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Prelinger Archives

Collection Type: Institution

Website: https://www.panix.com/~footage/prelarch.html

Contact Email: prelingerclips@gmail.com

Collection Policy: Prelinger Archives was founded in 1983 by Rick Prelinger in New York City. Over the next twenty years, it grew into a collection of over 60,000 "ephemeral" (advertising, educational, industrial, and amateur) films. In 2002, the film collection was acquired by the Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. Prelinger Archives remains in existence, holding approximately 20,000 digitized titles (all originally derived from film) and a large collection of home movies, amateur and industrial films acquired since 2002. Its primary collection emphasis has turned toward home movies and amateur films, with approximately 30,000 items held as of Fall 2023. Its goal remains to collect, preserve, and facilitate access to films of historic significance that haven't been collected elsewhere. Included are films produced by and for many hundreds of important US corporations, nonprofit organizations, trade associations, community and interest groups, and educational institutions. Getty Images represents the collection for stock footage sale, and over 8,800 items (representing approximately 6,000 distinct films) are available here.

12,645 films in this collection.

Title ▼ Year Creator LengthFormatColorSound
In this dark world. 1955 1060 16mm sound
In the Wake of Champlain. 16mm silent
In the U.S.A. 1971 Calvin Productions Inc. 5:32 16mm sound
In the trenches 1920 4:00 16mm silent
In the swim. 1919 William Steiner 16mm sound
In The Suburbs ▶ On Film Inc. 16mm sound
In the rhythm of the seasons. 16mm silent
In the Park. [Official Films silent version]. 16mm silent
IN THE PARK [OFFICIAL FILM VERSION]. 1915 Thomas A. Edison Inc. 4:00 16mm B&W silent
In The Other Lands: The Balkans ▶ Clyde E Elliott 16mm sound
In The Other Lands : The Balkans ▶
In the Oberlin tradition. 1969 Calvin Productions Inc. 660 16mm sound
In the middle. 1958 Calvin Co. 7 min 16mm Color sound
In the Line of Duty. 1914 Selig Polyscope Co. 1 reel 16mm silent
In The Land Of Fertile Fields - Minnesota ▶ 1920s 16mm sound
In the groove. 1941 Calvin Productions Inc. 630 16mm sound
In The Drink (sound) ▶
In The Drink (sound) ▶
In The Dough ▶ 1932 Audio-Cinema 22 min 16mm B&W sound
In the Beginning 1937
IN SIAMESE SOCIETY [NO. 1018] 16mm silent
In Siamese Society ▶ 16mm sound
In Sheep's Clothing. 16mm silent
In saner hours. 1972 Calvin Productions Inc. 980 16mm sound
In safe hands. 1975 Millbank Films 8:44 16mm sound
In Quest of the Bronze Back. 16mm silent
In our hands. Part 3: How to lose what we have. 1950 Wilding Picture Productions Inc 440 16mm sound
In our hands. Part 1: How we got what we have. 1950 Wilding Picture Productions Inc 8:00 16mm sound
In Our Hands, Part 4: How to Keep What We Have (1950, sound) ▶
In Our Hands, Part 4: How to Keep What We Have (1950) ▶
In Our Hands, Part 4: How To Keep What We Have ▶ Wilding Picture Productions 16mm sound
In Our Hands, Part 3: How to Lose What We Have (1950, sound) ▶
In Our Hands, Part 3: How To Lose What We Have ▶ Wilding Picture Productions Inc 16mm sound
In Our Hands, Part 2: What We Have (1950, sound) ▶
In Our Hands, Part 2: What We Have (1950)
In Our Hands, Part 2: What We Have ▶ Wilding Picture Productions Inc 16mm sound
In Our Hands, Part 1: How We Got What We Have (1950, sound) ▶
In Our Hands, Part 1: How We Got What We Have ▶ Wilding 16mm sound
In Old Mexico. 1938 Paramount Pictures Inc. 7 reels 16mm B&W sound
In My Merry Oldsmobile ▶ Fleischer Studios 16mm sound
In Hawaiian Islands ▶ 16mm sound
IN DARKEST AFRICA. [silent version]. 1948 The Van Beuren Corporation 16mm sound
In Bon-Zoo. 16mm silent
In Batik Land. 16mm silent
In Back Of The Headlines (Reel 1B) (silent) ▶
In Back Of The Headlines (Reel 1B) (silent) ▶
In all the land 1961 Calvin Productions Inc. 879 16mm sound
In a Cartoon Studio. 16mm silent
Impressions of Seville. 16mm silent
Implements for soil conservation. 1955 Calvin Productions Inc. 7:18 16mm sound