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Classic Television Commercials (Part III) (1948)
Collection of TV commercials significant to the history and development of TV as an advertising medium.

Genre: Ephemeral
Keywords: Advertising: Television commercials;Consumerism;Advertising: History;
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Downloads: 1896
 
Testing a rotary, Westinghouse works (1904)
A small group of men turn on what appears to be a generator. As the rotary spins, the men make adjustments to the machine and check its operations.

Genre: Historical
Keywords: Electric generators--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Testing; Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company; Factories--Pennsylvania--East Pittsburgh; Electric industry workers--Pennsylvania--East Pittsburgh; Manufactures--Pennsylvania--East Pittsburgh; Testing; Silent films; Actuality--Short; Industrial--Short;
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Downloads: 705
 
Let's Go To The Movies (1948)
An overall picture of the background, development and technical advances made by the motion picture industry through the years. Includes Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Al Jolson, John Barrymore and others.

Genre: Ephemeral
Keywords:
Duration:
Downloads: 162
 
Hurricane Force - A Coastal Perspective, segment 02 of 12 (1994)
Overview of hurricane damage to coastlands - introduction to the film

Genre: Documentary
Keywords: Hurricanes;
Duration:
Downloads: 593
 
Apa Tani shamans and their rituals (1944)
Apa Tani shamans and their rituals.

Genre: Educational
Keywords: Apa Tani;Arunachal Pradesh;Anthropology;
Duration:
Downloads: 597
 
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good (Part II) (1955)
Drama showing the reactions of citizens of a small town to the construction of a nuclear energy plant in their community, and their acceptance of the peaceful aspects of atomic...

Genre: Ephemeral
Keywords: Atomic/nuclear: Peaceful uses;Sustainability;Rural life;
Duration:
Downloads: 262
 
Bridging San Francisco Bay (1937)
Building the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

Genre: Ephemeral
Keywords: Infrastructure: Bridges;San Francisco: Infrastructure;Occupations: Ironworkers;
Duration:
Downloads: 824
 
NASASciFiles - Wing Size (2003)
NASA Sci Files segment involving students in an activity to measure the differences in lift among varying wing sizes.

Genre: Educational
Keywords: Linda Zarumski; Achievable Dream Academy; Newport News; Mr. Tyson; Fuselage; Wing; Lift; Average; Weight; Wing Size; Jackie Chan;
Duration:
Downloads: 1808
 
NASASciFiles - Mouse Trap Car Activity (2004)
NASA Sci Files segment involving students in an activity to design a vehicle from a mouse trap kit propelled only by the action of the mouse trap.

Genre: Educational
Keywords: NASA Sci Files; Engineering Design Process; Testing; Brainstorming; Research; Energy; Transportation; Data; Wheel; Redesign Process; Weight; Student Activity; Friction; Mouse Trap; Rubber Bands; Propulsion; Work; Force; Simple Machines; Axles; Trials; Meter;
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Downloads: 4052
 
NASAWhy?Files - The Case of the Electrical Mystery (2004)
NASA Why? Files video containing the following nine segments. NASA Why? Files segment involving students in an activity studying circuits and how the different types and combinations of circuits work....

Genre: Educational
Keywords: NASA Why? Files; Experiment; Student Activity; Circuits; Light Bulb; Battery; Wires; Series Circuit; Electricity; Parallel Circuit; Complex Circuits; Lightning; Electrical Charges; Greeks; Amber; Wool; Fossilized Tree Sap; Fiber; Hair; Paper; Comb; Repel; Uncharged; Attract; Positive; Negative; Protons; Electrons; Neutral; Neutrons; Particles; Air; Electrical Circuits; Load; Circuit; Power Source; Energy; Work; Battery; Conductor; Wires; Simple Circuit; Voltage; Electrons; Light Bulb; Closed Circuit; Open Circuit; Fuses; Circuit Breakers; Electric Charges; Electrons; Lightning; Battery; Socket; Power; Solar Power; Solar Cells; Physics; Wires; Energy; Work; Chemical Energy; Mechanical Motion; Power Company; Current; Sources of Energy; Wind Power; Natural Gas; Coal; Oil; Nuclear Fission; Steam; Turbines; Generator; Niagara Falls Power Project; Hydro Power; Benjamin Franklin; Lightning; Electrical Spark; Copper; Zinc; Alessandro Volta; Thomas Edison; Generator; Electrical Current; Nikola Tesla; Alternating Current; Niagara Falls; Thunderstorm; Cloud; Ground; Channel; Volt; Discharge; Cloud To Cloud Lightning; NASA Langley; Aircraft; Lightning Strikes; Turbulence; Cockpit; Nose Boom; Sparks; Power Outage; Short Circuit; Overload; Electricity; Niagara Power Project; Canada; United States; Power Plant; Niagara River; New York Ontario; Niagara Falls; Hydro-Electrical Power Plant; Generator; Kilowatts; Forebay; Canal; Reservoir; Turbines; Mechanical Energy; Water; Power Outage; Equipment Failures; Severe Storms; Overload; Power Company; Generator; Voltage; Power Plant; Electricity; Wires; Substations; Transformer; Kilowatt Hour; Utility; Underground Powerline; Public Damage;
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Downloads: 3057
 
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