Films of the United States Government
Works of the United States Government have no US copyright (17 U.S.C. 105). This registry lists 3,638 government films that Public.Resource.Org transferred to the Internet Archive from the National Archives, the Department of Defense and the National Technical Information Service, and says for each whether the record names a federal creating body. It is a separate track from the commercial registry, because the evidence is different: not a renewal search, but the archive's own record of who made the film.
3,638 films. Source: National Archives and Records Administration · Department of Defense, Defense Imagery · National Technical Information Service
| Title | Year | Creating body, as recorded | Finding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automated Manufacturing Research Facility | 1901 | National Bureau of Standards | US Government work |
| MARINER ENCOUNTERS MARS | 1903 | Not asserted | |
| FOX-MOVIETONE NEWSREEL EXCERPTS 1 | 1911 | Not a federal work | |
| ADVERTISING, WHAT IT'S DOING TO YOUR LIFE | 1913 | Department of Commerce | US Government work |
| FOX-MOVIETONE NEWSREEL EXCERPTS 3 | 1914 | Not a federal work | |
| ROCKY MOUNTAINS,THE, ca. 1916 | 1916 | Not a federal work | |
| War As It Really Is - Reel 1 | 1916 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| War As It Really Is - Reel 2 | 1916 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| War As It Really Is - Reel 3 | 1916 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| War As It Really Is - Reel 4 | 1916 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| War As It Really Is - Reel 5 | 1916 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| War As It Really Is - Reel 6 | 1916 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| War As It Really Is - Reel 7 | 1916 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| Big Picture: The Army's First | 1917 | Not asserted | |
| COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY, ca. 1917 | 1917 | Not a federal work | |
| LOS ANGELES, ca. 1917 | 1917 | Not a federal work | |
| LUTHER BURBANK, ca. 1917 | 1917 | Not a federal work | |
| SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, ca. 1917 | 1917 | Not a federal work | |
| VISIT FOR LUTHER BURBANK, THE GREAT AMERICAN NATURALIST | 1917 | Not a federal work | |
| ADVANCE INTO POLAND (Reel 1 of 4) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| ADVANCE INTO POLAND (Reel 2 of 4) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| ADVANCE INTO POLAND (Reel 3 of 4) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| ADVANCE INTO POLAND (Reel 4 of 4) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| COMING BACK TO THEIR OWN UNIT | 1918 | War Department. Military Intelligence Division | US Government work |
| Indo-China Newsreel 2388, 2387 | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| INTERNATIONAL NEWS, ca. 1918 - ca. 1921 | 1918 | Not a federal work | |
| KODO NIPPON. TOHO PRODUCTIONS | 1918 | War Department. Military Intelligence Division | US Government work |
| Korean Newsreel No. 21 | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| ME-262 WITH JET PROPULSION POWER PLANT | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| MICHELANGELO (Reel 1 of 3) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| MICHELANGELO (Reel 2 of 3) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| MICHELANGELO (Reel 3 of 3) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| MISCELLANEOUS SCENES KOREAN SOLDIERS | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| Mysteries of the Jungle Hell (Reel 1 of 6) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| Mysteries of the Jungle Hell (Reel 2 of 6) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| Mysteries of the Jungle Hell (Reel 3 of 6) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| Mysteries of the Jungle Hell (Reel 4 of 6) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| Mysteries of the Jungle Hell (Reel 5 of 6) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| Mysteries of the Jungle Hell (Reel 6 of 6) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| POLAND, WARSAW (Reel 1 of 2) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| POLAND, WARSAW (Reel 2 of 2) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| PRE-MILITARY INSTRUCTION OF HITLER YOUTH | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| SAIGON ARMY - RED FLAG OVER HANOI | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| SIEG IM WESTERN (Reel 10 of 12) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| SIEG IM WESTERN (Reel 11 of 12) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| SIEG IM WESTERN (Reel 12 of 12) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| SIEG IM WESTERN (Reel 1 of 12) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| SIEG IM WESTERN (Reel 2 of 12) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| SIEG IM WESTERN (Reel 3 of 12) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| SIEG IM WESTERN (Reel 4 of 12) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| SIEG IM WESTERN (Reel 5 of 12) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| SIEG IM WESTERN (Reel 6 of 12) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| SIEG IM WESTERN (Reel 7 of 12) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| SIEG IM WESTERN (Reel 8 of 12) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| SIEG IM WESTERN (Reel 9 of 12) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| SON OF THE REGIMENT (Reel 10) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| SON OF THE REGIMENT (Reel 11) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| SON OF THE REGIMENT (Reel 5) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| SON OF THE REGIMENT (Reel 6) | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| SOUTH-NORTH MEETING | 1918 | Not asserted | |
| Young Men of Our Country: Mass Calisthenics | 1918 | War Department. Military Intelligence Division | US Government work |
| DEMOCRACY IN EDUCATION, ca. 1919 | 1919 | Not a federal work | |
| LUMBERING IN THE NORTHWOODS, ca. 1919 | 1919 | Not a federal work | |
| WHERE AND HOW FORDS ARE MADE. 2, ca. 1919 | 1919 | Not a federal work | |
| INDUSTRIAL WORKING CONDITIONS, ca. 1920 | 1920 | Not a federal work | |
| INTERNATIONAL NEWS 437 | 1920 | Not a federal work | |
| STOCK NEWSREEL EXCERPTS 189 | 1920 | Not a federal work | |
| INTERNATIONAL NEWS - 442 | 1921 | Not a federal work | |
| JOURNEYS THROUGH THE VALLEY OF EARTHS DELIGHT, ca. 1921 | 1921 | Not a federal work | |
| NEW ORLEANS, ca. 1921 | 1921 | Not a federal work | |
| OH! FOR THE LIFE OF A FIREMAN | 1921 | Not a federal work | |
| SAFETY IN THE MINE, ca. 1921 | 1921 | Not a federal work | |
| WASHINGTON, D.C. THE CAPITAL CITY 1, ca. 1921 | 1921 | Not a federal work | |
| DEMOCRACY IN EDUCATION | 1922 | Not a federal work | |
| Red Enemy | 1922 | Department of Agriculture. Federal Extension Service | US Government work |
| BOB FARNUM'S TON LITTER | 1923 | Department of Agriculture. Federal Extension Service | US Government work |
| CALVIN COOLIDGE--FIRST CABINET MEETING,[ETC.] | 1923 | Not asserted | |
| NEW ORLEANS, ca. 1923 | 1923 | Not a federal work | |
| The Story of Gasoline | 1924 | Department of the Interior. Bureau of Mines. Pittsburgh Experiment Station | US Government work |
| ACTIVITIES OF THE U.S. ARMY AIR SERVICE | 1925 | Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force | US Government work |
| The Story of Dynamite | 1925 | Department of the Interior. Bureau of Mines. Pittsburgh Experiment Station | US Government work |
| Morden - Clark Asiatic Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (Reel 1 of 2) | 1926 | National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency | US Government work |
| Morden - Clark Asiatic Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (Reel 2 of 2) | 1926 | National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency | US Government work |
| POTTERY, ca. 1926 | 1926 | Not a federal work | |
| TRAINING SCHOOLS, ca. 1926 | 1926 | Department of the Navy. Bureau of Naval Personnel | US Government work |
| New York Water Supply | 1927 | Not asserted | |
| PASSING OF THE WEST, 1927? (Reel 2 of 3) | 1927 | Not a federal work | |
| PASSING OF THE WEST, 1927? (Reel 3 of 3) | 1927 | Not a federal work | |
| A Better Way Program 149 | 1929 | Department of Agriculture. Office of the Secretary. Office of Information. Motion Picture | US Government work |
| Flood Weather | 1929 | Department of Agriculture. Office of the Secretary. Office of Information. Motion Picture | US Government work |
| From stump to ship: A 1930 logging film | 1930 | Not asserted | |
| PEACETIME ACTIVITIES OF THE CHEMICAL WARFARE SERVICE (Reel 1) | 1930 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| PEACETIME ACTIVITIES OF THE CHEMICAL WARFARE SERVICE (Reel 2) | 1930 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| TELEPHONE MEMORIES (Reel 1 of 2) | 1931 | Not a federal work | |
| TELEPHONE MEMORIES (Reel 2 of 2) | 1931 | Not a federal work | |
| FUTURE PARK SYSTEM FOR WASHINGTON AND ITS ENVIRONS | 1932 | Not asserted | |
| SOURCE OF THE FORD CAR, THE. PART I, ca. 1932 | 1932 | Not a federal work | |
| VISIT TO YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, A, ca. 1932 | 1932 | Not a federal work | |
| ELKMONT VALLEY SOLAR ENERGY: Elkmont Rural Village | 1933 | Tennessee Valley Authority | Not asserted |
| MALARIA CONTROL IN THE KENTUCKY RESERVOIR: CHAPTER III - PERMANENT CONTROL WORKS | 1933 | Tennessee Valley Authority | Not asserted |
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