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Prelinger Archives

3,841–3,888 of 10,346 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 Expo 67 1967 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive [Gould can 5423.3] 1914 · Film · Subtitles Black couples dance on the street. Internet Archive Little Brothers and Sisters: A Film Lesson in Health and Hygiene 1928 · Film Educational film about how to care for a baby, including how to bathe, dress, feed, prevent rickets, and monitor growth. Begins with a classroom scene where… Internet Archive [Gould can 5113.5] 1926 · Film · Subtitles Oakland, California: Fourth of July (Independence Day) parade; scenes of Oakland City Hall; Mayor Davie; marching teams. Oakland Tribune Camera News newsreel… Internet Archive Home Movie: G.W. Foose Collection: 004233 Home movie A family's travels through California, including a ride on the California Zephyr, and visits to Newport Beach, the Riverside County State Fair, and Pebble… Internet Archive Shockproof 1935 · Film DRAMATIZATION OF CHEVROLET'S "SHOCKPROOF STEERING" SHOWING THAT CAR STAYS ON ITS COURSE EVEN WHEN A CHARGE OF DYNAMITE IS EXPLODED IN ONE OF THE TIRES. Internet Archive [Home Movies: Mahoning Valley Collection, Roll 29: Football] 1948 · Home movie · Subtitles B&W footage of high-school football game, mostly plays Internet Archive Today -- and Yesterday Newsreel Newsreel · Subtitles Coronation of King George and Queen Mary 1911, Inauguration of President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, Andrew Carnegie, Lillian Russell, Woodrow Wilson, WWI… Internet Archive Home Movie: 97246: Fishing at Monmouth Lake and Klamath Falls, Home at South Gate, Calif. 1950 · Home movie Notes indicate fishing at Monmouth Lake and Klamath Falls, and scenes at home in South Gate, California Internet Archive Growing Plants Without Soil Film · Subtitles "Successful experiments by Professor W. F. Gericke, at the University of California, and by Arthur C. Pillsbury." On hydroponics and chemical-assisted… Internet Archive Future to Bank On, A 1951 · Film Surveys The Career Opportunities in Banking. Shows that success comes only through sincere effort. Internet Archive [Gould can 5113.3] 1928 · Film · Subtitles First traffic light installed in Oakland, California.Oakland Tribune Camera News newsreel. News reel title card �New Traffic Control System Put Into… Internet Archive Elements of the Automobile: Part I, Running Gear And Differential Film · Subtitles Silent film that looks at the mechanics behind an automobile's differential and running gear. Internet Archive Gang Boy Film · Subtitles Internet Archive We Use Power 1956 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Uses small models to explain how power is generated to run machines. Internet Archive [Home Movies: Ransohoff Collection: Arrowhead, La Quinta, Feather River] 1927 · Home movie · Subtitles Title: A Trip to Lake Arrowhead Where We Met Myna & Lewis, August 1927 Feather River Inn Internet Archive [Gould can 5423.7: Lewis Chinatown outtakes] 1912 · Film · Subtitles Lewis outtakes, including Chinese barber, Chinese stage raid [?], and a short additional scene with the Chinese apothecary. (Lewis shot footage of Chinatown,… Internet Archive [Home Movies: City of David Amusement Park, Benton Harbor, Mich. and Detroit] 1930 · Home movie · Subtitles Shots to be logged. Water slides on lake Amusement park (City of David, Benton Harbor, Michigan) Family walking down city street (Detroit ?) Steamships on… Internet Archive Break and Enter 1971 · Film Made by the Newsreel collective in New York City, this film shows "Operation Move-in," in which Puerto Rican and Dominican families actively reclaimed unused,… Internet Archive [Gould can 1054.4] 1917 · Film · Subtitles Mayor James ("Sunny Jim") Rolph involved in interesting street scene. (As noted by Gould; otherwise unidentified.) Internet Archive Challenging the Desert Wind Film · Subtitles "A public information film on the Nevada State Tree Nursery program to conserve soil and water through windbreak planting." Stock shots to be logged. VS trees Internet Archive Soundie - Got To Be This or That 1945 · Film · Subtitles Emil Coleman and His Orchestra vocal by June Barton Internet Archive [Home Movie: Props, Parade, Rodeo, Boat Race, House Fire] 1941 · Home movie · Subtitles "Studio Props", Armistice Parade, Rodeo, Boat Race, "House on Fire, Inglewood, CA 1942", Golf practice Internet Archive Battle of the United States Film · Subtitles J. Edgar Hoover addresses the nation on the presence of German and Japanese spies in the United States during World War II. Film includes coverage of American… Internet Archive Macleans Toothpaste Commercial Commercial · Subtitles Television commercial for Macleans Toothpaste. Internet Archive A Great New Star 1953 · Film · Subtitles Dinah Shore promotes the new Chevrolets and sings "See the U.S.A. in your new Chevrolet." In this promotional film for the 1953 Chevrolet, a night editor… Internet Archive The Trap 1961 · Film · Subtitles Content warning: This film contains graphic still images of death and disfigurement of humans. Also includes people with disabilities recounting details from… Internet Archive Patty Garman 1946 · Film · Subtitles Patty, self-reliant, five-year-old girl, helps with the animals on a farm. Family relationships, responsibilities, and cooperation are emphasized. Internet Archive National Institution, A 1920 · Film · Subtitles manufacturing of corrugated boxes. Hinde and Dauch Paper Company Corrugated Fibre Shipping Boxes and Packing Materials. Film on making cardboard boxes, ca.… Internet Archive Home Movie: 97472: St. Louis Area Family, Reel 4 1957 · Home movie Viewing notes state: Airport (St. Charles?) Harbor / lake / vacation new housing by Riverview Plaza Grandpa’s 68th and 70th birthday Kids in kiddie pool… Internet Archive Lost Landscapes of San Francisco (Episode 10, 2015) 2015 · Film Participatory urban history film that premiered at Castro Theatre, San Francisco in December 2015 and Internet Archive in January 2016) Internet Archive Aquatic Wizards 1955 · Film · Subtitles Skeletal Entry Internet Archive Open Your Eyes 1959 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive Parade of the Relays Film · Subtitles An animated character (an electromechanical relay) narrates an explanation of the telephone relay, an electric switching device essential to 20th century… Internet Archive Should U.S. Negotiate With China About Korean War? Film · Subtitles Dan Smoot discusses the United States involvement in the Korean War and whether we should negotiate with Red China. Internet Archive [Home Movies: Ransohoff Collection: Joan's 7th Birthday] 1931 · Home movie · Subtitles begins with title card: "E&H Productions Unlimited, Trade Bark presents" (with dog's head poking out of center hole, as lion pokes out of MGM logo) title:… Internet Archive Home Movie: 97421: Vacation 1966 1966 · Home movie Label on can lid states: #2 Vacation Sept 1966 Mt. Rushmore, No. Dak. New York, Wash. D.C. Internet Archive Candyland, America Film · Subtitles Energetic survey of five major candy manufacturers across the U.S., detailing the roles they play in the regional economies of their locations and their… Internet Archive [Home Movies: International Petroleum Exhibition and Colorado] 1950 · Home movie · Subtitles Views of the International Petroleum Exhibition, May 195?. Various exhibits and pavilions from oil drilling and petroleum industry suppliers. GM exhibit… Internet Archive Going to Town (aka The Checkered Flag) 1920 · Film · Subtitles Animated cartoon. Presents early long-distance flights using Pennzoil products. Internet Archive [Gould can 5127.8] 1928 · Film · Subtitles Edna Covey, the "Greatest Dancer in the World," leaps over 12 women lying in a row. She is star of Fanchon and Marco's "Hi-Hatters." Internet Archive Home Movie: Anderson-Nelson Collection: 001232 Home movie Construction of the Friant Dam, horse racing at the Tulare County Fair, live music performances, and ice cream cones, possibly at the Santa Cruz Beach… Internet Archive Us Customs Guards Our Gateways Film · Subtitles Shows how the U S Customs Service protects foreign trade and prevents goods from entering the country illegally. Pictures inspection at ports of entry. Internet Archive Home Movie: 97482: St. Louis Area Family, Reel 14 1966 · Home movie Screening notes state: Baby at 1 yr old picnic part (anniversary?) Halloween costumes Christmas / kid on horse Lots of Christmas footage girl’s 7th birthday Internet Archive Fashion's Favorite (Part II) Film · Subtitles Opens with a shot of an hourglass which leads into a montage of various household appliances and then moves into a discussion of how DuPont "makes life more… Internet Archive Japs Surrender Castle Films 1945 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles edited newsreel footage of Japan's surrender in World War 2. Internet Archive Junior Chamber of Commerce (Working with Civic Organizations): A Film Lesson in Citizenship, The 1928 · Film · Subtitles on urban beautification, excellent shots of purported immigrant neighborhoods. Apparently filmed in Oakland, California Internet Archive [Home Movies: Our 1974 Tour to England and Scotland] 1974 · Home movie · Subtitles [Home Movies: Our 1974 Tour to England and Scotland]