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[Rural Civil Defense TV Spots 1965]
Public service announcements by the U.S. Civil Defense office inform farmers what to do in case of nuclear attack using marionettes.

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Skip Elsheimer

120 itemsWelcome to A/V Geeks

The A/V Geeks Film Archive is an ephemeral film collection curated by Skip Elsheimer. What started as a hobby more than ten years is now a lifetime commitment. His collection has grown to over 20,000 films gathered from school auctions, thrift stores, closets and dumpsters. He presents themed film shows in his home base of Raleigh, North Carolina and he's taken his shows on the road across the United States. Films from Skip's archive have been released on DVDs. For more information about A/V Geeks upcoming shows, the DVDs, stock footage inquiries and donating to the collection, visit http://www.avgeeks.com. Skip is happy to be able share these selected films from his collection online - giving them a life beyond their intended purpose as little cultural time capsules of our immediate past. Enjoy!

What is an "A/V Geek?" Short for "audiovisual geek." The semi-derogatory term used to describe the kid who was allowed to operate the film projector in school. Such were considered to be "teacher's pets," but were often allowed to avoid classwork and freely roam the school halls eventually ending up at the library to get the projector and films.



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The silence is devastaing FP 1 October 29, 2009 08:35:06am
  Re: The silence is devastaing A/V Geeks 0 December 10, 2009 09:31:32pm
need tips on a Revere 8 (model B-63) if possible anymore yosuh 1 March 09, 2009 10:30:00pm
  Re: need tips on a Revere 8 (model B-63) if possible anymore A/V Geeks 0 June 15, 2009 01:34:42pm
Additional Formats / Additional Uploads expectproblems 1 January 28, 2009 06:55:40pm
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archive deletes my FLV derivatives! JVonD 1 November 24, 2008 11:25:25am
  Re: archive deletes my FLV derivatives! NoiseCollector 0 January 20, 2009 06:40:10pm
Stopping autoplay on embeds Palestine Center 1 October 15, 2008 11:54:38am
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Will there be new films here, too? FP 1 September 11, 2008 03:10:40pm
  Re: Will there be new films here, too? A/V Geeks 0 November 25, 2008 08:00:39pm
Convert format on mac? Tromaguy 1 August 10, 2008 02:47:53pm
  Re: Convert format on mac? cottonav 2 August 17, 2008 01:17:21pm
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Globetrotter Educational Films Dr_Dugong 0 August 06, 2008 08:30:32pm
Any suggestions on a good transfer service? Dr_Dugong 0 August 06, 2008 08:27:39pm
new here. cant download. FSArchival 1 August 04, 2008 10:48:13am
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PLEASE HELP AVGEEK reggieyork 1 July 03, 2008 08:54:15am
  Re: PLEASE HELP AVGEEK A/V Geeks 0 July 04, 2008 07:27:19pm
Last Prom? Spuzz 0 January 01, 2008 02:37:53pm
Freeze-In Special Ed1 1 November 02, 2007 08:05:38pm
  Re: Freeze-In A/V Geek Skip 0 November 04, 2007 10:37:51pm
Atomic Bomb Aftermath Film Special Ed1 1 October 07, 2007 02:49:44pm
  Re: Atomic Bomb Aftermath Film akb 1 October 07, 2007 04:08:49pm
    Re: Atomic Bomb Aftermath Film Special Ed1 0 October 13, 2007 04:35:38pm
One More Chance At The Midway FP 0 October 02, 2007 09:02:34pm
Thanks for the new one! Neck Breather 1 February 20, 2007 02:43:06am
  Re: Thanks for the new one! FP 2 April 28, 2007 10:45:37pm
Sid Davis Dies A/V Geek Skip 1 November 08, 2006 11:36:07am
  Re: Sid Davis Dies Eric_Petersen 0 December 04, 2006 04:15:00pm
WFMU blog FP 1 September 20, 2006 01:12:39pm
SPAM review? uniQ 1 August 18, 2006 06:49:36pm
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    Re: SPAM review? antony-bradbury 1 September 17, 2007 08:00:08am
      Re: SPAM review? NoiseCollector 0 September 17, 2007 08:51:25am
help please!!! collett 0 August 17, 2006 05:45:00am
Fragrant Living FP 1 July 05, 2006 03:38:09pm
  Re: Fragrant Living A/V Geek Skip 1 July 06, 2006 06:14:14am
    Re: Fragrant Living FP 0 July 07, 2006 02:26:50pm
No more MPEG-2? Eric_Petersen 1 July 03, 2006 09:24:29am
  Re: No more MPEG-2? A/V Geek Skip 1 July 04, 2006 06:02:15am
    Re: No more MPEG-2? archivefan 1 July 28, 2006 11:42:51pm
      Re: No more MPEG-2? A/V Geek Skip 2 July 29, 2006 07:01:01pm
        Re: No more MPEG-2? glenn 0 January 03, 2007 02:43:34pm
        Re: No more MPEG-2? Special Ed1 0 October 01, 2007 06:26:54pm
VD link doesnt work.. Spuzz 0 January 24, 2006 02:12:36pm
I Have some V,D, for you... Spuzz 0 January 18, 2006 10:45:40am
Z Rays!! Spuzz 1 January 10, 2006 02:07:22pm
  Re: Z Rays!! A/V Geek Skip 0 January 13, 2006 06:38:07am

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