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British  Local Government - 1943 British Council Film Collection - CharlieDeanArchives

British Local Government - 1943 British Council Film Collection - Cha...

'Local Government' follows 'John Blunt', a farmer, as he seeks to become a councillor in his local borough, and the work of the local council once he is elected. Trivia: Whilst the opening shots are set in the... More

Industrial Britain (1933) (Public Domain)

Industrial Britain (1933) (Public Domain)

A 1933 Documentary in the Public Domain

Encyclopaedia Britannica - Eat for Health (1954) - Prelinger Archives

Encyclopaedia Britannica - Eat for Health (1954) - Prelinger Archives

Ralph learns the five food groups, helping him to eat a balanced diet, and has more fun because of his better health. This movie is part of the Prelinger Archives, producted by Encyclopaedia Britannica and Sd, B&W

Frigidaire 1957 from the Prelinger Archive

Frigidaire 1957 from the Prelinger Archive

This video is from the Prelinger Archives, www.archive.org/details/prelinger

Archival Shadows (2013)

Archival Shadows (2013)

Archival Shadows. Producer: Martin el-Toukhy Prelinger Archive Mashups

[San Francisco Scenes (miscellaneous)]

[San Francisco Scenes (miscellaneous)]

Includes early footage of the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at [email protected] if you have q... More

PRELINGER TWICE  by Mukto Live
Stagnate

Stagnate

Experimental short film using found footage from the Prelinger Archives.

The Coal Miners Of Britain - 1941 - CharlieDeanArchives / British Council Archival Footage

The Coal Miners Of Britain - 1941 - CharlieDeanArchives / British Coun...

This film has been made available for non-commercial research and educational purposes courtesy the British Council Film Collection. http://film.britishcouncil.org/british-council-film-collection/about-the-coll... More

Hockey match on the ice

Hockey match on the ice

SUMMARY From Edison films catalog: The skaters dart to and fro, swinging their hockeys and trying to hit the disc toward the goal. 150 feet. $22.50. NOTES Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 24Feb1898; 13572. Ca... More

Prelinger Composition
Prelinger Composition

Prelinger Composition

combination of three classic commercials/PSA - a sunbeam commercial, swing thing commercial, and a duck and cover PSA - put together for an art class assignment. all content was downloaded from the Prelinger Collection.

Archival Shadows

Archival Shadows

archival shadows video material: prelinger archive. music: actress_tree of knowledge (2012 R.I.P. album, honest jon´s)

Women after the War (1946), World War II photo

Women after the War (1946), World War II photo

"Women want a new world. Women want new ideas. And women intend to get them." This film was one in a series intended to provoke debate about current topics. In this case, the controversial issue of whether wome... More

Door to Door Salesman (1961)

Door to Door Salesman (1961)

Don't get caught by cold calling – this TV public information short advises caution before buying on the doorstep. See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).

Going Shopping with Elizabeth Allan (1955) - extract

Going Shopping with Elizabeth Allan (1955) - extract

"I do a great deal of my shopping here, do come in and help!" invites Elizabeth Allan, in a tone best not argued with, as she strides through Harrods' famous Food Hall. If one needed help in sourcing one's teab... More

Ferrocarril interno, sistema Decauville de Puerto e Ingenio de Las Palmas, Chaco, Argentina 03

Ferrocarril interno, sistema Decauville de Puerto e Ingenio de Las Pal...

Español: Ferrocarril interno, sistema Decauville de Puerto e Ingenio de Las Palmas, Chaco, Argentina Deutsch: Railway of Las Palmas, Chaco, Argentina

The Great Commandment / Life In The Times of Jesus Christ / Public Domain Movie

The Great Commandment / Life In The Times of Jesus Christ / Public Dom...

The Great Commandment public domain movie. Creative Commons license: Public Domain from www.archive.org. The Great Commandment - complete movie. An intelligent script, a solid cast and well-paced direction a... More

Britain's Fisherman: Sailors Without Uniform - 1940 - CharlieDeanArchives / Archival Footage

Britain's Fisherman: Sailors Without Uniform - 1940 - CharlieDeanArchi...

This film has been made available for non-commercial research and educational purposes courtesy the British Council Film Collection. http://film.britishcouncil.org/british-council-film-collection/about-the-coll... More

Rationing In Britain, World War II photo

Rationing In Britain, World War II photo

COI 155 An American commentator looks at the effects of rationing on the people of England in 1944. The film presents a 'typical' family of 4 (housewife, engine-driver husband, factory-working daughter, schoo... More

Coal Mine At Comrie Colliery - 1945 British Council Film Collection - CharlieDeanArchives

Coal Mine At Comrie Colliery - 1945 British Council Film Collection - ...

An overview of the progressive facilities at the Comrie Colliery coal mine in Scotland, with an emphasis on the steps taken to ensure worker welfare there. Trivia: When The New Mine was made in 1945, there wer... More

Playing with Fire (1947)

Playing with Fire (1947)

You're asking for trouble when you play with fire - and this public information film is the stuff of nightmares. See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).

Train taking up mail bag, U.S. Post Office

Train taking up mail bag, U.S. Post Office

SUMMARY The subject of this Postal Department documentary is "snatching" the mail bag from the suspended post by the railroad mail clerk. As the film begins, a man climbs the steps leading to the device that s... More

"The Miracles of Jesus"-1910s-Prelinger Archives- A memorable religious silent film

"The Miracles of Jesus"-1910s-Prelinger Archives- A memorable religiou...

This silent movie exists in archive.org under the title "The Miracles of Jesus" and is part of the collection Prelinger Archives. It was distributed by The Mogull Film Company of New York. No other references... More

The Conquest of Light from the Prelinger Archive

The Conquest of Light from the Prelinger Archive

This video is from the Prelinger Archives, www.archive.org/details/prelinger

Young ladies in German club classic (Prelinger & Dj Dean)

Young ladies in German club classic (Prelinger & Dj Dean)

Video is sampled from Prelinger Archives www.archive.org Music: Dj Dean-Play It Hard

Jillian Altman Prelinger

Jillian Altman Prelinger

Found Footage Video using Prelinger Footage

Mrs. T. And Her Cabbage Patch (1941)

Mrs. T. And Her Cabbage Patch (1941)

Poetic tribute to Mrs Turner's vegetable growing prowess, plus the delights of "wartime steaks". See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).

Tea Making Tips (1941)

Tea Making Tips (1941)

Welcome to the world of a national obsession and a place where people say 'orf' instead of 'off'. Tea connoisseurs will benefit from the six golden tips for making the perfect cuppa, as well as countless other ... More

Conrado Bauer - people of Argentina

Conrado Bauer - people of Argentina

Español: Conrado Bauer cuando era minsitro de Onganía.

Gloeden, Wilhelm von (1856-1931) - n. 102 - Dancing boys

Gloeden, Wilhelm von (1856-1931) - n. 102 - Dancing boys

Italiano: Scena di danza, bozzetto "di genere" ambientato in epoca antico-romana, scattata da Wilhelm von Gloeden (1856-1931) a Taormina, sulla terrazza prospiciente Giardini-Naxos. Numero di catalogo: 102. Tr... More

Alice In Wonderland [1903] - Silent movie

Alice In Wonderland [1903] - Silent movie

Alice In Wonderland [1903] silent movie. This movie is in the Public Domain under Creative Commons licence.

Betty Boop - Be Human (1936)

Betty Boop - Be Human (1936)

Be Human (1936) [Enhanced] - Public Domain Universe - Dave Fleischer Note: some minor enhancement work was done to improve the quality of the old source picture and soundtrack. Nothing was added or removed. En... More

Prelinger Archive Compilation of Home Movies
"Fill For Me A Brimming Bowl" by John Keats (A Prelinger Mashup)

"Fill For Me A Brimming Bowl" by John Keats (A Prelinger Mashup)

An interpretation of the poem by John Keats. All material taken from public domain sources - audio from Librivox, footage from the Prelinger Archive.

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A is for Atom (1953) - Public Domain Animated Documentary

A is for Atom (1953) - Public Domain Animated Documentary

John Sutherland's promotional film A is for Atom is a 1953 animated documentary that explains in an inadvertently patronising way what atoms and isotopes are, and what nuclear fission and artificial transmutati... More

Public Domain - 1953 Commercial - DeSoto

Public Domain - 1953 Commercial - DeSoto

Old TV Commercials & Old TV adverts can all be found on my channel. New videos added daily, be sure to subscribe. Old TV Commercials are not protected by copyright and are held under the Creative Commons Public... More

Fashion Horizons from the Prelinger Archive

Fashion Horizons from the Prelinger Archive

This video is from the Prelinger Archives, www.archive.org/details/prelinger

Threads of Technology - Prelinger Archives

Threads of Technology - Prelinger Archives

found on the prelinger archives at archive.org Under public domain, do whatever you like with it.

Duck and cover from the Prelinger Archives
The Life Cycle of a Mosquito | Prelinger Archives 1947

The Life Cycle of a Mosquito | Prelinger Archives 1947

I take absolutely no credit for making this documentary. Credits NARRATOR: James A. Brill; AUTHORITY: E. Laurence Palmer, Ph.D., Cornell University by Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc. Published 1947 Usa... More

Your Social Security - 1940 Educational Film / Prelinger Archives  - S88TV1

Your Social Security - 1940 Educational Film / Prelinger Archives - S...

Explains how Social Security (SS), survivors' insurance and other benefit systems work, focuses on the helpful Social Security workers, strongly encourages workers to file for their Social Security cards; also ... More

Consuming Women from the Prelinger Archive

Consuming Women from the Prelinger Archive

This video is from the Prelinger Archives, www.archive.org/details/prelinger

The Empty Life (A Prelinger Mashup)

The Empty Life (A Prelinger Mashup)

All materials come from the Prelinger Archive and are public domain.

The Human Brain (1955) - Public domain portrait drawing

The Human Brain (1955) - Public domain portrait drawing

This film was provided by the Prelinger Archives collection under the Creative Commons License (Public Domain).

Kittens and Atom Bombs

Kittens and Atom Bombs

Created by Justin Costanzo using footage from the Prelinger Archives. Reproduced under Attribution-Share Alike Creative Commons license. http://www.archive.org/details/prelinger http://www.archive.org/de... More

Train Station: London Terminus - 1944 British Council Film Collection - CharlieDeanArchives

Train Station: London Terminus - 1944 British Council Film Collection ...

This film shows the density of railway traffic at Waterloo, a London railway terminus (aka train station), during World War Two - 1704 trains enter and leave the station every day! This film has been made avai... More

Santa Monica Jane Doe (2005) Tattoo

Santa Monica Jane Doe (2005) Tattoo

Tattoo of an unidentified decedent found in 2005.

A trip to the moon (Le voyage dans la Lune), Georges Méliès [1902]

A trip to the moon (Le voyage dans la Lune), Georges Méliès [1902]

Le voyage dans la Lune, Méliès, 1902 (domaine public) / A trip to the moon, Méliès, 1902 (public domain)

Telephone Courtesy - 1940s Educational Film / Prelinger Archives   - S88TV1

Telephone Courtesy - 1940s Educational Film / Prelinger Archives - S...

American Telephone and Telegraph Co / Bell System give examples of good and bad manners in the workplace. S88TV1 - Transport, technology, and general interest movies from the past - newsreels, documentaries & ... More

Touch of Magic 1961 from the Prelinger Archive

Touch of Magic 1961 from the Prelinger Archive

This video is from the Prelinger Archives, www.archive.org/details/prelinger

Unid Soundie I Cant Give You Anything but Love Juvenile Jubilee from the Prelinger Archive

Unid Soundie I Cant Give You Anything but Love Juvenile Jubilee from t...

This video is from the Prelinger Archives, www.archive.org/details/prelinger

Face of the Void

Face of the Void

Music is an original track and all footage is courtesy of the Prelinger Archives.

The Western Isles / The Outer Hebrides - 1941 British Council Film Collection - CharlieDeanArchives

The Western Isles / The Outer Hebrides - 1941 British Council Film Col...

The sinking of the 'Atlantic Queen' and the survival of its crew is supposedly based off a real series of events where the S.S. Richmond Castle was torpedoed in the Atlantic Ocean, and crewman Angus Murray led ... More

Women in Wartime - 1940's British Council Film Collection - CharlieDeanArchives / Archival Footage

Women in Wartime - 1940's British Council Film Collection - CharlieDea...

An upbeat overview of British Women's contribution to the war effort in both military and civilian capacities, featuring a speech by Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother). Trivia Women in Wartime was intended for... More

Don't Spread Germs (1948), World War II photo

Don't Spread Germs (1948), World War II photo

A 1948 British PSA on how to use disinfectant to clean your handkerchief and prevent the spread of germs. _________ Download this video here: details/DonWinslowOfTheNavyTrailer _________ I Want Moore Retro is... More

San Francisco Earthquake Aftermath 1906 Prelinger Archives

San Francisco Earthquake Aftermath 1906 Prelinger Archives

more at http://news.quickfound.net/cities/san_francisco.html "VS aftermath of 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Footage from moving vehicle driving down street; tents pitched along street, horse drawn carriages, ... More

Swingin Six from the Prelinger Archive

Swingin Six from the Prelinger Archive

This video is from the Prelinger Archives, www.archive.org/details/prelinger

Swing Wing from the Prelinger Archive

Swing Wing from the Prelinger Archive

This video is from the Prelinger Archives, www.archive.org/details/prelinger

Prelinger Archive Assignment
Prelinger Assignment

Prelinger Assignment

A short film created in my sound/post class using prelinger footage and sound effects.

Eyes by New as Youth

Eyes by New as Youth

An awesome band featuring Shaun Towey of Glass Trees. I engineered the song and did the video. Footage from Prelinger Archives and is public domain.

Skating on lake, Central Park

Skating on lake, Central Park

SUMMARY The view is of a frozen lake in Central Park crowded with ice skaters. The film is of such poor quality that it is difficult to tell if the apparent "snow" is real or just scratches on the film. NOT... More

Zero for Conduct [1933] - Old cinema [FR, ENG subs, public domain]

Zero for Conduct [1933] - Old cinema [FR, ENG subs, public domain]

Zero for conduct is a french 1933 film by Jean Vigo (original title: Zéro de conduite). More on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_for_Conduct Public domain archive: http://archive.org/details/ZeroFo... More

Prelinger Archives The Bass Player
This is Prelinger Archives
At this Moment from the Prelinger Archive

At this Moment from the Prelinger Archive

This video is from the Prelinger Archives, www.archive.org/details/prelinger

PRELINGER ASSEMBLED DVD MPEG2  by Mukto Live
Sarah Huckabee Sanders 02

Sarah Huckabee Sanders 02

Sarah Huckabee Sanders at a White House Press Briefing.

Prelinger Archives -- What About Alcohol:1954 PSA

Prelinger Archives -- What About Alcohol:1954 PSA

Prelinger Archives The video PSA is a discussion on teen drinking made by Yale University students in 1954.

A New World - Prelinger Archive Remix Video

A New World - Prelinger Archive Remix Video

This is a remix project I did using footage from the Prelinger Archive. A New World - Prelinger Archive Remix Video www.bspotonline.com Graphic Design | Web Design | Video Production | Audio Engineering Rockl... More

Shadows of Anima  (IDM/Ambient composition with vintage footage/Prelinger Archives)

Shadows of Anima (IDM/Ambient composition with vintage footage/Prelin...

Here is my seventh music composition i made with Ableton Live Suite 8.3.4 and the APC 40. The footage is taken from the Prelinger Archives. I arranged it with Windows Live Movie Maker. Enjoy and feel free to ... More

Public Domain Images - IndianLove - Prelinger High

Public Domain Images - IndianLove - Prelinger High

This movie is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives Keywords: need meta Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Brown Gabriella Prelinger Composition
LONDON FIRE BRIGADE DURING BATTLE OF BRITAIN MOVIE 28232A

LONDON FIRE BRIGADE DURING BATTLE OF BRITAIN MOVIE 28232A

Made by Britain's Ministry of Information, "London Fire Raids" details the civil defense activities carried out during the "Blitz" and the command and control systems that helped save London from annihilation. ... More

How a Bicycle is made - 1945 British Council Film Collection - CharlieDeanArchives

How a Bicycle is made - 1945 British Council Film Collection - Charlie...

The design and manufacture of Raleigh bicycles, as told by a designer to a father and son. Trivia: This film is set in the Raleigh bicycle factory which stood on Triumph Road in Nottingham. The site was demoli... More

Christmas Under Fire (1941) | BFI National Archive

Christmas Under Fire (1941) | BFI National Archive

Christmas Under Fire (1941) | BFI National Archive. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI Despite the Blitz, it's 'business as usual' as England prepares for Christmas in this propaganda film intended for... More

Cutting and canaling ice

Cutting and canaling ice

SUMMARY The camera shows what appears to be a frozen-over lake on which men are driving teams of horses pulling a device similar to a plow. The second camera position shows that the horses are being driven in ... More

Sarah Huckabee Sanders 03

Sarah Huckabee Sanders 03

Sarah Huckabee Sanders at a White House Press Briefing.

Public domain stock image. Film team watch tv tv crew.
Panoramic view of the Golden Gate

Panoramic view of the Golden Gate

SUMMARY This film, photographed from the front of a moving steam engine, shows the scenic portion of the Ferries and Cliff House Railroad route along the bluffs and cliffs of Lands End (at the northwest corner... More

Scenes in San Francisco, [no. 1]

Scenes in San Francisco, [no. 1]

SUMMARY This film is a compilation of views and pans among the ruins of San Francisco after the earthquake and fire and dates from Wednesday, May 9, 1906. The film was shot in the downtown area along Market an... More

Public Domain Images - Ice harvest 1919

Public Domain Images - Ice harvest 1919

This film is from the Prelinger archive. 1919 Pocono Manor silent Give us a like on FB therealmarmo... E mail [email protected] RIGHTS Rick Prelinger and The Internet Archive hereby offer public... More

American Artifacts Preview: Prelinger Archives - Part 1 (Shorter Preview)
Prelinger Archives Animation - Self-Conscious Guy

Prelinger Archives Animation - Self-Conscious Guy

The assignment was to create an animation based on audio we could find on Prelinger Archives () I used audio from this video called Self-Conscious Guy Link: details/SelfCons1951 Music: http://www.purple-pla... More

Akashic Fair (Ambient Composition with vintage footage/Prelinger Archives)

Akashic Fair (Ambient Composition with vintage footage/Prelinger Archi...

Here is my fifth ambient composition i made with Ableton Live Suite 8.3.3 and the APC 40. The footage is taken from the Prelinger Archives. I arranged it with Windows Live Movie Maker. Enjoy and feel free to ... More

Getting Acquainted With Engineering - Clip from the Prelinger Archive

Getting Acquainted With Engineering - Clip from the Prelinger Archive

A Public Domain clip from the Prelinger Archive. Yes you can be an engineer! "Getting Acquainted With Engineering"

Master Hands 1936 from Prelinger Archive

Master Hands 1936 from Prelinger Archive

This video is from the Prelinger Archives, www.archive.org/details/prelinger Via Jam Handy

Great Miami Hurricane   Miami, The Magic City  1926 Prelinger Archive
MA Prelinger Final Film
prelinger how to be popular #2
Prelinger Composition

Prelinger Composition

My class project

Felicia 1965, New York City

Felicia 1965, New York City

Video by Prelinger Archives. Founded in 1983 by Rick Prelinger in New York City. Felicia is a teenage girl sharing her perspective on life in Watts, California in 1965.

Pas De Digital

Pas De Digital

She arrived in the late 1930’s and he turned up around 2008. Despite being separated by 70 years they manage to transcend the space-time continuum and join in a pas de digital. But will there be love? Art wor... More

VisittoS1963 edit

VisittoS1963 edit

This film is apart of the Prelinger Archive. The stated goal of the Prelinger Archives is to "collect, preserve, and facilitate access to films of historic significance that haven't been collected elsewhere."

Might As Well Be Mars-Chas Croslin-Moving Objects-Copyright 2016 M

Might As Well Be Mars-Chas Croslin-Moving Objects-Copyright 2016 M

“Might As Well Be Mars” from the EP “Moving Objects” by Chas Croslin Support the release of this EP at https://igg.me/at/movingobjectsmusic Animation: Sam Wallace

A Visit to Peek Frean and Co.'s Biscuit Works (1906) - extract

A Visit to Peek Frean and Co.'s Biscuit Works (1906) - extract

Without Peek Frean & Co. we would never have had the Garibaldi, the Bourbon or the Twiglet. The Clements Road factory gave Bermondsey the pet name 'Biscuit Town' until its closure in 1989. This extract is from ... More

Making Christmas Crackers (1910)  | BFI National Archive

Making Christmas Crackers (1910) | BFI National Archive

Making Christmas Crackers (1910) | BFI National Archive. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI. After a businesslike introduction to the manufacture of crackers, this appealing short suddenly switches t... More

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