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Produced by Federal Aviation Administration , this video examines the various types of precautions and techniques that pilots should take when flying from dusk to dawn. Due to the lack of visual references available in daylight, nighttime flying requires different skills to be conduced safely by the small plane pilot. Each of these skills and its importance to safe night flying is covered in this film.

Explore Hypnotic Therapy Used for Psychological Treatments Via Suggestive Hypnotic Suggestions and Psychotherapy

Gold has had an almost mystical allure throughout the ages. It was treated as a substance from God by the ancient Egyptians and has been used as a source of money and adornment for millennia. Even today it is a very special metal. Its color and heaviness mark it as special when you look at it or hold a gold coin in your hand. It is even still used as money - although not officially - by many people trading amongst themselves and many people still buy it as an inflation hedge or investment or anti-apocalypse reserve against the collapse of civilization and paper money.

Before and After the Great Earthquake and Fire

This DVD contains a variety of films showing the evolution of women's fashion from the teens to the 60s. It makes for a fascinating overview of how fashions evolved and how the introduction and presentation of fashion to the consumer has evolved over this period. This is a rare inside look of over 50 years of vintage fashion industry footage.

Energy - The American Experience (1994) was created by the Energy Research and Development Administration. The film shows the history of energy development in America showing the changing energy cycles from wood to coal to oil and gas. It discusses our rapid use of our natural fuels and offers plans on how to best utilize our present energy choices while we mobilize science and industry to develop new sources of energy to secure our future.

This collection of 2 DVDs contains a variety of vintage films dealing with proper etiquette in a variety of situations including dating, table manners, how to act at a party, playing nicely together, behaving properly and respectfully in school, how to meet your obligations and much more. This large collection of over 20 films represents the very best of moral teachings in the 30s to the 50s and even includes a classic film on table manners narrated by none other than that master of etiquette Emily Post.

Fantastic Yellowstone (1997) was produced by the National Park Service. This film is an examination of the idea of the United States National Parks system. It follows its origins in the creation of the Yellowstone National Park and traces it through time to the nature and natural lands conservation ethic that represents today's national park system.

The New Deal and WPA were brought about to help America during the depression by doing BIG projects that hired many people and gave lasting value to America for generations. The WPA was certainly the largest work related component of the new deal. In fact, it hired millions of out of work people - more than 8.5 million. About 75 percent of employment and 75 percent of WPA expenditures went to public facilities such as highways, streets, public buildings, airports, utilities, small dams, sewers, parks, libraries, and recreational fields. The WPA built 650,000 miles of roads, 78,000 bridges, 125,000 buildings, and 700 miles of airport runways. Seven percent of the budget was allocated to arts projects, presenting 225,000 concerts to audiences totaling 150 million, and producing almost 475,000 artworks.

The Big Picture documentary Fifty Years of Aviation is a salute to the rapid progress of aviation from its humble beginnings to modern military aircraft. The films includes fascinating historical footage from 1907 when the United States army purchased its first military plane and continues with the rapid progression of planes and helicopters that make up the Army's air fleet. Also seen in this video is the Army's Delackner Aerocycle and the Hiller Flying Platform and pictures of the proposed Aerial Assault Vehicle and the Aerial Jeep.

This DVD contains a variety of historic Fire and Firefighting/Fire Prevention films. One film even has an early version of Smokey the Bear.

The Historical Florida Book Collection is a collection of 38 volumes relating to the history of Florida and its people primarily in the 18th and 19th centuries. Several of the volumes have great period illustrations and portraits of relevant historical figures.

A Collection of Films on the Food Industry From Farming to Processing to Retail Sales

Franklin, Virginia - Revisited was aired in 2005 by the United States Fire Academy. The program examines the town of Franklin, Virginia in the aftermath of the 1999 downtown flooding caused by Hurricane Floyd. It looks at how the town deal with the disaster and recovered both economically and personally from the devastation caused by the hurricane. And then it examines a variety of disaster mitigation plans and how it is important to have these in place before a disaster strikes to make the recovery go as smoothly and quickly as possible.

This film, narrated by Ossie Davis, is a tribute to minority inventors. It takes a look at many inventions created by minority inventors that have contributed to American science, technology, and medicine. It was created to motivate minority junior and senior high school students to take scientific and technical subjects as preparation for careers in science and technology.

This DVD contains a variety of 40's to early 60's views of the future. The focus of most of these films is about the kitchen and how the kitchen of the future will be a marvelout timesaver for the home. Some fo the films take a broader look at futurism and cover cars and other architecural delights - even incluing a robot servant.

The Historical Georgia Book Collection is a collection of 44 volumes relating to the history of Georgia and its people primarily in the 18th and 19th centuries. Several of the volumes have great period illustrations and portraits of relevant historical figures.

Vintage General Store and Supermarket - Grocery Store Clerk Training Films

Take a tour of the Hamilton Watch Company and its fascinating history in this two film DVD. Learn the inside workings of a quality watch from a huge 7.5 foot exact model of the inner workings of a watch as well as the history and craftsmanship that goes into every Hamilton Watch in the 1940s.

The Historical Hawaii Book Collection is a collection of 39 volumes relating to the history of Hawaii and its people primarily in the 18th and 19th centuries. Several of the volumes have great period illustrations and portraits of relevant historical figures.