 MB) 38848b.mpg (596.1 MB)
16. [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 4) (Part III) 1939-40
Producer: Medicus (P.)
Sponsor: N/A
Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40; Amateur films
Run time: 20:12 Download: 38848c.avi (50 MB) 38848c.mpg (574.1 MB)
17. [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 5) (Part II) 1939-40
Producer: Medicus (P.)
Sponsor: N/A
Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40; Amateur films
Run time: 17:04 Download: 38849b.avi (42.7 MB) 38849b.mpg (483.9 MB)
18. [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 5) (Part III) 1939-40
Producer: Medicus (P.)
Sponsor: N/A
Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40; Amateur films
Run time: 15:40 Download: 38849c.avi (35.1 MB) 38849c.mpg (450.5 MB)
19. Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 6) (Part II) 1939-40
Producer: Medicus (P.)
Sponsor: N/A
Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40; Amateur films
Run time: 21:15 Download: 38850b.avi (68.8 MB) 38850b.mpg (600.9 MB)
20. [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 6) (Part III) 1939-40
Producer: Medicus (P.)
Sponsor: N/A
Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40; Amateur films
Run time: 19:16 Download: 38850c.avi (55.4 MB) 38850c.mpg (554.3 MB)
21. [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 1) (Part II) 1939-40
Producer: Medicus (P.)
Sponsor: N/A
Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40; Amateur films
Run time: 20:57 Download: 38845b.avi (66.3 MB) 38845b.mpg (592.6 MB)
22. [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 1) (Part III) 1939-40
Producer: Medicus (P.)
Sponsor: N/A
Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40; Amateur films
Run time: 19:34 Download: 38845c.avi (54.1 MB) 38845c.mpg (560.9 MB)
(And many more of the 1939-40 World's Fair)
22. Around the World in New York ca. 1940s
Producer: Unknown
Sponsor: N/A
Views of immigrant and ethnic communities in New York City.
Descriptors: New York City; Immigration; Chinese Americans
Run time: 13:01 Download: 27320.avi (39.6 MB) 27320.mpg (360.8 MB)
23. Back of the Mike 1938
Producer: Handy (Jam) Organization
Sponsor: Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
Insider's view of the 1930s radio studio showing the production of dramatic sound effects.
Descriptors: Media: Radio; Perception: Sound
Run time: 9:15 Download: MPEG-4 file coming soon 07864.mpg (256.5 MB)
24. Boats 1938
Producer: ERPI Classroom Films, Inc.
Sponsor: N/A
Trip down the Hudson River from Albany to New York City.
Descriptors: Transportation: Water; New York City: History
Run time: 10:16 Download: 00060.avi (32.3 MB) 00060.mpg (241.8 MB)
25. [California Color Film / Golden Gate International Exposition] ca. 1939
Producer: Unknown
Sponsor: N/A
Views of pre-World War II San Francisco and the Golden Gate International Exposition.
Descriptors: California: History; World's Fairs: San Francisco, 1939-40; San Francisco: Scenice: Historical
Run time: 7:41 Download: MPEG-4 file coming soon 50015.mpg (214.8 MB)
26. California the Golden ca. 1930s
Producer: Unknown
Sponsor: N/A
Scenic tour of 1930s California.
Descriptors: California: History
Run time: 10:53 Download: 38820.avi (33.9 MB) 38820.mpg (301.9 MB)
27. Century of Progress Exposition: Wings of a Century 1933
Producer: Holmes (Burton) Films
Sponsor: N/A
The Chicago World's Fair, 1933-34.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: Chicago, 1933-34
Run time: 12:38 Download: 50019.avi (41.9 MB) 50019.mpg (363.9 MB)
28. City, The (Part I) 1939
Producer: American Documentary Films, Inc.
Sponsor: American Institute of Planners
The Regional Planning Association of America's plea for community chaotic cities and urban sprawl. Narration written by Lewis
Mumford.
Descriptors: Sustainability: 1930s; City planning; Regionalism
Run time: 15:48 Download: MPEG-4 file coming soon 19331a.mpg (455.1 MB)
29. City, The (Part II) 1939
Producer: American Documentary Films, Inc.
Sponsor: American Institute of Planners
The Regional Planning Association of America's plea for community chaotic cities and urban sprawl. Narration written by Lewis
Mumford.
Descriptors: Sustainability: 1930s; City planning; Regionalism
Run time: 15:10 Download: MPEG-4 file coming soon 19331b.mpg (432.8 MB)
30. Coney Island ca. 1940s
Producer: Unknown
Sponsor: N/A
The great amusement zone in its heyday.
Descriptors: Amusement parks; Coney Island; New York City: History
Run time: 9:19 Download: 10298.avi (29.8 MB) 10298.mpg (222.4 MB)
31. Early Settlers of New England (Salem 1626-1629) 1940
Producer: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
Sponsor: N/A
Dramatized impressions of the life of the pioneer settlers in a New England colony.
Descriptors: U.S. History: Colonial
Run time: 10:12 Download: 00206.avi (18.6 MB) 00206.mpg (140.8 MB)
32. From Dawn to Sunset (Part I) 1937
Producer: Handy (Jam) Organization
Sponsor: Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
This classic example of "capitalist realism" depicts a day in the life of Chevrolet workers in the U.S., while attempting to convince
them that their own fortunes were inextricably linked to the furtunes of General Motors.
Descriptors: Labor: 1930s; Consumerism; Automobiles: Manufacturing
Run time: 8:58 Download: 19338a.avi (27.5 MB) 19338a.mpg (248.8 MB)
33. From Dawn to Sunset (Part II) 1937
Producer: Handy (Jam) Organization
Sponsor: Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
This classic example of "capitalist realism" depicts a day in the life of Chevrolet workers in the U.S., while attempting to convince
them that their own fortunes were inextricably linked to the furtunes of General Motors.
Descriptors: Labor: 1930s; Consumerism; Automobiles: Manufacturing
Run time: 10:23 Download: 19338b.avi (33.1 MB) 19338b.mpg (288 MB)
34. From Dawn to Sunset (Part III) 1937
Producer: Handy (Jam) Organization
Sponsor: Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
This classic example of "capitalist realism" depicts a day in the life of Chevrolet workers in the U.S., while attempting to convince
them that their own fortunes were inextricably linked to the furtunes of General Motors.
Descriptors: Labor: 1930s; Consumerism; Automobiles: Manufacturing
Run time: 5:35 Download: 19338c.avi (16.3 MB) 19338c.mpg (154.7 MB)
35.[Golden Gate Bridge Opening] 1936
Producer: N/A
Sponsor: N/A
Scenes on opening day.
Descriptors: San Francisco: Infrastructure
Run time: 4:33 Download: MPEG-4 file coming soon 19797.mpg (127 MB)
36. Man Against the River 1937
Producer: Pathe News, Inc.
Sponsor: U.S. Works Projects Administration
Describes the work of members of the Works Projects Administration in helping refugees of a winter flood of the Ohio River.
Descriptors: Natural disasters; New Deal; New Deal: WPA
Run time: 9:54 Download: MPEG-4 file coming soon 35366.mpg (236.6 MB
37. Movie Trailers ("Independence Day, 1940" Promotion) 1940
Producer: Unknown
Sponsor: Unknown
Patriotic trailer shown in theaters prior to the fourth of July, 1940.
Descriptors: Patriotism; Motion pictures: Trailers; World War II: Prewar preparedness
Run time: :41 Download: MPEG-4 file coming soon 06709.mpg (19 MB)
38. [NRA Promo] 1933
Producer: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Sponsor: N/A
New Deal-era promo for the NRA (National Recovery Administration).
Descriptors: New Deal: NRA; Durante, Jimmy
Run time: 2:47 Download: 29626.avi (9 MB) 29626.mpg (78.3 MB)
39. [Panama-Pacific International Exposition] 1915
Producer: Unknown
Sponsor: Unknown
Dignitaries and ceremonies at the Fair.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: San Francisco, 1915
Run time: 8:12 Download: MPEG-4 file coming soon 20138.mpg (227.9 MB)
40. [Panama-Pacific International Exposition] 1915
Producer: Unknown
Sponsor: N/A
Images of the Fair.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: San Francisco, 1915
Run time: 5:05 Download: MPEG-4 file coming soon 20296b.mpg (140.3 MB)
41. [Panama-Pacific International Exposition color footage]
Producer: Unknown
Sponsor: N/A
Images of the 1915 San Francisco world's fair.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: San Francisco, 1915
Run time: 8:26 Download: 37843.avi (24.7 MB) 37843.mpg (233.7 MB)
42. Pathe News Digest (1936, No. 2) 1936
Producer: Pathe News
Sponsor: N/A
Newsreel compilation of key events of 1936.
Descriptors: Newsreels
Run time: 12:54 Download: 38838.avi (41.6 MB) 38838.mpg (319.2 MB)
43. Pathe News Digest (1937, No. 3) 1937
Producer: Pathe News
Sponsor: N/A
Newsreel compilation of key events of 1937.
Descriptors: Newsreels
Run time: 12:41 Download: 38839.avi (40.5 MB) 38839.mpg (303.2 MB)
44. Rain for the Earth (Part I) 1937
Producer: U.S. Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration
Sponsor: U.S. Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration
Drought in the Dust Bowl and efforts to combat it.
Descriptors: New Deal: Conservation
Run time: 9:52 Download: 02154a.avi (31.3 MB) 02154a.mpg (237.1 MB)
45. River, The (Part I) 1937
Producer: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Pare Lorentz's classic documentary history of the exploitation of the resources of the Mississippi River Valley and the work being
done to rehabilitate and reclaim the area.
Descriptors: New Deal: Conservation; Rivers: Mississippi; Infrastructure
Run time: 14:28 Download: MPEG-4 file coming soon 04579a.mpg (422.7 MB)
46. River, The (Part II) 1937
Producer: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Pare Lorentz's classic documentary history of the exploitation of the resources of the Mississippi River Valley and the work being
done to rehabilitate and reclaim the area.
Descriptors: New Deal: Conservation; Rivers: Mississippi; Infrastructure
Run time: 15:29 Download: MPEG-4 file coming soon 04579b.mpg (443.0 MB)
47. [San Francisco General Strike] (Part I) 1934
Producer: Pathe News
Sponsor: N/A
Union workers in San Francisco stage a general strike, shutting down the city to support striking longshoremen.
Descriptors: San Francisco: Labor; Labor: Strikes; Labor: 1930s
Run time: 1:37 Download: MPEG-4 file coming soon 19804.mpg (45.4 MB)
48. [San Francisco General Strike] (Part II) 1934
Producer: Pathe News
Sponsor: N/A
Union workers in San Francisco stage a general strike, shutting down the city to support striking longshoremen.
Descriptors: San Francisco: Labor; Labor: Strikes; Labor: 1930s
Run time: 1:03 Download: MPEG-4 file coming soon 19805.mpg (29.5 MB)
49. [San Francisco Longshore Strike] (Part I) 1934
Producer: Unknown
Sponsor: Unknown
Longshoremen close down the Port of San Francisco in the spring of 1934.
Descriptors: San Francisco: Labor; Labor: Strikes
Run time: 1:54 Download: MPEG-4 file coming soon 19829a.mpg (53.3 MB)
50. [San Francisco Longshore Strike] (Part II) 1934
Producer: Unknown
Sponsor: N/A
Longshoremen close down the Port of San Francisco in the spring of 1934.
Descriptors: San Francisco: Labor; Labor: Strikes
Run time: 5:05 Download: MPEG-4 file coming soon 19829b.mpg (140.5 MB)
51.
Steel: A Symphony of Industry 1936
Producer: Audio Productions
Sponsor: American Iron and Steel Institute
Dramatic presentation of steel production.
Descriptors: Metals: Steel; Labor: 1930s
Run time: 17:50 Download: 19325.avi (59 MB) 19325.mpg (446.8 MB)
52. Story of Jewel City, The 1915
Producer: Exposition Players Corporation
Sponsor: Panama-Pacific International Exposition
Fantasy film produced for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Descriptors: World's Fairs: San Francisco, 1915
Run time: 9:03 Download: MPEG-4 file coming soon 20051.mpg (250.9 MB)
53. Streamlines 1936
Producer: Handy (Jam) Organization
Sponsor: Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
Streamlines are not just beautiful, but also safer, cheaper and more comfortable.
Descriptors: Design; Automobiles: Design and manufacturing; Physics
Run time: 6:47 Download: MPEG-4 file coming soon 07814.mpg (189.2 MB)
54. Triumph of America (Part I) 1933
Producer: Handy (Jam) Organization
Sponsor: Chevrolet Motor Company
Auto manufacturing as an expression (and motivator) of America's economic success.
Descriptors: Advertising: General; Automobiles: Advertising; Free enterprise
Run time: 10:21 Download: MPEG-4 file coming soon 07789a.mpg (287.4 MB)
55. We Work Again ca. 1930s
Producer: Pathe News (?)
Sponsor: U.S. Federal Works Agency, Works Projects Administration (WPA)
How the New Deal benefits African Americans.
Descriptors: New Deal: WPA; African Americans
Run time: 10:51 Download: 37333.avi (34 MB) 37333.mpg (261.8 MB) Triumph of America (Part II) 1933
Producer: Handy (Jam) Organization
Sponsor: Chevrolet Motor Company
56. Work Pays America (Part I) 1937
Producer: U.S. Work Projects Administration
Sponsor: U.S. Work Projects Administration
How the WPA's program of public works benefits both unemployed workers and American society.
Descriptors: New Deal: WPA
Run time: 16:07 Download: 02251a.avi (51 MB) 02251a.mpg (387.1 MB)
57. Work Pays America (Part II) 1937
Producer: U.S. Work Projects Administration
Sponsor: U.S. Work Projects Administration
How the WPA's program of public works benefits both unemployed workers and American society.
Descriptors: New Deal: WPA
Run time: 15:01 Download: 02251b.avi (50 MB) 02251b.mpg (375.7 MB)
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