Americana

The Accutron Service Manuals and Technical Bulletins collection contains several hundred pages of useful details related to servicing a variety of Accutron watches. The collection contains the complete service manuals for the 214 and 218 models as well as a variety of parts lists, fact books and technical letters detailing specific details for a variety of Accutron watches. There is also a general service manual that helps you debug problems on a variety of Accutron watches.

This fascinating DVD is a collection of short animated advertising films made in the 1940's and 1950's. The collection explores a wide variety of areas of life at that time including how electricity is generated and how it is a key to our essential freedoms, how the average person can put the stock market to work for him to generate additional money to buy the finer things in life and several cold war films teaching the average American why capitalism and hard work is better than communism. All in all an excellent collection demonstrating the mood and thinking of the times.

This classic DVD is a collection of short animated advertising films made in the 1930's. The collection explores a wide variety of areas of life at that time including a variety of well produced Chevrolet advertisements, an Oldsmobile ad, Esso Gas, Rice Krispies with the Snap, m Crackle and Pop pals and their adversaries Mushy, Toughy and Soggy as well as a neat animation showing how gas travels through the car to make power for the vehicle and a classic film on water management.

Aerial and Boat Views of Amtrak Train Derailment, Mobile, Alabama is a 1993 film produced by the U.S. Coast Guard. The presentation contains aerial views of the Amtrak train derailment scene taken on September 23, 1993 (one day after accident) from a United States Coast Guard (USCG) helicopter. You will see aerial views of the wreckage, crash scene, salvage efforts and diving operations. You will also see footage taken from a USCG boat showing close-up views of wreckage, salvage and diving operations.

Explorer Paul Hoefler leads a safari into central Africa and what was then called the Belgian Congo, in the regions inhabited by the Wassara and the famous Ubangi tribes. This black and white masterpiece has a run time of 50 minutes.

Before the age of the mega-farm, there were many small farms in every community and farmers were hardy individuals and families that worked hard bringing their crops to market. They were proud of their profession and important members of the community who banded together to help each other in good times and bad. This collection of nine classic farming history films shows a variety of examples of farmers, farming and farming technologies that were shaping the 1940's and 1950's (and beyond) both in the United States and in Chile, South America - which gives a fascinating counterpoint of two different culture's views on farmers and farming.

Airports Mean Business (1972) was created by the Federal Aviation Administration. It was created to showcase how airports bring more business and opportunity to cities and towns across America. The purpose of the film is an educational piece to demonstrate clearly why communities should invest in airports and the related infrastructure: showing that the good created by the airport overrides the small negative of noise pollution from air traffic.

The Historical Alabama Book Collection is a collection of 34 volumes relating to the history of Alabama and its people primarily in the 18th and 19th centuries. Several of the volumes have great period illustrations and portraits of relevant historical figures.

The Historical Alaska Book Collection is a collection of 31 volumes relating to the history of Alaska and its people primarily in the 18th and 19th centuries. Several of the volumes have great period illustrations and portraits of relevant historical figures.

Allegheny Portage Railroad is a 1993 film created by the National Park Service; Harpers Ferry, WV. Harpers Ferry Center. The film tells the history of the Allegheny Portage Railroad in the westward movement of settlers and commerce in central Pennsylvania in the mid-1800's. It is a fascinating story of how the railroad was instrumental in the migration of settlers through this area.

Produced by the Environmental Protection Agency, this film provides an overview of the day-to-day activities surrounding the tragic train wreck of September 28, 1982, in Livingston, Louisiana. This wreck containing 41 cars carrying hazardous chemical materials derailed, causing the contents to spill and burn for days. The film shows several scenes of the actual wreckage and on a day by day basis shows the activities and events surrounding the containment of this extremely hazardous disaster.

This classic 2 DVD set contains a variety of anti-drug films that were made to show America's youth the dangers of using drugs. In some ways the films are quite explicit in their showing of drug preparation and use. In other ways, they are quite simplistic in their teachings - reflecting the simpler times and more clear cut moral values of the time.

The Historical Arizona Book Collection is a collection of 26 volumes relating to the history of Arizona and its people primarily in the 18th and 19th centuries. Several of the volumes have great period illustrations and portraits of relevant historical figures.

The Historical Arkansas Book Collection is a collection of 35 volumes relating to the history of Arkansas 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 fascinating historic exploration of ultraviolet light and its health giving properties.

This classic collection of Civil Defense films were mostly created during the height of the cold war in the 1950's when there was a communist behind every bush and Nuclear War was going to happen at any instant.

This film, featuring Walter Matthau, discusses the life of the Mitchell family and how it turns into a nightmare when an atomic bomb is dropped on New York City, just 50 miles away. The film details the horrifying aftermath of this nuclear attack. The film was made during the Cold War era of the 50s to show the American population the dangers of a nuclear enabled Soviet Union.

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge was filmed in 2006 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to show people the wild beauty of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland that is set aside as government protected lands.

The Boy Scouts is an institution in America and around the world. Literally tens of millions of boys invested time in the Boy Scouts learning their lessons and lore throughout the decades. This collection brings together a unique archive of early 20th century boy scout books. Within this CD, you will find several of the very earliest boy scout manuals - both for the boys and adults, the full 1915 run of Boys life - the magazine of the Boy Scouts - and several exciting adventure novels written for Boy Scouts to help them learn more about their guiding principles of life through story. All told, this collection contains 43 books and 12 issues of Boys life.

This memorable DVD brings back history. Go gack to the 30's to the 50's when Burlesque was big and the excitement was as much in the anticipation of the show as in the imagination. View classic mid 20th century beauties doing a variety of shows revealing as much of themselves as was acceptable at the time. While there is very brief nudity in the shows, the primary attraction is the anticipation and the wondering of how far the performer will go in her unrobing.