American History

This seven film collection offers many different visual historical angles from which to view American History. Included Films:

The Civil War (1861-1865) altered and shaped Americas cultural and economic landscape forever. Over a half million American died in the battle between North and South. This two film collection recaps the events of the civil war and shows the progress of American society 60 years later. Included Films:

This nine film collection offers many different visual historical angles from which to view American History. Included Films:

This ten film collection offers many different visual historical angles from which to view American History. Included Films:

On March 18th, 1963, 250,000 people assembled on the lawn of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. in what has been billed by many as, the single most important event in the 20th century. Performances by Odetta, Joan Baez & Marian Anderson set the stage for speeches by A. Philip Randolph & Dr. Martin Luther [...]

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The status of the American labor industry is always in the forefront of many people?s minds. Understanding its history is the key to sustainable growth. The Challenge of Change is perhaps the greatest documentary of all time on the labor industry. This rare DVD edition of this film gives a thorough historical look at the [...]

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The American Revolution began with independent colonies and ended with a new nation eager to discover their freedom from British rule. Our, “Revolutionary War,” collection features two different takes on the war for independence. The battle for freedom was a long one, fought over treacherous conditions and insurmountable odds, and two perspectives, of those joining [...]

Huge 2-DVD collection of civil rights protests, Vietnam war demonstrations, political riots, & labor strikes and walkouts, from around the world. Included Films:

Watergate was a scandal that rocked the nation and caused never before seen political repercussions. President Nixon was determined to prove he was not involved in the break in at democratic headquarters in Washington D.C. via the party to reelect Nixon. His sincerity in his State of the Union addresses is compelling against his later [...]

Follow Ikes career from Army General to President. Ike lead the victorious US Armed Forces against the Nazis, Japan, and Russia during WWII and become the 34th president of the United States of America. One of the greatest American Army Generals of all time, dont miss this rare opportunity to see Dwight D. Eisenhower on [...]

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This compilation features newsreels reporting on the controversial 1935 trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann. Hauptmann was convinced and hanged for the 1932 kidnapping of famous aviator, Charles Lindberghs son, largely on circumstantial evidence. This compilation features various trial scenes including Hauptmanns own testimony. Included Films:

This rare 2 DVD collection contains over 2 1/2 hours of real amateur film footage shot by Ivan Besse in Britton, South Dakota. It includes all kinds of great camera shots all around town showing many different angles of normal American daily life during the Great Depression. Included Films:

Ellis Island, island of dreams, a place where the weary, poor and huddled masses yearning to be free first caught sight of America. It was an island that inspired dreams of prosperity, of a better tomorrow as much as it caused heartache for those turned away, for the family left behind and the lives immigrants [...]

John F Kennedy revolutionized the way people saw the presidency of the United States of America. He was known for his camera friendly appearance and his unprecedented use of television helped make him highly ranked in public opinion. “Important JFK Press Conferences and Summits,” takes State of Union Addresses, news conferences, and summits from JFK’s [...]

This compilation features two (2) historical films about west coast shipping ports with great footage of ships and ocean liners. Included Films:

If youre interested in urban sprawl, city planning, urban problems and civil engineering, you must add this one-of-a-kind DVD compilation to your educational/historical collection. We have put together an amazing compilation of the finest and most pertinent and valuable films dealing with these urban issues as early as the 1940s. Included Films:

This propaganda film explains the role of the US congressional system in maintaining stability, regulating commerce, collecting taxes and protecting American soil. The film also encourages citizens to vote and not take for granted the work of congressmen and the legislative branch of government. Included Films:

Part of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, The Poor Peoples Campaign specifically attacked the issue of economic justice for impoverished Americans. Although the ultimate goal of the program was to fight poverty, the non-violent campaign also called for racial harmony and social justice for all people. Included Films:

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was started in 1933 and has grown to become the biggest power company in the United States. This film is about the construction of dams in the Tennessee Valley to help farm irrigation and prevent floods. Included Films:

Suburbs and shopping malls and consumerism oh my! Back in the 1950s, these concepts were fresh and new and spawned a whole generation of baby boomers with plenty of income to push forward the consumerist culture of our country. On this collectible DVD, 3 classic digitized films show this shopping suburbia phenomenon in its earliest [...]

This is a collection of 2 vintage 16mm films that show invaluable historical footage of the statue of liberty. All the footage has been digitized and preserved on DVD for the enjoyment of every collector and educator who is mesmerized by this world-famous symbol of freedom that seems to best represent the core ideals of [...]

This is a special DVD compilation of five great films focusing on the Southwestern United States. Included are two Southwestern Native American films, two Southwest travelogues and a classic fashion film all about Southwestern fashion. Included Films:

Social Security has long been debated in American politics. This compilation includes (3) three vintage films about the controversial social security system spanning over 25 years. Included Films:

Are social classes pre-determined? This vintage film on DVD aims to discover this question during an era (1957) when many citizens of various races and social classes were still not extended complete civil rights. Despite the American Dream of the pursuit of life, liberty and property – is our society still basically hierarchical? Included Films:

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This DVD exhibits the U.S. Constitution as it is sealed within its vault. This process was crucial to preserving the document upon which America?s governmental structure was founded. This DVD gives an exclusive look at the art of preservation! Included Films:

Explore the history of poverty in America first-hand with this special DVD compilation of historical filmstrips featuring great movies from the Salvation Army, the United Fund and other positive social organizations. There are six films of invaluable video history that helped bring about social change in the United States. Included Films:

Here we have 6 historic films about Pearl Harbor, produced from 1930-1945. These old films have been digitized and preserved for history, and now theyre all together on one DVD compilation. This one of a kind disc cant be found anywhere else. Some of the best Pearl Harbor footage available can be found in this [...]

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The life and times of John Glenn are documented in this wonderfully patriotic film. The movie begins with an elegant minute long introduction by President John F. Kennedy in which he explains the importance of the NASA space program and its greatest star, John Glenn. Interviews with people from John Glenns childhood, such as neighbors [...]

The House Committee on Un-American Activity (HUAC) tried to stifle a Communist conspiracy called Operation Abolition in the late 1950s and early 1960s that was supposedly trying to undermine the American governments fight against the spread of Communism. This film was made to showcase the 1960 California legal proceedings involving the Operation Abolition conspiracy. You [...]

Zip Codes weren?t always in standard use with the US Post Office. In fact, it took a bit of persuasion and exposition to show people that including the codes with their mail ensures that the mail will travel faster and provide more accurate delivery to all. Swingin Six shows that the Post Office can be [...]

George Washington is the quintessential American historical figure. The canonized stories of this great Americans life are embedded in our hearts and minds at an early age: from cherry tree moral anecdotes, to revolutionary struggles, to premier political leadership. But these powerful historical events only comprise the beginnings of learning about this unparalleled American hero. [...]

The Dust Bowl is an important piece of American history that had many contributing factors, such as The Great Depression, poor farming practices, and the promise of wealth. Farmers moved to the Midwest in search of arable land and set up huge wheat and grain farms. Things were working fine for a few years, but [...]

This is the story of how rural America used machines to achieve an unbelievable production – but at a terrible cost to land and to people through the waste of erosion and poverty: the story of the beginnings of reconstruction, and the hope of a world of freedom and abundance through the workings of a [...]

This, the third disc of the Dust Bowl series, features two films about how to solve the problem of the Dust Bowl. Save Our Soil, focuses on preventing the loss of topsoil, while Work Pays America features programs in place to aid desperate farmers and their families as they lack the basic necessities of food, [...]

This is an essential collection of rare black history and civil rights movement films, digitized and preserved for history on DVD. Many famous people of black history are shown and heard in these vintage movies, including Martin Luther King Jr., Maya Angelou, Jackie Robinson and Bayard Rustin. The civil rights movement, its leaders and its [...]

The Challenger space shuttle disaster of 1986 was a terrible tragedy for America. This DVD edition of film footage related to the disaster is released in the hopes of allowing future generations to educate themselves first-hand about the space shuttle explosion and to understand visually how much the sacrifice of the crew members meant to [...]

This is a special DVD compilation of historical film footage featuring Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States. The Coolidge inauguration is shown with multiple camera angles and perspectives, along with rare film footage of Coolidge and the many other political figures attending the huge inaugural event. Coolidge took over the presidency after [...]

Take a video journey through US history and see the evolution of the American Flag and the history of the Star Spangled Banner. The USA flag has a long and storied history, changing and evolving over the past two centuries as new states have been added. The features in this collection come from rare 1930s [...]

This is a compilation of rare film footage of historical American homes and architectural designs. There is an abundance of vintage colonial structures and famous American estates on this DVD, including the homes of many prominent politicians, writers and leaders. These films are silent. Included Films:

This compilation features (2) two vintage films about the life and inventions of Alexander Graham Bell. Included Films:

This compilation features films about the housing industry and public housing programs. The films explore a variety of American and Chilean housing problems, ranging from inadequate housing for WWII veterans and the poor to the post-WWI housing boom. Included Films:

Operation Correction documents the anti-HUAC protests May 1960 in San Francisco. Protestors were demonstrating the HUAC hearings that were taking place at City Hall. The protests became violent and heightened when police used firehouses to force protestors, whom were mainly students, away from the steps of City Hall. This film includes footage from both the [...]

In the frozen, barren wastes of Northwest Alaska, life is hard. Those who survive the rugged terrain and unforgiving climate learn to make the most use out of their surroundings and availability food. “Eskimo Hunters in North Western Alaska,” is narrated by a young boy who is part of a family of Eskimos. He takes [...]

Those in power fear those who have the clout to take that power. Fred Hampton was a powerful and expressive leader of the Black Panther organization in Chicago, Illinois, and was feared by the likes of J. Edgar Hoover because of his leadership skills; skills Hoover feared would see the government overthrown. “Death of a [...]

The life and times of President Theodore Teddy Roosevelt. Over 25 short silent films taken of Teddy Roosevelt from 1901 – 1919. President Roosevelt is the youngest man to ever serve as President of The United States of America, largely as a result of the untimely assassination of President McKinley in 1901. President Roosevelt illustrious [...]

The life, times, and political career of President Richard M. Nixon are brought to the silver screen. Nixon enjoyed an illustrious political career in which he served as both vice-president and President of the United States of America. Included Films:

The life and times of Lyndon Baines Johnson brought back to the silver screen. Johnsons vision of A Great Society in America led him to change the face of America forever. Johnson advocated for voting rights, civil rights, education, Medicare, the 23rd Amendment, and much more. Watch this very rare collection of newsreels and films [...]

The life and times of Herbert Hoover bought back to the silver screen. Very rare collection of former President Herbert Hoover film footage from 1932 until 1962. Included Films:

The life and times of Harry Truman. Follow his illustrious political career as president of the United States of America as he helped guide the United States, along with future President Eisenhower whom was the leading the troops in Europe, through WWII. Included Films:

The life and times of Franklin D. Roosevelt are brought back to the silver screen. This DVD is packed full of vintage FDR speeches and newsreels. Follow FDRs political career as he leads American through WWII and tries to implement his great plan The New Deal. Included Films:

The life and political career of Henry A. Wallace on the silver screen. Wallace served under the great Franklin D. Roosevelt Vice President and as Secretary of Agriculture until 1940. Wallaces political career was tainted when it was exposed that he was a follower of Russian Nicholas Roerichs mystic religion. Included Films:

Classic films about the Bill Of Rights and their impact on American society. Included Films:

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There was a time when the people of the United States did not know much about the country they were fighting the Cold War against. “Channel 3: Moscow,” is an educational broadcast explaining what Russia is really like through the medium of television programs out of Moscow during 1985. Art, culture, news, media coverage, and [...]

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American Images, documents Americana of the 1980s. It includes fifteen short stories and reports of current events such as a pollution saver steam train, photographer Rebecca Blake, radio readers for the blind, and a volunteer ventriloquist. Included Films:

Is a strong federal government better than more rights given to the states? “A House Divided” documents how independence was won from Great Britain, how the constitution was forged, and freedom was given to the democratic people of America. It also shows expansion of the colonial states westward, the economic growth of the fledgling United [...]

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Included DVDs: Vintage Native American Films Historic Taos Pueblo Film Historic Tohona O’odham (Papago) Film White Fawn’s Devotion (1910) Native American – Wannamaker The Paleface (1922) Amateur: Old West, Cowboys and Indians, Arizona and New Mexico (1920s ) Shadow of the Warrior: American Indian Counseling Perspectives

Included DVDs: Historic Civil Rights & Black History Films Classic Eleanor Roosevelt Films Historic 1969 Richard Milhous Nixon Presidential Inauguration Film George H. W. Bush Sr. Presidential Inauguration Film Historic President Lyndon B. Johnson Inauguration Film President Reagan Organized Crime Speech DVD (1982) Historic President Ronald Reagan Inauguration Film

Included DVDs: Historic Vietnam Air Force Operations Film

Included DVDs: Vintage Civil War Reenactment Films Historic Battle Of Gettysburg Reunion Film A House Divided Hearts In Bondage (1936)

Included DVDs: Historic ACLU Film Historic HUAC Propaganda Film [Operation Abolition] Protests, Riots, & Strikes Films (1910s – 1960s) 2 DVDs

Included DVDs: 17 Classic John F. Kennedy Films JFK Nixon Presidential Debate DVD (1960) JFK Assassination Re-enactment Important JFK Press Conferences and Summits

Included DVDs: Vintage U.S. Colonial Growth & Western Expansion Films Historic Civil Rights & Black History Films Historic John Glenn Film (1963) Historic Urban Sprawl Films Historic Pearl Harbor Films Historic Poverty Films Historic Dust Bowl Films Series Disc One Classic Bill Of Rights Films Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial Newsreels Historic Alexander Graham Bell Films Historic [...]

Looting, broken windows at McDonalds, Soul Brother graffiti, a burning Safeway, riot gear everywhere and skies filled with smoke – THE RIOT IS ON. After the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, riots broke out in black neighborhoods in Washington D.C. and all across the country. Watch original color footage from the riots [...]

Included DVDs: 17 Classic John F. Kennedy Films JFK Nixon Presidential Debate DVD (1960) Classic Political Campaign Films Classic President Harry Truman Films Classic President Franklin Roosevelt Films President Dwight D Eisenhower Films DVD (1943 – 1959) Classic President Richard Nixon Films Classic President Herbert Hoover Films Classic President Lyndon Johnson Films Classic President Teddy [...]