Nulius’ Weblog

June 11, 2008

Visual History Gold Mine

Filed under: Uncategorized — nulius @ 8:59 pm

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If you’ve never been, may I suggest a click over to the Prelinger Archives.  Rick  Prelinger has old films, both silent and sound, and an astounding collection of visual stuff (for lack of a better word) where you can spend days.

One of my favorite film genres is 1950s “B” science fiction and horror movies. Perhaps because I was born in that decade, or perhaps not, but I love the naivete of these films.

The entire Prelinger archive is truly a resource to be bookmarked. The infamous “Duck and Cover” propaganda film can be seen there, and is consistently one of the most downloaded items. Military training films, STD scare movies, Health and Hygiene, and way too many more to mention here. Just visit; you won’t be disappointed.

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