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Ephemeral films

7,057–7,104 of 19,489 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

Where these films come from, and who sees what

Every film here plays from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the NASA Image and Video Library, the Library of Congress and Open Images (the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision). Nothing is copied to this site. Each film's page names its archive, links to its page there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.

Archive films carry no age ratings, so each is placed from the collections it sits in and the subjects the archive gives it, cautiously. Sexual content and nudity are left out altogether.

Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
AdultSexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive Brick Pavements 1937 · Film On the construction of brick pavements. Describes the steps in the construction of a brick highway. Shows a completed four lane brick highway. National… Internet Archive Pacific Heights And Cow Hollow Urban Forum Walk N Talk Nov 19 2022 2022 · Talk The final Urban Forum: Walk n Talk of Fall 2022 took us to Pacific Heights and Cow Hollow. Starting at the Spreckels Mansion at Washington on the north edge… Internet Archive Raymond Foundation Methods 1980 · Educational The Raymond Concrete Pile Company explains their "cast in place pile" concrete foundations Internet Archive BEHIND THE TICKER TAPE 1950s AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE HISTORY FILM MD87554 Film Dating from 1957, "Behind the Ticker Tape" is a wonderful film that tells the story of the American Stock Exchange (now NYSE), showing how securities sales… Internet Archive “ YUCATAN: LAND OF THE MAYA ” 1962 EDUCATIONAL FILM SOUTHERN MEXICO CHICHEN ITZA UXMAL XD10814 Educational This 1962 film was photographed by Willard C. Hahn and produced by Paul Louis Hoefler who made academic films for the classroom from the early 1950s to the… Internet Archive BIOGRAPHY OF ADMIRAL RICHARD BYRD & EXPLORATION OF ANTARCTIC 77904 Film Dating to the 1950s, this biography of Admiral Richard C. Byrd presents a pioneer in aviation, a scientist, a great explorer who challenges the unknown. As… Internet Archive Assorted 1970s TV Spots 1 Film Assorted 1970s TV Spots 1 This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions of the film can be purchased for stock footage purposes. Contact… Internet Archive "A CENTURY AGO" 1986 COCA-COLA 100th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION FILM 93214 Film This short 1986 film celebrates Coca-Cola’s 100th Anniversary with a look back at the company’s founding in 1886, the development of bottling the beverage,… Internet Archive CBS This Morning (Weisbaum Consumer Summer Products) 1998 · Film From tape: CBS THIS MORNING 7-7-98 Wiesbaum Consumer Summer Products Includes the following: Jammin' Sounds Buzzing Bee Sprinkler Freeq Radio Ready Freddy… Internet Archive Management By Objectives and Performance Appraisal: 2 -- Developing 1975 · Educational With leader's guide Director, Don Sykes; writer, Sue Walima An industrial training film which uses animation to show employees methods of writing and… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "The Backbone" 1974 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive Uncommon Ephemera Filmstrip Soundtrack Preservation Live Stream #3: Cessna Flight Training (May 12, 2019) 2019 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. If you have sound filmstrips you cannot properly preserve, please consider donating them to me. Contact me at… Internet Archive Operation Dominick - Muskegon 104018 2017 · Film Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xERoI33usM Uploader: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Upload date: 2017-03-13 Internet Archive 1958 EDUCATIONAL FILM “RUSSIAN LIFE TODAY: INSIDE THE SOVIET UNION” 44144 Educational This film focuses on the cultural and social aspects of what life within Soviet Russia was like during the Cold War. It was filmed with government permission… Internet Archive 1960 CASTLE FILMS TRAVELOGUE “ HAWAII, STATE OF PARADISE ” HONOLULU TOURISM 46224 Film This brief travelogue film was released just after Hawaii was inducted as the 50th state of the United States which took place on August 21st, 1959. It shows… Internet Archive "FREEDOM COMES HIGH" MELODRAMATIC WWII PROPAGANDA FILM (Print 1) 46254 Film Featuring actress Barbara Britton and actor James Craig, and directed by veteran filmmaker Lewis Allen, this WWII U.S. Navy propaganda film "Freedom Comes… Internet Archive [General Electric Best Buy Speech] Film Looks to be a speech about the new GE sales logo but it talks about troubled times - inflation, unemployment, etc. Internet Archive Tank Platoon Film "The power and might of Main Battle Tanks have always held in awe anybody who has felt the ground shake as platoons thunder across a battlefield" --… Internet Archive WWII U.S. NEWS REVIEW NO. 3 DEHAVILAND MOSQUITO AIRPLANE NEW GUINEA NORTH AFRICA 84474 Film The ‘US News Review’ films were produced by the Office of War Information (:10). This was a government organization created during WW2 that used media forms… Internet Archive 1980s SOVIET COMPUTER SCIENCES FILM w/ ES PEVM IBM PCs MOUSE PERSONAL COMPUTER MAINFRAME XD13874 Film Dating to the early 1980s, this Soviet made film shows Russian students using computers to play games and perform other tasks. At 1:06, a diskette is inserted… Internet Archive NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD "FLIGHT OF THE CENTURY" CENTURY LIMITED -- FAMOUS TRAIN MD86504 Film Made by the New York Central Railroad in 1935, FLIGHT OF THE CENTURY is a portrait of the "most famous train in the world." The 20th Century Limited was an… Internet Archive " HOW TO FLY THE B-17 FLIGHT OPERATIONS " WWII U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES PILOT TRAINING FILM XD59824 Film Produced by Boeing Aircraft Company, this restricted, black and white training film from the WWII era is titled “How to fly the B-17 Part II: Flight… Internet Archive Lewis Research Center 1990 Year-Ender 1990 · Film Lewis Research Center 1990 Year-Ender To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC . Internet Archive San Francisco Natural History With Greg Gaar 2023 2023 · Film Greg Gaar presents over 100 images of a Natural San Francisco that predates today's built-over urbanized landscape, but one that also highlights various… Internet Archive Vis Valley Little Hollywood Jan 29 2022 2022 · Film A spirited urban meander starting at the foot of the Visitacion Valley Greenway, with a presentation on its evolution from activist Fran Martin, then looping… Internet Archive P&O CRUISE LINE PROMOTIONAL FILM "A CITY GONE TO SEA" SPIRIT OF LONDON 40214 Film “A City, Gone to Sea,” is a circa 1972 film discussing the cruise ship Spirit of London. (At the time the vessel was being operated by P&O Cruises). At mark… Internet Archive AV Geeks 16mm Lunch 8 25 2025 Film Ahoy! 16mm films! #avgeeks #16mmfilms Boats and Ships, 3rd Ed Flatboatman on the Frontier Towboat On The River Look What Happened to Houseboats Engineering:… Internet Archive 21st Century Conservation 1995 · Film "21st Century Conservation shows young adults how their commitment to recycling and other conservation activities helps save natural resources, energy and… Internet Archive 1948 SOVIET PROPAGANDA FILM "NO ONE WILL EVER CRUSH OUR PEOPLE" from " THE YOUNG GUARDS " 48754 Film This brief excerpt from the 1948 Soviet propaganda movie "The Young Guards" is entitled "No one will ever crush our people". Depicted in the movie and this… Internet Archive Degas: Master of Motion (1957) 1957 · Educational · 14 min Degas: Master of Motion Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film SummaryThe life and work of Edgar Degas is seen… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Algernon, The Ambulance (Copy 2)" 1971 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive 1957 RACE RELATIONS DOCUMENTARY "CRISIS IN LEVITTOWN" PENNSYLVANIA 47664 Documentary In 1957, William and Daisy Myers, who were both college graduates, moved their family into the Dogwood Hollow section of Levittown, Pennsylvania. The Myers… Internet Archive SCREAMING EAGLES IN VIETNAM 101st AIRBORNE THE BIG PICTURE 81954 Film In this 1967 episode of the U.S. Army’s The Big Picture series (TV 714), viewers see the work of the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam from 1965 to the… Internet Archive "THE INDUSTRIAL CITY" 1970 EDUCATIONAL FILM DETROIT MICHIGAN MILWAUKEE PITTSBURGH GARY XD13424 Educational This color educational film is about the new Industrial City of today. Detroit, Michigan is prominently featured. This film was released in January 1970 by… Internet Archive Father & Son: The Good Samaritans 1983 · Educational Father and son Eric learn a lesson about how some people will take advantage of a good samaritan. Originally released as Vater und Sohn: Das Gespenst (The… Internet Archive Big Firetrucks 1999 · Film Internet Archive " SUPPLY - LIFEBLOOD OF SEAPOWER " 1959 U.S. NAVY SUPPLY CORPS. / BUREAU OF SUPPLY DOCUMENTARY 71592 Documentary Created in 1959, "Supply Lifeblood of Seapower" provides a comprehensive overview of the Navy's supply operations, emphasizing the critical role of supply… Internet Archive Respect Jehovah's Authority 2003 · Film Watchtower drama in English with Chinese subtitles Internet Archive Hidden SF Carlsson March 11 2020 2020 · Film Hidden San Francisco : Book Release and Birthday! Join Shaping San Francisco’s Chris Carlsson on his 63rd birthday as he presents his new book, Hidden San… Internet Archive Molly Martin At Project One 2019 · Film Longtime labor and lesbian activist Molly Martin describes her early connection to Project One Warehouse at 1010 Howard Street, where she joined a friend to… Internet Archive Ruffed Grouse Studies Using Radio Telemetry Techniques 1962 · Educational Depicts the techniques used in tracking and studying the habits of the ruffed grouse. Signals received from radio transmitters attached to the birds reveal… Internet Archive Sidewalks of Shade 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Junior high school students through adults Issued also as videorecording Takes the viewer on a trip of the… Internet Archive Vivre Mieux, Demain 1971 · Educational · 9 min Describes the present and the future of industry and commerce in France. Evaluates the importance of the craftsman, as well as the technician in modern France. Internet Archive U.S. ARMY BATTLE OF THE BULGE DOCUMENTARY "TIGERS ON THE LOOSE" PART 1 80804 Documentary This episode of the Big Picture (a TV show produced by the Army Pictorial Center) TIGERS ON THE LOOSE is narrated by Lorne Green, features live WWII footage… Internet Archive TETON DAM FAILURE "DISASTER AT TETON" IDAHO 88384 Film Made by Bell Telephone in the wake of the failure of the Teton Dam, DISASTER AT TETON shows recovery efforts. It has particular attention paid to… Internet Archive Decision At Friendship Film A rural Texan church promises a sizable portion of their funds to missionary projects in spite of the poor economic climate. This film can be purchased on DVD… Internet Archive KCOP-TV HOLLYWOOD STUDIO COMMERCIAL TELEVISION ADVERTISING PRODUCTION PROMO FILM XD14094 Commercial cThis black & white promotional film dates to the early era of television and station KCOP-TV in Hollywood, California. The film shows the station's… Internet Archive 1929 NATIONAL AIR RACES CLEVELAND OHIO FINISH OF POWDER PUFF DERBY AIR RACE 23874 Film This silent film of the 1929 National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio begins with the inaugural parade for the event (:17), and then quickly moves to the…