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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.

11,743 films in this collection.

Title ▼ Year Creator LengthFormatColorSound
White Wonder (1958)
White magic. 1955 Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 1 reel 35mm Color sound
White Gorilla. [silent version]. 16mm silent
White Gods. 16mm silent
White fallout. 1959 Calvin Productions Inc. 298 16mm sound
White Castle. Evandale bakery divison. 1969 Calvin Productions Inc. 440 16mm sound
White Ammunition (ca. 1942) 1942 A/V Geeks 16mm Films
White Ammunition Blake (B.K.) Inc. 16mm sound
Whispering City. 1947 Quebec Productions Corp. Montreal 16mm sound
Whiskey Rebellion, The 16mm sound
Whiskey Rebellion 16mm sound
Whirlwind horseman. 1938 Grand National Films Inc. 6 reels 16mm sound
Whirl with the Squirrels A Universal-International Newsreel 16mm sound
While the City Sleeps (sound)
Which way this time? 1945 Ragan (Philip) Productions 3:50 16mm sound
Which road? 1946 Calvin Productions Inc. 10:02 16mm sound
WHICH IS WHICH. 1915 Lubin Mfg Co 3:00 16mm sound
Where's Danny? 1980 581 16mm sound
Where We Live, A B Roll - Part 2 (silent)
Where We Live, A B Roll - Part 1 (silent)
Where The Sun Reigns! 1955 Reela Films. 500 16mm sound
Where The Sun Reigns Reela Films. 16mm sound
Where the North Begins (Reel 1) (1923, silent)
Where the mountains meet the sea. 1959 10:00 16mm sound
Where the Mountains Meet the Sea (1959)
Where The Mountains Meet The Sea Concord Company 16mm sound
Where Safety Starts (sound)
Where Safety Starts (1947?) 1947 General Tire
Where in the world. 1976 Calvin Productions Inc. 840 16mm sound
Where Does It Get You? (1946)
Where Does It Get You? Century Productions 16mm sound
Where does food go? 1973 Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation 1:30 16mm sound
Where do I go from here? 1964 AMA-EFM Film/Video 8:00 16mm sound
Whenever you eat... 1948 Atlas Educational Film Co 3:50 16mm sound
Whenever You Eat (sound) 1953
Whenever You Eat 1953
When You Know (1936)
When You Know Handy (Jam) Organization 16mm sound
When You Are a Pedestrian (1948)
When Tomorrow Comes Reel 1 16mm sound
When The White Man Came And After 16mm sound
When The Trees Talk Castle Films 16mm sound
When The Cows Come Home 16mm B&W sound
When The Circuit Breaks: America's Energy Crisis Concept Films inc. 16mm sound
When Sally Fell 1962 Creative Arts Studio Inc. 16mm B&W sound
When Jesus was Born. 16mm silent
WHEN GOOD FELLOWS GET TOGETHER 1942 R C M Productions 16mm sound
When Gans Met Nelson. 16mm silent
When Elk Come Down U.S. Department of Agriculture 16mm B&W silent
When Elk Come Down