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Prelinger Archives

8,113–8,160 of 10,345 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 New Fuel for New England Film · Subtitles Bechtel Pipeline Internet Archive Home movie: 001142: 1940s California road trip and fishing Home movie Home movie: 001142: 1940s California road trip and fishing Internet Archive Home Movie PA 000227 Home movie Home Movie PA 000227 Internet Archive Industry on Parade (Can 2c) Film Internet Archive Home Movie: 97067: – Calif. Here We Come thru Hollywood, 7-17-61, Reel I Home movie To come. Internet Archive Home Movie: Vusovich Collection: 003793 Home movie First Holy Communion, graduation, and Lake Tahoe vacation in the early 1960s. notes on can:"Vilencia // Home Movies // "Vusovich" // Can #3 // 2 - Rolls //… Internet Archive Home movie: 010140: 1920s Chicago family and urban landscapes Home movie Home movie: 010140: 1920s Chicago family and urban landscapes Internet Archive Home Movie: 98641: Family Activities Home movie To come. Internet Archive Home Movie: 98758: Possibly in Connecticut Home movie To come. Internet Archive Home Movie: Unknown Alaska Collection: 004235 Home movie A family visiting Southern California, gathering at a cabin, and attending a University of Washington v. Washington State University football game. note on… Internet Archive Melody Lingers On A Roll Film The film, set in the 1950s, captures a range of scenes highlighting various aspects of American life and culture. It opens with patriotic displays, featuring… Internet Archive Home Movie: 98631: Unidentified Home movie To come. Internet Archive Home Movie PA 000109 Home movie Home Movie PA 000109 Internet Archive A Thought For William Shakespeare And The Town Of Stratford-On-Avon Film A brief pictorial history of William Shakespeare and his early life in Stratford-on-Avon. Number on can: 15328 Text on intertitles: [Clubay] British Authors Internet Archive [Untitled Amateur Film: Hunting] Film Men hunting birds, Shots of birds flying and settling in reeds. Internet Archive Minsky Film 014 Film Robots at the MIT AI Lab Internet Archive Home movie: 010123: 1950s Los Angeles School District art education programs Home movie Home movie: 010123: 1950s Los Angeles School District art education programs Internet Archive Home Movie: 98376: Wisconsin Vacation Home movie To come. Internet Archive Home Movie: Arnot Collection: 099020 Home movie Two men on a backpacking trip in the Kings Canyon area of the Sierra Nevada. Internet Archive Home movie: 000561: 1950s New York parade and new baby Home movie Home movie: 000561: 1950s New York parade and new baby Internet Archive Home Movie PA 000112 Home movie Home Movie PA 000112 Internet Archive Home Movie: 094132 Home movie Home movie footage of a family with children posing on front lawn, riding horses, and visiting Yosemite. Also includes footage of an unidentified city… Internet Archive Home Movie: 11017: Airport and Airplane Trip Home movie To come. Internet Archive Home movie: 010077_001: 1940s Ringling Brothers Circus and fair Home movie Home movie: 010077_001: 1940s Ringling Brothers Circus and fair Internet Archive Home movie: 097849: 1962 Rocky Mountains and Canada road trip Home movie Home movie: 097849: 1962 Rocky Mountains and Canada road trip Internet Archive Home Movie: 97393: Unidentified Home movie To come. Internet Archive Beet Hitler Film Beet Hitler Internet Archive Home Movie: 097288 Home movie A trip to the zoo with shots of many animals and a New Year's Eve party with lots of party clothes. Can label reads: "Bronx Zoo + New Year's Eve." Internet Archive Home Movie: 010260 Home movie Content warning: This film includes reenactments of the Antebellum South in Natchez, Mississippi, a center for cotton and sugarcane plantations that relied on… Internet Archive Home Movie: 10408: Vacations Home movie To come. Internet Archive Home Movie: 003795 Home movie Young suburban American family with new baby, circa 1940s. notes on can: "Vilencia // Home Movies // "Lynn" // UNKNOWN // 2 - Rolls // RUSS // 10-11-04 // Internet Archive Home Movie PA 000100 Home movie Home Movie PA 000100 Internet Archive Home Movie PA 000111 Home movie Home Movie PA 000111 Internet Archive RP Why Take Chances 001 Film · Subtitles RP Why Take Chances 001 Internet Archive RP Quiet Revolution 001 Film · Subtitles RP Quiet Revolution 001 Internet Archive Home Movie: 004348 Home movie Animals in the zoo in Griffith Park; documented by a man seen only in the last few frames. Can notes: "Zoo Griffith Park" Internet Archive [Home Movies: Can 10703: Grand Rapids Designers: Wadden, Wolverine, Koehler] Home movie · Subtitles Internet Archive Home Movie: 97177: Unidentified Home movie To come. Internet Archive Home Movie: 004715 Home movie A Midwestern family in the late 1940s plays and explores their family life, home, and region, with visits to elders, attendance at sporting events, visits to… Internet Archive Home Movie: 004749 Home movie An Ohio farm in various seasons. Note on can: 1954 Time Machine Ohio Farm corn huskers H.M Internet Archive Home Movie: 004242 Home movie Includes footage of bus and boat trips, as well as a parade and a football game. Homemade title on a boat deck reads: "San Diego to New Orleans via Panama on… Internet Archive Home Movie: Janet Dill Collection: 004045 Home movie Home movie documenting leisure activities of a wealthy white family in the northeastern United States through the seasons, including images of African… Internet Archive Home movie: 000534: 1920s family activities, music, dance, sports Home movie Home movie: 000534: 1920s family activities, music, dance, sports Internet Archive 001135 Film 001135 Internet Archive Golden Gate Film · Subtitles Golden Gate Internet Archive Home Movie: 97291: Suburban Chicago Family Home movie To come. Internet Archive Home movie: 098006: 1960s Oklahoma State University campus and events Home movie Home movie: 098006: 1960s Oklahoma State University campus and events Internet Archive Home Movie: 97176: Hunting Home movie To come.