Author Archive: Retro

Ill-tempered Billy proves troublesome for fellow taxi drivers Franklin and Clyde.

Slum conditions, slum clearance, bright new public housing.

SALVAGE OPERATIONS FROM TIME OF THE FIRE TO DRYDOCKING THE SHIP. WORK OF SALVAGE ENGINEERS AND DIVERS, DESIGN AND PLACEMENT OF PATCHES, SHORING DECKS AND BULKHEADS, PLACEMENT OF PUMPS, STOPPING LEAKS WITH CONCRETE, AND MOORING THE SHIP DURING PUMPING

Roundhay Garden Scene is an 1888 short silent film directed by French inventor Louis Le Prince. It is the oldest surviving film in existence, noted by the Guinness Book of Records. It was recorded at 12 frames per second and runs for 2.11 seconds.

According to Le Prince’s son, Adolphe, the film was made at Oakwood Grange, the home of Joseph and Sarah Whitley, in Roundhay, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, on October 14, 1888.

It features Adolphe Le Prince, Sarah Whitley, Joseph Whitley and Harriet Hartley in the garden, walking around. Note that Sarah is walking backwards as she turns around, and that Joseph’s coat tails are flying as he also is turning. Sarah Whitley was Le Prince’s mother-in-law, being the mother of his wife, Elizabeth. Sarah Whitley died ten days after the scene was taken.

National Archives and Records Administration

Defense Against Enemy Propaganda

Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. (ca. 1974 – 05/15/1984)

ARC Identifier 2569629 / Local Identifier 111-TV-360. “THE BIG PICTURE” examines enemy propaganda and its danger to American way of life — This is an absorbing film presentation set in an exhibit room containing examples of media used by the enemy to disseminate propaganda. Actual samples are used including pamphlets, posters, broadcasts, photographs, and other material to show what enemy propaganda really is. To dramatically present this subject, THE BIG PICTURE includes stock footage and original shots to show the use of enemy propaganda during war and in peacetime situations. This film uses a narrator from the Office of Special Warfare, since that office, charged with the function of psychological warfare, contains those who are best able to recognize propaganda, describe its [...]

Illustrates the devastating effect disasters had on the farmers in Oklahoma and Texas, who were already reeling from the Depression.

1955 animated industrial short — sponsored by the Paraffined Carton Research Council and featuring the vocal talents of Paul Frees — extolling the virtues and benefits of using wax-treated cartons for pre-packaged ice cream.

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Wayne and Schuster take a look at the great movie Monsters.