This Cold War film "Information Within Public Shelters" (1953) takes place in a fallout shelter, showing how a well-trained staff that provides information to shelter occupants, can keep them busy and calm during nuclear armageddon. This film was produced as the U.S. Government began to shift from promoting privately-owned "family" fallout shelters to the concept of large, public shelters.

Film sponsored by Western Electric (AT&T's equipment manufacturing division), the builder of the Uni...
The film emphasizes the importance of safety when using power tools in a workshop. It outlines key s...
The film provides a comprehensive guide on snorkeling skills and rescue techniques, emphasizing the ...
Coast Guard film about the importance of life jackets. Stresses safety in boating and shows how boa...

13 August 1961: the GDR closes the sector borders in Berlin. The city is divided overnight. Escape t...

How the Soviet Union was able to copy the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, and the influence of the...
This 1974 film is dedicated by the Chlorine Institute to the public interest. It is specifically int...
Intercuts scenes from Jack London's To build a fire with modern urban and rural winter scenes to poi...
Portrays the challenges of creating a film about nuclear disaster amid public apathy. It captures be...
A surrealistic look at the future if man does not learn to control pollution.
Released by the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency in 1972, Your Chance to Live is a series of films ...
The film highlights the dangers of extreme heat and the importance of staying hydrated and cool. It ...
The Defense Civil Preparedness Agency began an informational campaign in 1972 called Your Chance to ...

2019 marks the 30th year since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War. Rich Hall ex...

Tensions between the USSR and the United States were high in 1959, with the seemingly constant threa...

President Mikhail Gorbachev recounts the end of the Cold War and the reduction of nuclear arms.

Sid James learns of the joys of owning a budgerigar.

The smallest of sparks can lead to the largest of explosions. Such is the case of the Atomic Bomb an...

This film shows how far we have come since the cold-war days of the 50s and 60s. Back then the Russi...

"McCarthy" chronicles the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator who came to power ...