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Paper Chromatography (1961)

This 16mm reel has lost all its color, but what a document it is of a time when spending all day hovering over open beakers of ether and acetone (or mixing them together - even better) was just fin...

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Sea Stars (1987)

Did you know that sea stars have no brain but are excellent hunters, and that they are operated completely by hydraulics?  It's True!  Learn more about the fascinating world of sea stars ...

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Sprechen Sie Deutsch? (1964)

The lesson of this 16mm film is simple - If you fly to Frankfurt, and a creepy guy walks up to you asking if you speak German, and if you tell him that no, you are actually learning German, and he ...

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Film Update!! (2021)

Almost to the bottom of the barrel, but I wish I could show you more!

https://youtu.be/ZhERDH-WnCE

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Thermometers And How To Use Them (1964)

If you think I did a bad job of color correction, just skip to the end and see the clip I put in of the unaltered original.  But even without color this film is chuck full of info about our fr...

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Leisure In The USSR (1963)

Back in the US - Back in the US - Back in the USSR!  Well, this vintage 16mm reel is a slice of life from the other side of the Iron Curtain circa 1963, and as you can see the Soviet Union was...

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Maps Are Fun! (1946)

They sure are!  The color may have escaped this vintage 16mm Coronet print but not the FUN!  Back in the days when Cartography was a rough-and-tumble adventureland of daily excitement to ...

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Work Print For An Electronics Film (1969)

Another one of a kind 16mm reel, this time in glorious Ektachrome!  This one has my narration since it is a silent reel but I know nothing about who shot this, or if it ever became a finished ...

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Appreciating Our Parents (1950)

This early 16mm Coronet film is right in the Mr. Bungle tradition of better kid-making.  Tommy sees that his parents work really hard.... and he thinks - "Goshers!  I wanna work really ha...

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Let's Go Out Together - In Philly!!! (1977)

Oh, this 16mm film hits one straight to my Philly heart!  A class trip out in Philly in 1977?  I'm there!  The title song is written and performed by Philly's very own Michael Bacon ...

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Space Quest 1965

This 16mm NASA film is an overview of the accomplishments of 1965, with lots of satellites, Moon shots, the completion of Saturn 1 and the launch of Saturn 1B, the completion of Gemini with lots of...

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Saturn One And Gemini Prepare For Apollo (1964)

Every frame of this 16mm film is historic - First we see the successful completion of the Saturn One program, and the preparations and simulator training for Gemini.  Also included are a numbe...

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Building Kennedy Space Center: Launch Complex 39A (1964)

Every frame of this 16mm film is historic!  You really want to know where some of those Billions spent on Apollo went?  Well here it is!  A seldom seen look at the Kennedy Space Cent...

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Pioneer 11 And First Look At The Space Shuttle (1974)

This 16mm reel forecasts Pioneer 11's approaching encounter with Saturn and gives us a rare glimpse at the early prototype Space Shuttle.   Presented by NASA in Beautiful Kodachrome! &nbs...

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The Mission Of Pioneer F (1972)

This short and very worn fragment of 16mm film is from NASA and details the upcoming launch of Pioneer F (Which would be re-designated Pioneer 10 after launch) in 1972.  Enjoy!

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Telephone For Help! (1968)

This very worn and faded 16mm print is still a classic example of the kind of films I saw in school way back when.  "I've fallen and I can't  get up!!!" It's kids to the rescue - at home,...

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Copyright Trolls And Film Questions

I'm gonna talk about optical soundtracks and the things I have to do to comply with the copyright rules on YouTube so that you can enjoy the films in my archive, and I rant about some other things ...

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Making A Science Film (1962)

A one of a kind 16mm reel of gorgeous Kodachrome from 1962 looks as good as it gets, and gives us a peek at an unedited reel of original camera footage from the production of an educational film ab...

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Greedy Hank's Big Pocket (1970)

This classic 16mm Coronet film seems out of date in 1970, and the English narration might divert from the fact that it's actually German -  Ya, diese ist ein Deutsche film!  This animated...

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A Safe Ride On Your School Bus (1970)

A classic 16mm reel that hits close to home for me.  True story: in the winter of 1972 I survived a terrible school bus accident.  It was in one of these very buses shown in the film, whe...

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Getting Ready For School (1969)

This classic 16mm Coronet film is in the "Mr. Bungle" style of showing how kids can turn their bad habits into good wholesome habits and go from being annoying scamps into productive citizens. &nbs...

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Apollo 16 (1972)

A great 16mm Kodachrome reel telling the adventure of Apollo 16.   Brought to you by NASA, right from my own collection.  Enjoy!

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The Flowering Desert (1968)

Sadly a very faded print, as this would be more wonderful if the color were in full bloom - but I did my best to turn this completely pink 16mm reel into something more viewable.  Of course it...

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Plaster Sculpture (1958)

The title of this very faded 16mm film could be "How To Make Shitty Art" or perhaps more aptly, "How To Make Authentic 1960's Star Trek Scenery".  Filmed during the height of the colored plast...

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Watch Mr. Wizard (1964)

This 16mm Kinescope of episode No.166 of Don Herbert's popular science show was recorded in New York in the early 1960's.  It is unfortunate that this reel has so much sprocket damage through ...

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Alone At Home (1983)

Some music had to be removed due to YouTube copyright rules.  This very 1983 reel is all about what to do and not to do when you are a latch key kid, taking care of yourself at home after scho...

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Satellites: Servants In The Sky (1977)

This very faded and abused 16mm reel is definitely dated, and would be considered today by some to be rather Colonialist in tone, but if you scan through the more cringe-worthy narration it does ha...

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Dodge Drive (1961)

This unusual one-of-a-kind 16mm film is a reel of poorly spliced in-camera shots on reversal Ektachrome, with some high speed photography thrown in.  Very likely depicting a proof of concept f...

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Flannel Boards And How To Use Them (1958)

Music was deleted to comply with YouTube copyright rules.  Just when you thought you knew everything there was to know about flannel boards, this little 16mm reel comes along to put you in you...

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Sell... With Personality! (1973)

Music was deleted or replaced to comply with YouTube copyright rules.   This interesting little 16mm film is from the Lacy Institute and  showcases a lecture on how to develop a winn...

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