America as it was.
Government-produced film attempting to defend the massive internment of Japanese Americans in concentration camps during World War II.
Examines the widespread use of drugs in American society and presents experts discussing different reasons for increased drug abuse by youth. Focuses on the varying opinions of a judge, researcher,...
0739 PA9033 Time Pulls the Trigger
To come.
Tongue-in-cheek horror movie trailer.
The definitive Populuxe film on 1950s automotive, industrial, interior and architectural design.
Interesting anti-drug film criticizing drug use as an inhibitor of necessary social change. Director: Alan Kishbaugh. Camera: Charles Sutton. Narrator: Chuck Bowman.
Rusty, a spy from Mars, pays a visit to Earth and discovers how its inhabitants disrespect one another by driving poorly. The film espouses a Christian viewpoint on safety, stating that "reckless d...
Stridently anti-Japanese film that attempts to convey an understanding of Japanese life and philosophy so that the U.S. may more readily defeat its enemy. Depicts the Japanese as "primitive, murder...
How two women trick a husband into buying a new kitchen.
Building the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
0723 PA8996 Gags and Gals
"Goofus and Gallant"-style film on the misadventures of a teenage girl who is a victim of her own bad habits, with a harrowing and patronizing narration.
This animated cartoon follows the adventures of "Colonel Cosmic," a Martian, as he learns that Oil and Competition are the two things that make America great. It is a sci-fi-influenced economic tra...
This vintage commercial highlights the Beautiful Crissy doll, known for its unique hair-growing feature that allows children to lengthen or shorten the doll's long reddish hair by turning a knob an...
A high school senior learns how and where to ask a girl for a date, where to take her for a good time, and how to avoid spending too much money or being bored by commercialized amusements. Director...
The definitive Populuxe film on 1950s automotive, industrial, interior and architectural design.
How 1960s activism "threatens" American moral, religious and ethical principles.
Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome. (partially on 4156_HM_Medicus_collection_New_York_Worlds_Fair_1939-40_Reel_6)
Structure and function of the human hearing system, with excellent animation.
Pioneering film that encourages youth to look into themselves for the causes of prejudice.
Shows the differences in the life experience of three male babies from three different social classes. One young man succeeds his father as president of the family manufacturing company. Another, a...
Woodworking in mills, construction and cabinetmaking.
Cold War-era anti-Chinese propaganda film featuring footage of revolutionary activities and combat, 1921-64.
Shows teenagers how to plan and attend a party, suggesting games to play and songs to sing ("Jimmy Crack Corn").