1952 “Ike for President” ad

April 15th, 2008 |

“I Like Ike,” one of the more memorable ads, and jingles, to help propel a candidate into office. This early tv ad ran during the first Eisenhower presidential campaign, in 1952.

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Responsibilities of Citizenship (don’t be a commie)

January 16th, 2008 |

Godless commies and socialists are threatening the very existence of the United States, are you prepared to do ideological battle against them? Think back to a gentler time when the world order was under a dark cloud of socialism, rather then today’s dark cloud of terrorism. Are you prepared to fulfill your duties as an American citizen? This movie will prepare you to seek out and destroy those who threaten your capitalist way of life.

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First Men In Space

January 15th, 2008 |

The first astronauts weren’t just bravely exploring space, they were also human guniea pigs, subject to the most torturous and rigorous endurance and survival tests imaginable. These gentlemen were poked and prodded, shaken and stirred, all in the name of science, and exploration. Watch with glee as the early days of America’s space program is revealed in all of it’s low-tech glory.

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Leave it to Roll-oh!

January 10th, 2008 |

In the future, housewives will lounge around their beautifully decorated homes while mechanized metal men do all of their bidding, with never a complaint. A flick of a button on the robot’s remote control, and he’s off to do another task. The only thing that could be more enjoyable, and reliable, would be a Chevrolet automobile, loaded with the latest modern, reliable technology.

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Finding his voice

January 2nd, 2008 |

A 1929 cartoon that explains the science and technology behind the addition of sound to movies, allowing the “talkie” to be born. One movie, who’s voice has been liberated, shows another mute film how he too can be heard in the new modern age.

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