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0483_Irrigation_for_the_Northern_Plains_01_26_46_14
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Irrigation for the Northern Plains
|
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
|
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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Public Domain
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https://archive.org/details/0483_Irrigation_for_the_Northern_Plains_01_26_46_14
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[] |
color
|
sound
|
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
|
written and produced by U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, North Dakota Agricultural College, South Dakota State College and the U.S.D.A. Agricultural Research Service. Directed by Charles A. Knell.
| 2012-07-07T04:30:01
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[
"prelinger"
] |
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122Eyes1950
|
122 Eyes
|
Hard times in 1950s St. Louis and the social services that aimed to alleviate them.
|
ca. 1950s
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Hardcastle Films
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/122Eyes1950
|
10:00
|
[
"Social issues: 1950s",
"Social services"
] |
black and white
|
sound
|
United States
|
United Fund of St. Louis
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ca. 1950s
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
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[
"prelinger"
] |
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16mmMoti1961
|
16mm Motion Picture Projector: Care and Maintenance, The
|
Training film for military projectionists.
|
1961
|
U.S. Air Force, Air Photographic and Charting Service (MATS)
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/16mmMoti1961
|
20:40
|
[
"Motion pictures: Projection"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
U.S. Air Force, Air Photographic and Charting Service (MATS)
|
1961
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
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[
"prelinger"
] |
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16mmMoti1961_2
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16mm Motion Picture Projector: Operating Techniques, The
|
Training film for military projectionists.
|
1961
|
U.S. Air Force, Air Photographic and Charting Service (MATS)
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/16mmMoti1961_2
|
20:43
|
[
"Motion pictures: Projection"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
U.S. Air Force, Air Photographic and Charting Service (MATS)
|
1961
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
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17DaysTh1945
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17 Days: The Story of Newspaper History in the Making
|
How a New York City newspaper delivery drivers' strike in 1945 failed to divert readers' interest in their favorite newspapers. Shows the newspapers of the day and huge lines of people outside newspaper offices waiting to purchase updated editions. In Kodachrome.
|
1945
|
Unknown
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/17DaysTh1945
|
16:33
|
[
"Media: Newspapers",
"Labor: Strikes",
"New York City"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
New York Daily News
|
1945
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
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[
"prelinger"
] |
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1935_comedy_mallinckrodt
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Mallinckrodt Chemical Comedy
|
A "comic" reel made about and probably for the employees of Mallinckrodt Chemical Company.
|
1935
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/1935_comedy_mallinckrodt
|
0:08:14
|
[
"need keyword"
] |
b&w
|
silent
|
1935
| 2003-05-21T12:52:46
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[
"prelinger"
] |
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1936Pittsburg
|
1936 Pittsburgh Flood (Part II)
|
Footage of the Pittsburgh flood of 1936.
|
1936
|
unknown
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/1936Pittsburg
|
0:02:49
|
[
"need keyword"
] |
B&W
|
silent
|
1936
| 2007-03-01T09:47:56
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[
"prelinger"
] |
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1955Chev1955
|
1955 Chevrolet Screen Ads
|
Ten short theatrical "screen ads" promoting the 1955 Chevrolet models.
|
1955
|
Handy (Jam) Organization
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/1955Chev1955
|
8:44
|
[
"Automobiles: Advertising",
"Advertising: Screen ads"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
|
1955
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
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1960_kennedy-nixon_1
|
1960 Kennedy-Nixon Debate (Part I)
|
A kinescope of the John F Kennedy and Richard M Nixon presidential debate.
|
1960
|
1960
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/1960_kennedy-nixon_1
|
0:14:56
|
[
"need keyword"
] |
B&W
|
sound
|
1960
| 2003-05-16T10:37:46
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
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1960_kennedy-nixon_2
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1960 Kennedy-Nixon Debate (Part II)
|
Part two of a kinescope of the John F Kennedy and Richard M Nixon presidential debate.
|
1960
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/1960_kennedy-nixon_2
|
0:14:56
|
[
"need keyword"
] |
b/w
|
sound
|
1960
| 2003-05-19T11:40:46
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
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1964NewY1961
|
1964 New York World's Fair Report
|
Preparation, planning and construction for the Fair, under the imperious direction of Robert Moses.
|
1961
|
Campbell Films
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/1964NewY1961
|
25:55
|
[
"World's Fairs: New York, 1964"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
New York World's Fair 1964-65, Inc.
|
1961
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
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[
"prelinger"
] |
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1965Para1965
|
1965 Parade of Homes, The (Part I)
|
New homes go on display as part of a builders' promotion in outlying neighborhoods of Birmingham, Alabama. Kinescope of a locally aired television program.
|
1965
|
WBRC-TV (Birmingham, Ala)
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/1965Para1965
|
16:22
|
[
"Birmingham, Alabama",
"Houses and homes: Building",
"Houses and homes: Sales"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
National Association of Home Builders and Birmingham Association of Home Builders
|
1965
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
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1965Para1965_2
|
1965 Parade of Homes, The (Part II)
|
New homes go on display as part of a builders' promotion in outlying neighborhoods of Birmingham, Alabama. Kinescope of a locally aired television program.
|
1965
|
WBRC-TV (Birmingham, Ala)
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/1965Para1965_2
|
13:38
|
[
"Birmingham, Alabama",
"Houses and homes: Building",
"Houses and homes: Sales"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
National Association of Home Builders and Birmingham Association of Home Builders
|
1965
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
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[
"prelinger"
] |
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409_bathroom_cleaner
|
409 Bathroom Cleaner Commercial
|
Commercial for 409 Bathroom Cleaner
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/409_bathroom_cleaner
|
0:01:00
|
[
"need keyword"
] |
color
|
sound
|
The Clorox Corp.
| 2003-05-21T12:53:23
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[
"prelinger"
] |
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500000_to_one
|
500,000 to One
|
PA8860 500,000 to One
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/500000_to_one
|
0:21:23
|
[] |
color
|
sound
| 2003-05-14T10:31:26
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
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612Magic1958
|
6 1/2 Magic Hours
|
The comfort and delight of transatlantic air travel at the beginning of the jet age.
|
1958
|
Kahlenberg
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/612Magic1958
|
12:25
|
[
"Airline industry",
"Transportation: Air",
"Tourism"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Pan American World Airways
|
ca. 1958
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
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6393_HM_Can_10890_San_Francisco_01_08_09_00
|
[Home Movies: Can 10890: San Francisco]
|
1947 circa
|
1947
|
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/6393_HM_Can_10890_San_Francisco_01_08_09_00
|
[] |
color
|
sound
| 2012-09-05T03:05:13
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
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ADTWhenE1958
|
ADT: When Every Minute Counts
|
How ADT alarm systems secure property, with elaborate coverage of alarm and communications technology in the analog era.
|
1958
|
Fairbanks (Jerry) Productions
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/ADTWhenE1958
|
20:51
|
[
"Crime and criminals",
"Fires and firefighting",
"Police"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
American District Telegraph Company
|
1958
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
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ATripDownMarketStreet_HD
|
A Trip Down Market Street Before the Fire (uncompressed HD version)
|
This is an uncompressed HD version of the famous film. Not all machines and players can successfully play this film. It is suggested that you determine compatibility before attempting this massive download. A high-quality (DV25) version that may be easier to work with is located here: http://www.archive.org/details/TripDownMarketStreetrBeforeTheFire
This file was made by SpyPost in San Francisco in fall 2010 from a new 35mm print made from a new duplicate negative made by Film Technology Company from a vintage print from the Prelinger Archives collection.
|
1906-04-00
|
1906
|
Miles Brothers
|
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/ATripDownMarketStreet_HD
|
[
"san francisco",
"earthquakes",
"1906",
"market street",
"cities",
"urban history",
"lost landscapes",
"traffic"
] |
B&W
|
silent
|
Miles Brothers
| 2011-07-21T22:42:47
|
[
"prelinger",
"sanfranciscobayareahistoricalimages"
] |
||||||
AboutBan1935
|
About Bananas
|
Complete presentation of the banana industry from the clearing of the jungle and the planting to the shipment of the fruit to the American markets.
|
1935
|
Castle Films
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AboutBan1935
|
11:03
|
[
"Agriculture: Bananas",
"Central America"
] |
B&W
|
Si
|
United States
|
United Fruit Company
|
1935
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
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[
"prelinger"
] |
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AboutFac1941
|
About Faces
|
State of the American people's teeth during the Great Depression.
|
1941
|
Sound Masters
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AboutFac1941
|
10:21
|
[
"Health and hygiene",
"Medicine: Dentistry"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
U.S. Public Health Service
|
1941
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
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[
"prelinger"
] |
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AboutFal1955
|
About Fallout (1955)
|
Attempt to dispel many common myths and fallacies about radioactive fallout.
|
ca. 1955
|
Wilding Picture Productions, Inc.
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AboutFal1955
|
8:20
|
[
"Atomic-nuclear: Civil defense",
"Cold War"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
U.S. Department of Defense
|
ca. 1955
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
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AboutFal1963
|
About Fallout (1963)
|
Optimistic vision of fallout and civil defense countermeasures.
|
1963
|
U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Civil Defense
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AboutFal1963
|
22:25
|
[
"Atomic-nuclear: Civil defense"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Civil Defense
|
1963
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
Accordin1952
|
According to Plan: The Story of Modern Sidewalls for the Homes of America
|
The beauty and functionality of asbestos sidewalls. With a visit to Levittown, N.Y. and an interview with Norman Denny, vice president of materials for Levitt & Sons, builders. An excellent film on Fifties standardized building processes.
|
1952
|
Handy (Jam) Organization
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/Accordin1952
|
17:18
|
[
"Houses and homes",
"Minerals: Asbestos",
"Suburbia"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Asbestos Cement Products Association
|
1952
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
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Achievem1955
|
Achievement USA
|
General Motors celebrates production of 50 millionth automobile with a parade through Flint, Michigan.
|
1955
|
Sound Masters
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/Achievem1955
|
10:45
|
[
"Car culture: Ceremonies"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
General Motors Corp.
|
1955
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
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ActYourA1949
|
Act Your Age
|
Jim, an emotionally immature teen, learns to evaluate his personality and to better work out his problems.
|
1949
|
Coronet Instructional Films
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/ActYourA1949
|
12:31
|
[
"Social guidance",
"Psychology",
"Teenagers"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
N/A
|
1949
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
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[
"prelinger"
] |
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Activity1950
|
Activity Group Therapy (Part I)
|
Shows socially-maladjusted boys 10 to 11 years old being benefitted therapeutically by "acting out" their disturbances upon their environment and each other in a realistic situation with an emotionally neutral therapist and concealed cameras and microphones. A fascinating mental health film produced for professional audiences, depicting truly anarchic behavior.
|
1950
|
Campus Film Distributors Corporation
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/Activity1950
|
10:17
|
[
"Psychology",
"Medicine: Psychiatry",
"Children: Psychology"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Nathan Hofheimer Foundation, Inc.
|
1950
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
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Activity1950_2
|
Activity Group Therapy (Part II)
|
Shows socially-maladjusted boys 10 to 11 years old being benefitted therapeutically by "acting out" their disturbances upon their environment and each other in a realistic situation with an emotionally neutral therapist and concealed cameras and microphones. A fascinating mental health film produced for professional audiences.
|
1950
|
Campus Film Distributors Corporation
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/Activity1950_2
|
19:55
|
[
"Psychology",
"Medicine: Psychiatry",
"Children: Psychology"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Nathan Hofheimer Foundation, Inc.
|
1950
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
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Activity1950_3
|
Activity Group Therapy (Part III)
|
Shows socially-maladjusted boys 10 to 11 years old being benefitted therapeutically by "acting out" their disturbances upon their environment and each other in a realistic situation with an emotionally neutral therapist and concealed cameras and microphones. A fascinating mental health film produced for professional audiences, depicting truly anarchic behavior.
|
1950
|
Campus Film Distributors Corporation
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/Activity1950_3
|
12:55
|
[
"Psychology",
"Medicine: Psychiatry",
"Children: Psychology"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Nathan Hofheimer Foundation, Inc.
|
1950
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
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[
"prelinger"
] |
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Activity1950_4
|
Activity Group Therapy (Part IV)
|
Shows socially-maladjusted boys 10 to 11 years old being benefitted therapeutically by "acting out" their disturbances upon their environment and each other in a realistic situation with an emotionally neutral therapist and concealed cameras and microphones. A fascinating mental health film produced for professional audiences.
|
1950
|
Campus Film Distributors Corporation
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/Activity1950_4
|
10:07
|
[
"Psychology",
"Medicine: Psychiatry",
"Children: Psychology"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Nathan Hofheimer Foundation, Inc.
|
1950
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
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[
"prelinger"
] |
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Adelante1959
|
Adelante Cubanos (Part I)
|
Exhorts the Cuban people to support industrialization on the island and the production of consumer goods.
|
ca. 1959
|
Professional Films
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/Adelante1959
|
10:22
|
[
"Cuba"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
N/A
|
ca. 1959
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
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[
"prelinger"
] |
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Adelante1959_2
|
Adelante Cubanos (Part II)
|
Exhorts the Cuban people to support industrialization on the island and the production of consumer goods.
|
ca. 1959
|
Professional Films
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/Adelante1959_2
|
7:10
|
[
"Cuba"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
N/A
|
ca. 1959
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
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[
"prelinger"
] |
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Adventur1948
|
Adventures of Junior Raindrop, The
|
Delinquent raindrop explains the need for good watershed management.
|
1948
|
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/Adventur1948
|
7:28
|
[
"Nature: Environment",
"Animation: Advertising",
"Water"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service
|
1948
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
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[
"prelinger"
] |
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AfroMood
|
Afro Mood Burlesque
|
A burlesque short starring Amalia Aguilar. Part of "Joe Bonica presents the Movie of the Month" nudie film series.
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AfroMood
|
00:05:14
|
[
"Burlesque"
] |
b&w
|
sound
| 2007-03-01T15:37:50
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[
"prelinger"
] |
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AgeofTur1953
|
Age of Turmoil
|
An afternoon and evening in the complicated lives of six teenagers.
|
1953
|
Crawley Films, Ltd.
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AgeofTur1953
|
18:36
|
[
"Social guidance",
"Teenagers",
"Psychology"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
Canada
|
N/A
|
1953
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
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[
"prelinger"
] |
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Agricult1955
|
Agricultural Aviation
|
How airplanes and helicopters help farmers. With excellent Kodachrome footage of cropdusting and crop spraying; insecticides and their application, and pests in action.
|
1955
|
Film Originals
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/Agricult1955
|
13:30
|
[
"Aviation: Agricultural",
"Aviation: General",
"Agriculture: Herbicides and pesticides"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
National Association of State Aviation Officials
|
1955
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
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[
"prelinger"
] |
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AirTrans1947
|
Air Transportation
|
Workings of a commercial airline before air travel became a mass phenomenon.
|
1947
|
Holmes (Burton) Films, Inc.
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AirTrans1947
|
10:01
|
[
"Occupations: Aviation"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Vocational Guidance Films, Inc.
|
1947
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
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[
"prelinger"
] |
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AirportA1954
|
Airport America
|
Advocates increased airport construction, especially in rural America. Describes the centrality of general aviation to the U.S. economy. With many images of American townscapes, especially in rural areas; small-town airports; and businesspeople using small airplanes to expedite their activities. Tech Director: Chet Moulton. Narrator: Marx Hartman. Recording: Cinesound.
|
1954
|
Film Originals
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AirportA1954
|
13:58
|
[
"Aviation: General",
"Aviation: Airports",
"Rural America"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
National Association of State Aviation Officials
|
1954
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
AirportT1948
|
Airport, The
|
Functions of the modern airport, showing all aspects of airline passenger service.
|
1948
|
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AirportT1948
|
10:29
|
[
"Aviation: Operations",
"Transportation: Air"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
N/A
|
1948
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
AlaskaAM1948
|
Alaska: A Modern Frontier (Revised edition)
|
Views of the Territory of Alaska.
|
1948
|
Coronet Instructional Films
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AlaskaAM1948
|
10:01
|
[
"Alaska"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
N/A
|
1948
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
AlaskasS1936
|
Alaska's Silver Millions (Part I)
|
Geography of Alaska, the life cycle of the salmon, the salmon industry, operation of the canneries and life of the fishermen's community. With commentary by Father Bernard Hubbard, the "glacier priest." Directed by Beverly Jones.
|
1936
|
Carousel Films
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AlaskasS1936
|
16:37
|
[
"Alaska",
"Fish",
"Agriculture: Food industry: Canning"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
American Can Company
|
1936
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
AlaskasS1936_2
|
Alaska's Silver Millions (Part II)
|
Geography of Alaska, the life cycle of the salmon, the salmon industry, operation of the canneries and life of the fishermen's community. With commentary by Father Bernard Hubbard, the "glacier priest." Directed by Beverly Jones.
|
1936
|
Carousel Films
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AlaskasS1936_2
|
16:29
|
[
"Alaska",
"Fish",
"Agriculture: Food industry: Canning"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
American Can Company
|
1936
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
Alchemis1940
|
Alchemist In Hollywood, The (Part I)
|
Explains chemical processes used in the motion picture laboratory. Diagrams and demonstrations of exposure, photochemical reactions, development, and printing. Photographer: Shirley Burden. Sound Recording: Bernard B. Brown.
|
1940
|
Atkinson (Ralph B.) & Solow (Sidney Paul)
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/Alchemis1940
|
14:35
|
[
"Motion pictures: Laboratories",
"Chemistry",
"Motion pictures: Production"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
American Chemical Society
|
1940
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
Alchemis1940_2
|
Alchemist In Hollywood, The (Part II)
|
Explains chemical processes used in the motion picture laboratory. Diagrams and demonstrations of exposure, photochemical reactions, development, and printing. Photographer: Shirley Burden. Sound Recording: Bernard B. Brown.
|
1940
|
Atkinson (Ralph B.) & Solow (Sidney Paul)
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/Alchemis1940_2
|
13:47
|
[
"Motion pictures: Laboratories",
"Chemistry",
"Motion pictures: Production"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
American Chemical Society
|
1940
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
AlcoholT1979
|
Alcohol Trigger Films for Junior High: The Party, The Mother, The Bride
|
Three short dramatic, open-ended situations designed to provoke discussion in alcohol education programs. Includes "The Party," in which a new boy wants to make friends and offers his house for a party while his parents are away; "The Mother," in which an intoxicated mother picks up her daughter and a friend at a shopping mall and then embarrasses the daughter in front of a boy; and "The Ride," in which younger students are offered drinks by older friends and then invited to go for a ride.
|
1979
|
Nowak (Amram) Associates
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AlcoholT1979
|
8:57
|
[
"Substance abuse: Alcohol",
"Teenagers: 1970s",
"Substance abuse: Drugs"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
|
1979
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
Alcohola1949
|
Alcohol and the Human Body
|
Traces the course of alcohol through the body; shows the effects of alcohol on the brain; dramatizes the case of a problem drinker, including treatment.
|
1949
|
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/Alcohola1949
|
12:06
|
[
"Substance abuse: Alcohol"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
N/A
|
1949
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
AllAboutPolymorphics
|
All About Polymorphics
|
Simon Ramo's concept of "polymorphic" computing is laid out in stop-motion animation, accompanied by acoustic guitar. The film anticipates parallel, distributed processing and the architecture of ARPANET and the Internet.
|
1959
|
1959
|
Thompson Ramo Wooldridge, Inc.
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AllAboutPolymorphics
|
7:21
|
[
"computing history",
"information technology",
"networks",
"networking",
"Internet",
"Simon Ramo",
"polymorphics",
"distributed processing"
] |
color
|
sound
|
English
| 2010-10-17T22:22:25
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
|||||
AllAmeri1934
|
All-American Soap Box Derby (1936)
|
Official film of early Soap Box Derby competition in Akron, Ohio; tribute to ingenuity of the American Boy.
|
1936
|
1936
|
Handy (Jam) Organization
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AllAmeri1934
|
10:08
|
[
"Car culture: Children",
"Soap Box Derby",
"Gender roles"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Chevrolet Motor Company
|
1934
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger",
"moviesandfilms"
] |
|||
AllAmeri1936
|
All-American Soap Box Derby, The (1936)
|
Tribute to the American boy as inventor, engineer and sportsman. Shows contestants building their vehicles and the final competition at Derby Downs in Akron, Ohio.
|
1936
|
Handy (Jam) Organization
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AllAmeri1936
|
10:26
|
[
"Car culture: Children",
"Gender roles",
"Automobiles: Advertising"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
General Motors Corporation
|
1936
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
AllOutfo1943
|
All Out for Victory
|
Contributions of handicapped and disabled workers to World War II industrial production.
|
ca. 1943
|
Unknown
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AllOutfo1943
|
20:16
|
[
"World War II: Homefront"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
|
ca. 1943
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
|||||
AllinOne1938
|
All in One
|
Homage to the dog and comparison of canine attributes with Chevrolet features.
|
1938
|
Handy (Jam) Organization
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AllinOne1938
|
10:41
|
[
"Animals: Dogs",
"Automobiles: Advertising"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
|
1938
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
Aluminum1956
|
Aluminum on the March (Part I)
|
PLEASE NOTE: A one-part, higher-quality version of this film is now <a href="http://archive.org/details/0583_Aluminum_on_the_March" rel="nofollow">here.</a>
|
1956
|
1956
|
Handy (Jam) Organization
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/Aluminum1956
|
13:35
|
[
"Metals: Aluminum",
"Animation: Stop-motion",
"Design: Industrial"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Reynolds Metals Co.
|
1956
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
|||
Aluminum1956_2
|
Aluminum on the March (Part II)
|
How aluminum contributes to everyday living and national defense: appliances, packaging, airplanes, etc. With great stop-motion animation and excellent imagery of aluminum-enabled Fifties America.
|
1956
|
Handy (Jam) Organization
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/Aluminum1956_2
|
13:20
|
[
"Metals: Aluminum",
"Animation: Stop-motion",
"Design: Industrial"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Reynolds Metals Co.
|
1956
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
AmITrust1950
|
Am I Trustworthy?
|
How a child learns to return borrowed items, keep promises and fulfill assignments.
|
1950
|
Coronet Instructional Films
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AmITrust1950
|
10:20
|
[
"Social guidance"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
N/A
|
1950
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
AmateurS1950
|
[Amateur Skating Champs]
|
National Rollerskating Championships get under way in Oakland Auditorium. Newsreel story.
|
ca. 1950s
|
Universal-International Newsreel
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AmateurS1950
|
1:19
|
[
"Newsreels",
"Sports: Rollerskating",
"Oakland, California"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
ca. 1950s
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||||
AmericaG1918
|
America Goes Over (Part I)
|
Government-produced historical record of major World War I battles.
|
1918
|
U.S. Army, Signal Corps
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AmericaG1918
|
13:02
|
[
"World War I"
] |
B&W
|
Si
|
United States
|
U.S. Army, Signal Corps
|
1918
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
AmericaG1918_2
|
America Goes Over (Part II)
|
Government-produced historical record of major World War I battles.
|
1918
|
U.S. Army, Signal Corps
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AmericaG1918_2
|
15:40
|
[
"World War I"
] |
B&W
|
Si
|
United States
|
U.S. Army, Signal Corps
|
1918
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
AmericaG1918_3
|
America Goes Over (Part III)
|
Government-produced historical record of major World War I battles.
|
1918
|
U.S. Army, Signal Corps
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AmericaG1918_3
|
15:33
|
[
"World War I"
] |
B&W
|
Si
|
United States
|
U.S. Army, Signal Corps
|
1918
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
AmericaG1918_4
|
America Goes Over (Part IV)
|
Government-produced historical record of major World War I battles.
|
1918
|
U.S. Army, Signal Corps
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AmericaG1918_4
|
17:05
|
[
"World War I"
] |
B&W
|
Si
|
United States
|
U.S. Army, Signal Corps
|
1918
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
AmericaG1918_5
|
America Goes Over (Part V)
|
Government-produced historical record of major World War I battles.
|
1918
|
U.S. Army, Signal Corps
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AmericaG1918_5
|
:39
|
[
"World War I"
] |
B&W
|
Si
|
United States
|
U.S. Army, Signal Corps
|
1918
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
AmericaOnWhe
|
America on Wheels
|
Explores the effects of the advent of the motor car in America and some of the motorist's early problems, including frail, flat tires and frequent breakdowns.
Newsreel compilation - original title "Coming of the Auto"
|
ca. 1950s
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AmericaOnWhe
|
00:07:00
|
[
"need keyword"
] |
b&w
|
sound
|
ca. 1950s
| 2007-03-01T15:30:29
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
|||||||
American1953
|
American Frontier (Part I)
|
Humanistic film showing the effects of an oil discovery on Williston, North Dakota and the surrounding region.
|
1953
|
Affiliated Film Producers
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/American1953
|
12:37
|
[
"Rural America",
"Oil industry",
"North Dakota"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
American Petroleum Institute, Oil Industry Information Committee
|
1953
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
American1953_2
|
American Frontier (Part II)
|
Humanistic film showing the effects of an oil discovery on Williston, North Dakota and the surrounding region.
<b>The beginning of this movie is missing.</b>
|
1953
|
1953
|
Affiliated Film Producers
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/American1953_2
|
14:21
|
[
"Rural America",
"Oil industry",
"North Dakota"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
American Petroleum Institute, Oil Industry Information Committee
|
1953
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
|||
American1955
|
American Harvest (Part I)
|
This institutional film was designed to promote Chevrolet's corporate citizenship rather than any specific model of automobile. While it forcefully demonstrates how central automobile manufacturing is to the American economy, it even more strikingly shows the effects of the automobile upon our landscape. Bombastic narration is accompanied by excellent images of automobile manufacturing, the extraction and processing of raw materials from the earth, and mid-1950s consumerism. Cinematography: Gordon Avil, Pierre Mols and Robert Tavernier. Music: Samuel Benavie. Narrator: John Forsythe. Revised from the original 1951 version.
|
1955
|
Handy (Jam) Organization
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/American1955
|
13:11
|
[
"Manufacturing",
"Automobiles: Economic effects",
"Sustainability: 1950s"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
|
1955
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
American1955_2
|
American Harvest (Part II)
|
This institutional film was designed to promote Chevrolet's corporate citizenship rather than any specific model of automobile. While it forcefully demonstrates how central automobile manufacturing is to the American economy, it even more strikingly shows the effects of the automobile upon our landscape. Bombastic narration is accompanied by excellent images of automobile manufacturing, the extraction and processing of raw materials from the earth, and mid-1950s consumerism. Cinematography: Gordon Avil, Pierre Mols and Robert Tavernier. Music: Samuel Benavie. Narrator: John Forsythe. Revised from the original 1951 version.
|
1955
|
Handy (Jam) Organization
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/American1955_2
|
16:39
|
[
"Manufacturing",
"Automobiles: Economic effects",
"Sustainability: 1950s"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
|
1955
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
American1956
|
American Engineer (Part I)
|
Tribute to engineers and their role in improving American life through technology.
|
1956
|
Handy (Jam) Organization
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/American1956
|
9:17
|
[
"Engineering",
"Automobiles: Design and manufacturing",
"Manufacturing"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
|
1956
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
American1956_2
|
American Engineer (Part II)
|
Tribute to engineers and their role in improving American life through technology.
|
1956
|
Handy (Jam) Organization
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/American1956_2
|
8:44
|
[
"Engineering",
"Automobiles: Design and manufacturing",
"Manufacturing"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
|
1956
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
American1956_3
|
American Engineer (Part III)
|
Tribute to engineers and their role in improving American life through technology.
|
1956
|
Handy (Jam) Organization
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/American1956_3
|
6:50
|
[
"Engineering",
"Automobiles: Design and manufacturing",
"Manufacturing"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
|
1956
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
American1956_4
|
American Engineer (Part IV)
|
Tribute to engineers and their role in improving American life through technology.
|
1956
|
Handy (Jam) Organization
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/American1956_4
|
3:10
|
[
"Engineering",
"Automobiles: Design and manufacturing",
"Manufacturing"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
|
1956
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
American1958
|
American Look (Part I)
|
The definitive Populuxe film on 1950s automotive, industrial, interior and architectural design. (6383_American_Look_M04199_01_22_19_00)
|
1958
|
1958
|
Handy (Jam) Organization
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/American1958
|
8:11
|
[
"Design",
"Automobiles: Design and manufacturing",
"Futurism"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
|
1958
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
|||
American1958_2
|
American Look (Part II)
|
The definitive Populuxe film on 1950s automotive, industrial, interior and architectural design.
|
1958
|
Handy (Jam) Organization
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/American1958_2
|
8:58
|
[
"Design",
"Automobiles: Design and manufacturing",
"Futurism"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
|
1958
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
American1958_3
|
American Look (Part III)
|
The definitive Populuxe film on 1950s automotive, industrial, interior and architectural design.
|
1958
|
Handy (Jam) Organization
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/American1958_3
|
10:59
|
[
"Design",
"Automobiles: Design and manufacturing",
"Futurism"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
|
1958
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
American1960
|
American Maker
|
Relates how Americans build, from youth throughout life, by using their ingenuity not only in technological advancement but in everyday efforts by everyone. Promo for 1960 Chevrolets, with excellent footage of Americans at home, work, and leisure, and a short sequence showing futuristic appliances and the manufacturing of telephones and transistor radios (in the United States).
|
1960
|
Handy (Jam) Organization
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/American1960
|
24:58
|
[
"Manufacturing: Automobiles",
"Automobiles: Advertising",
"1960s"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
|||||
American1960_2
|
American Women: Partners in Research
|
Describes the market research undertaken by Corning Glass Works prior to marketing a coffeemaker.
|
1960
|
Holland-Wegman Productions
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/American1960_2
|
12:54
|
[
"Market research",
"Gender roles",
"Consumerism"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Corning Glass Works
|
1960
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
American1962_2
|
American Thrift (Part II)
|
Expansive tribute to the "Woman American," her thrifty purchasing habits, and the American system of mass production.
|
1962
|
Handy (Jam) Organization
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/American1962_2
|
12:12
|
[
"Consumerism",
"Gender roles",
"Families: 1960s"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
|
1962
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
AmericanCowb
|
American Cowboy (Part I)
|
Visits the Roberson Hereford Ranch in Gunnison, Colorado. Includes scenes of a rodeo, the drive to summer pastures and winter feeding in raging blizzards.
|
1950
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AmericanCowb
|
[
"need keyword"
] |
color
|
sound
|
Ford Motor Company
|
1950
| 2007-03-01T11:09:57
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
|||||||
AmericanCowb_2
|
American Cowboy (Part II)
|
Visits the Roberson Hereford Ranch in Gunnison, Colorado. Includes scenes of a rodeo, the drive to summer pastures and winter feeding in raging blizzards.
|
1950
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AmericanCowb_2
|
[
"need keyword"
] |
color
|
sound
|
Ford Motor Company
|
1950
| 2007-03-01T10:27:33
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
|||||||
Americas1955
|
America's Distribution of Wealth
|
Demonstrates the widespread ownership of America's basic wealth and the equitable distribution of national income. With Prof. Clifton L. Ganus of Harding College, Searcy, Ark.
|
1955
|
National Education Program
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/Americas1955
|
11:48
|
[
"Economics",
"Cold War"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
National Education Program
|
1955
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
|||||
AmosAlon1950
|
[Amos Alonzo Stagg Honored on 95th Birthday]
|
Stagg meets postman at his front door, receiving flood of letters from well-wishers on his 95th birthday. Newsreel story.
|
ca. 1950s
|
Universal-International Newsreel
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AmosAlon1950
|
0:34
|
[
"Newsreels",
"Stagg, Amos Alonzo",
"Sports: Baseball"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
ca. 1950s
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||||
AnAnswerA
|
Answer, An (Part I)
|
John F. Kennedy and other dignitaries review the second fleet and second marine division in action. Superb material of combat aircraft, battleships, carriers, sailors, marines.
President Kennedy (JFK) speaks to audience of Navy personnel. Great color
|
1962
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AnAnswerA
|
[
"need keyword"
] |
color
|
sound
|
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps
|
1962
| 2007-03-01T11:12:27
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
|||||||
AnAnswerB
|
Answer, An (Part II)
|
John F. Kennedy and other dignitaries review the second fleet and second marine division in action. Superb material of combat aircraft, battleships, carriers, sailors, marines.
President Kennedy (JFK) speaks to audience of Navy personnel. Great color
|
1962
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AnAnswerB
|
[
"need keyword"
] |
color
|
sound
|
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps
|
1962
| 2007-03-01T10:06:51
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
|||||||
Anatomyo1959
|
[Anatomy of a Murder Premiere Story]
|
Promotional trailer showing premiere activities and publicity surrounding release of Otto Premingers film ANATOMY OF A MURDER (United Artists), which was filmed on Michigans Upper Peninsula. The premiere took place in Detroit; present were Lee Remick, Joseph N. Welch, George C. Scott, Otto Preminger, Arthur O'Connell, Walter Reuther and Michigan governor G. Mennen Williams.
|
1959
|
Unknown
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/Anatomyo1959
|
2:42
|
[
"Motion pictures: Trailers",
"Detroit, Michigan",
"Preminger, Otto"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
1959
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||||
AndysAnimalA
|
Andy's Animal Alphabet
|
Andy, a little orangutan, conducts a tour through the Bronx Zoo. He visits a series of animals, some familiar and some strange, whose names begin with the different letters of the alphabet. Beginning and ending with a musical background of children.
|
1950
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AndysAnimalA
|
00:10:00
|
[
"need keyword"
] |
B&W
|
sound
|
1950
| 2007-02-26T12:15:35
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
|||||||
AngryBoy1950
|
Angry Boy (Part I)
|
Alexander Hammid's sensitive narrative of how a pre-adolescent boy is helped by a psychiatrist to come to terms with his feelings.
|
1950
|
Affiliated Film Producers
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AngryBoy1950
|
17:04
|
[
"Psychology",
"Medicine: Psychiatry",
"Children: Psychology"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Mental Health Film Board and State of Michigan
|
1950
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
AngryBoy1950_2
|
Angry Boy (Part II)
|
Alexander Hammid's sensitive narrative of how a pre-adolescent boy is helped by a psychiatrist to come to terms with his feelings.
|
1950
|
Affiliated Film Producers
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AngryBoy1950_2
|
13:20
|
[
"Psychology",
"Medicine: Psychiatry",
"Children: Psychology"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Mental Health Film Board and State of Michigan
|
1950
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
Animalsi1937
|
Animals in Modern Life
|
Contributions of animals to the life of modern man, principally as transporters and as food.
|
1937
|
ERPI Classroom Films, Inc.
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/Animalsi1937
|
11:00
|
[
"Animals: General"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
N/A
|
1937
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
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AnotherCupOf
|
Another Cup Of Coffee
|
Seeks to create in minds of Prudential salesmen a favorable attitude toward prospective insurance buyers. Points out variety of prospect sources & presents five fundamental points of prospecting.
|
1948
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AnotherCupOf
|
00:13:26
|
[
"need keyword"
] |
b&w
|
sound
|
Prudential Insurance Co. of Amer.
|
1948
| 2007-03-01T15:54:38
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||||
AreYouRe1950
|
Are You Ready for Marriage?
|
Two teenagers, wishing to marry early, visit their minister for advice and receive counseling, some of it quite pragmatic, the rest a little strange.
|
1950
|
Coronet Instructional Films
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AreYouRe1950
|
15:33
|
[
"Social guidance",
"Marriage",
"Gender roles"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
N/A
|
1950
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
Aristocr1940
|
Aristocrats of Fashion
|
Fashions for sport and evening wear, all made from Bemberg rayon. Narration: Muriel Evans. Photography: William Steiner. Art Director: Alfred Pan(?). Sound Engineer: Walter Hicks. Production Manager: S.E. Harrison. With Dorothy Fa(?) (Carol); Francis Goodwin (Jane); Ruth Bra(?) (Alice); Ann Rountree (Gloria); Marjorie Hawthorne (Patsy); Bette Miller (Martha); Helen Dillard. Fashion Director: Tobe. In Technicolor.
|
ca. late 1930s - early 1940s
|
Reed (Roland) Productions
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/Aristocr1940
|
9:58 (incomplete)
|
[
"Fashion",
"Synthetics",
"Models"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
American Bemberg Corporation
|
ca. late 1930s - early 1940s
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
ArmBehin1942
|
Arm Behind the Army, The
|
How winning World War II depends on successful labor-management collaboration.
|
1942
|
U.S. Army, Signal Corps
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/ArmBehin1942
|
10:21
|
[
"World War II: Homefront",
"Labor: 1940s"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
U.S. Army
|
1942
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
ArmyNurs1945
|
Army Nurse, The
|
Shows the daily life and work of the Army nurse, including training and off-duty activities.
|
1945
|
U.S. Army Pictorial Service
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/ArmyNurs1945
|
16:07
|
[
"World War II: Women",
"Nursing",
"Occupations: Health care"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
U.S. Treasury Department, War Finance Division
|
1945
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
Aroundth1937
|
Around the Corner
|
How the automobile differential allows a vehicle to turn a corner while keeping the wheels from skidding.
|
1937
|
Handy (Jam) Organization
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/Aroundth1937
|
9:29
|
[
"Automobiles: Engineering",
"Physics",
"Motorcycles"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
|
1937
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
Aroundth1940
|
Around the World in New York
|
Views of immigrant and ethnic communities in New York City.
|
ca. 1940s
|
Unknown
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/Aroundth1940
|
13:01
|
[
"New York City",
"Immigration",
"Chinese Americans"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
N/A
|
ca. 1940s
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
ArrangingThe
|
Arranging The Tea Table
|
Explains the reasoning behind attractive and correct tea-table arranging.
One of the satellite films that accompanied <i><a href="http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.php?collection=prelinger&collectionid=lets_give_a_tea_party" rel="nofollow">Let's Give a Tea.</a></i> See also <i><a href="http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.php?collection=prelinger&collectionid=arranging_a_buffet_supper" rel="nofollow">Arranging a Buffet Supper.</a></i>
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/ArrangingThe
|
5:00
|
[
"need keyword"
] |
color
|
sound
| 2007-03-01T17:13:47
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
|||||||||
Arteries1941
|
Arteries of New York City
|
Shows transportation corridors leading into and out of New York City, and efforts at transportation and infrastructure planning.
|
1941
|
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/Arteries1941
|
9:26
|
[
"New York City",
"Transportation: General",
"City planning"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
N/A
|
1941
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
AsBoysGr1957
|
As Boys Grow
|
Sex education film aimed at teenage boys, with the coach as authority figure and teacher.
|
1957
|
Medical Arts Productions
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AsBoysGr1957
|
16:17
|
[
"Sex education",
"Children",
"Gender roles"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
N/A
|
1957
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
AsOthers1953
|
As Others See Us
|
Etiquette for teenagers as demonstrated by well-dressed youth of Webster Groves (Missouri) High School.
|
1953
|
Premier-Hardcastle Productions / Social Science Films
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AsOthers1953
|
9:30
|
[
"Social guidance",
"Social guidance: Etiquette",
"Webster Groves, Missouri"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Dairy Council of St. Louis
|
1953
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
||||
AsWeLikeIt
|
As We Like It
|
Beer promotional film. "Sparkling, golden, pure, refreshing, a beverage as old as history."
|
ca. 1952
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AsWeLikeIt
|
[
"need keyword"
] |
color
|
sound
|
U.S. Brewers Foundation
|
ca. 1952
| 2007-03-01T15:30:47
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
|||||||
AskMeDon1961
|
Ask Me, Don't Tell Me
|
San Francisco teenage gangs and the unfriendly world they inhabit.
|
1961
|
1961
|
Myers (David)
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/AskMeDon1961
|
20:55
|
[
"San Francisco: Juvenile delinquents",
"Teenagers",
"Juvenile delinquency"
] |
B&W
|
Sd
|
United States
|
American Friends Service Committee
|
1961
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
|||
Assignme1956
|
Assignment: Venezuela
|
Tells the story of an American oil company executive who relocates with his family to Venezuela.
|
1956
|
Sound Masters, Inc.
|
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
|
Public Domain
|
https://archive.org/details/Assignme1956
|
24:18
|
[
"Venezuela",
"Oil industry",
"Globalization"
] |
C
|
Sd
|
United States
|
Creole Petroleum Corporation
|
1956
| 2002-07-16T00:00:00
|
[
"prelinger"
] |
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in Data Studio
Prelinger Archives Open License Videos
A collection of historical films from the Prelinger Archives on the Internet Archive, filtered to include only videos with open licenses (Public Domain, CC0, CC BY, CC BY-SA).
Dataset Description
The Prelinger Archives is a collection of over 17,000 advertising, educational, industrial, and amateur films. This dataset contains the subset of videos that are available under open licenses, making them freely usable for research, machine learning, and creative projects.
What is Included
- ~1,900 videos with open licenses
- Rich metadata including title, description, creator, date, and production details
- VideoFolder format compatible with Hugging Face datasets library
Source
All videos are sourced from the Prelinger Archives collection on the Internet Archive, curated by Rick Prelinger. The collection focuses on ephemeral films: advertising, educational, industrial, and amateur films that were not intended for theatrical release.
Licenses
This dataset contains videos under the following open licenses:
| License | Description |
|---|---|
| Public Domain | No known copyright restrictions |
| CC0 | Creative Commons Zero - No Rights Reserved |
| CC BY | Creative Commons Attribution |
| CC BY-SA | Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike |
Note: Videos with Non-Commercial (NC) restrictions are explicitly excluded from this dataset.
Each video's specific license is recorded in the licenseurl and license_type fields of the metadata.
Dataset Structure
The dataset uses VideoFolder format:
data/metadata.jsonl- Video metadatadata/*.mp4- 1,902 video files (~143GB total)
Metadata Fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
file_name |
Video filename (e.g., video.mp4) |
identifier |
Internet Archive identifier |
title |
Video title |
description |
Full description |
date |
Date string from archive |
year |
Year (when available) |
creator |
Creator/producer |
licenseurl |
URL to license |
license_type |
Human-readable license type |
source_url |
Link to Internet Archive page |
duration |
Video duration |
subjects |
Topic tags |
color |
Color or black and white |
sound |
Sound or silent |
country |
Country of origin |
language |
Language (when specified) |
sponsor |
Sponsoring organization |
credits |
Production credits |
production_date |
Production date |
archive_date |
Date added to Internet Archive |
collections |
Archive.org collections |
Usage
Loading with Hugging Face Datasets
Note: Requires
torchcodecto decode videos:pip install torchcodec
from datasets import load_dataset
# Streaming mode (recommended due to 143GB size)
ds = load_dataset("davanstrien/prelinger-archives-open", split="train", streaming=True)
for sample in ds:
print(sample["title"])
print(sample["description"])
break
Content Types
The Prelinger Archives contains diverse ephemeral films including:
- Educational films - Classroom and instructional content
- Industrial films - Corporate training and promotional materials
- Advertising - Historical commercials and promotional films
- Amateur films - Home movies and independent productions
- Government films - Public information and training films
- Social guidance - Films about manners, health, and social behavior
Considerations
Historical Context
These films were produced primarily between the 1920s and 1980s and reflect the attitudes, language, and social norms of their time. Some content may be considered dated, offensive, or inappropriate by contemporary standards. Researchers should approach this material with appropriate historical context.
Citation
If you use this dataset, please cite:
@dataset{prelinger_archives_open,
title = {Prelinger Archives Open License Videos},
author = {Daniel van Strien},
year = {2025},
url = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/davanstrien/prelinger-archives-open},
note = {Sourced from the Prelinger Archives on Internet Archive}
}
Please also acknowledge the Prelinger Archives and Internet Archive:
Films courtesy of the Prelinger Archives, hosted by the Internet Archive.
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