Prelinger Archives.

A small town learns that it is to be bypassed by a new freeway that is due for construction. In a meeting attended by local government officials, town residents, state highway officials and politicians, a film-within-a-film on the 1956 Federal Aid-Highway Act (which enabled financing and construction for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways) is shown, and the residents become convinced of the importance and efficacy of this planned...

1950s part-animated film about the middle-income consumer in the 1950s. Nice animation illustrating patterns and habits of post-war consumption.

Folgers Coffee TV commercial. With new Instant Folgers, a woman can finally make coffee that satisfies her husband.

Film about teenage hot-rodder culture in California.

Color footage of atomic bomb tests with active duty military personnel at Camp Desert Rock, Nevada Test Site, Nevada. Shows soldiers in foxholes as nuclear detonation occurs nearby. Some of this footage is familiar by virtue of having been seen in the film Atomic Cafe.

This is a promotional film aimed at retail sales outlets of air conditioners; see many different models and review company success.

Newsday was begun in 1940 in Long Island and this film shows the paper's role in the growth of the community and many shots of historical Long Island. It also conveys Newsday's approach to journalism and shows the process of the newspaper's production and distribution.

A pro-mass production view of American fashion, marketing, and mail order: Sponsored by Montgomery Ward. This is archival footage with imperfections throughout.

Due to a shortage of workers during World War II, The Caterpillar Tractor Company has turned to disabled people. In this film, Caterpillar shows the public how it enables these people to contribute without special treatment, and provides opportunities for wounded soldiers.

Cuba's new leader, President-Elect Machado in Washington with daughter is greeted by President Coolidge and Secretary Kellogg.