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 |
| 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 |
| VISIT FOR LUTHER BURBANK, THE GREAT AMERICAN NATURALIST | 1917 | Not a federal work | |
| INTERNATIONAL NEWS 437 | 1920 | Not a federal work | |
| INTERNATIONAL NEWS - 442 | 1921 | Not a federal work | |
| OH! FOR THE LIFE OF A FIREMAN | 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 | |
| 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 |
| New York Water Supply | 1927 | Not asserted | |
| 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 | |
| THE AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTS AND CRAFTS | 1933 | Not a federal work | |
| THE AMERICAN INDIAN; CHILD LIFE | 1933 | Not a federal work | |
| THE AMERICAN INDIAN; GOVERNMENT SERVICE AND ITS PROBLEMS | 1933 | Not a federal work | |
| THE AMERICAN INDIAN; HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO MODERN CIVILIZATION | 1933 | Not a federal work | |
| THE AMERICAN INDIAN: MISSION INFLUENCES | 1933 | Not a federal work | |
| BOOM DAYS [1920-1932] | 1935 | Not asserted | |
| DIE DEUTSCHE WESTGRENZE (Reel 1 of 6) | 1936 | Not a federal work | |
| DIE DEUTSCHE WESTGRENZE (Reel 2 of 6) | 1936 | Not a federal work | |
| DIE DEUTSCHE WESTGRENZE (Reel 3 of 6) | 1936 | Not a federal work | |
| DIE DEUTSCHE WESTGRENZE (Reel 4 of 6) | 1936 | Not a federal work | |
| DIE DEUTSCHE WESTGRENZE (Reel 5 of 6) | 1936 | Not a federal work | |
| DIE DEUTSCHE WESTGRENZE (Reel 6 of 6) | 1936 | Not a federal work | |
| THE ALLIED ATHLETIC MEET AT JOINVILLE LE PONT, JULY 4-6, 1919 | 1936 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| YOU CAN'T GET AWAY WITH IT | 1936 | Department of Justice. Federal Bureau of Investigation | US Government work |
| HINDENBURG CRASH, 05/06/1937 (Disc 2) | 1937 | Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force | US Government work |
| National Archives Building | 1937 | Not asserted | |
| Space Ship Takeoff, a Technical Fantasy | 1937 | Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force | US Government work |
| The Plow That Broke the Plains | 1937 | Department of Agriculture. Farm Security Administration. Information Division | US Government work |
| The Plow That Broke the Plains | 1937 | Department of Agriculture. Farm Security Administration. Information Division | US Government work |
| The Spanish Earth (Reel 1 of 6) | 1937 | Office of Strategic Services. Field Photographic Branch | US Government work |
| The Spanish Earth (Reel 2 of 6) | 1937 | Office of Strategic Services. Field Photographic Branch | US Government work |
| The Spanish Earth (Reel 3 of 6) | 1937 | Office of Strategic Services. Field Photographic Branch | US Government work |
| The Spanish Earth (Reel 4 of 6) | 1937 | Office of Strategic Services. Field Photographic Branch | US Government work |
| The Spanish Earth (Reel 5 of 6) | 1937 | Office of Strategic Services. Field Photographic Branch | US Government work |
| The Spanish Earth (Reel 6 of 6) | 1937 | Office of Strategic Services. Field Photographic Branch | US Government work |
| VIRTUD Y BELLEZA. TRANSLATED TITLE: VIRTUE AND BEAUTY | 1937 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| MISSIONE DEL PARTITO NAZIONALE FASCISTA NEL GIAPPONE (Reel 1 of 4) | 1938 | Not a federal work | |
| MISSIONE DEL PARTITO NAZIONALE FASCISTA NEL GIAPPONE (Reel 2 of 4) | 1938 | Not a federal work | |
| MISSIONE DEL PARTITO NAZIONALE FASCISTA NEL GIAPPONE (Reel 3 of 4) | 1938 | Not a federal work | |
| MISSIONE DEL PARTITO NAZIONALE FASCISTA NEL GIAPPONE (Reel 4 of 4) | 1938 | Not a federal work | |
| ARMY IN ACTION - EPISODE III - FLAMES ON THE HORIZON | 1939 | Department of Defense | US Government work |
| AUFBAU DES GEMMEINSCHAFTSHAUSES DURCH FREIWILLIGEN ARBEITSDIENST | 1939 | Office for Emergency Management. Office of Alien Property Custodian | US Government work |
| BILDER VOM EINSATZ DER LUFTWAFFE IM POLENFELDZUR (Reel 1 of 2) | 1939 | Not a federal work | |
| BILDER VOM EINSATZ DER LUFTWAFFE IM POLENFELDZUR (Reel 2 of 2) | 1939 | Not a federal work | |
| CAPTAIN BARTLETT'S PRE-WAR FILM OF THE ORIENT | 1939 | Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. Naval Photographic Center | US Government work |
| Cloud in the Sky | 1939 | Not a federal work | |
| Four Hundred Million Culture | 1939 | National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency | US Government work |
| KNOW YOUR MONEY | 1939 | Department of the Treasury. US Secret Service | US Government work |
| LA CONQUISTA DE NANCHINO | 1939 | Not a federal work | |
| Nube En El Cielo | 1939 | Not a federal work | |
| SHOCK TROOPS OF DISASTER | 1939 | Federal Works Agency. Work Projects Administration | US Government work |
| The West Wall | 1939 | Not a federal work | |
| A CONTINENT IS BRIDGED (Reel 1 of 4) | 1940 | Not a federal work | |
| A CONTINENT IS BRIDGED (Reel 2 of 4) | 1940 | Not a federal work | |
| A CONTINENT IS BRIDGED (Reel 3 of 4) | 1940 | Not a federal work | |
| A CONTINENT IS BRIDGED (Reel 4 of 4) | 1940 | Not a federal work | |
| ASIA IN TEMPESTA (Reel 1 of 2) | 1940 | Not a federal work | |
| ASIA IN TEMPESTA (Reel 2 of 2) | 1940 | Not a federal work | |
| COAXIAL | 1940 | Not a federal work | |
| NORWAY (UFA NO. 14) | 1940 | Not a federal work | |
| The Fight for Life | 1940 | Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Education Division. Office of Education | US Government work |
| They Do Come Back | 1940 | Not a federal work | |
| U.F.A. NEWSREEL, NO. 507 | 1940 | Not a federal work | |
| ALUMINUM | 1941 | Not asserted | |
| Another to Conquer | 1941 | Not a federal work | |
| ARMY IN ACTION - EPISODE IV - THE SPREADING HOLOCAUST | 1941 | Department of Defense | US Government work |
| Bomber | 1941 | Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Overseas Operations Branch. Ne | US Government work |
| December 7th (Long Version) | 1941 | Joint Chiefs of Staff. Office of Strategic Services. Field Photographic Branch | US Government work |
| December 7th (Short Version) | 1941 | Joint Chiefs of Staff. Office of Strategic Services. Field Photographic Branch | US Government work |
| GIORNALE DI GUERRA, NO. 183 | 1941 | Not a federal work | |
| The Wire Thrower | 1941 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| WOMEN IN DEFENSE | 1941 | Not asserted | |
| ALLIED AIRMEN WIN NEW WINGS [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| AMERICA REPORTS ON AID TO ALLIES [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| Battle of Midway | 1942 | Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force | US Government work |
| BATTLE OF MIDWAY | 1942 | Department of the Navy. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Naval Observatory | US Government work |
| BRAZIL AT WAR WITH THE NAZIS [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| BRITISH PURSUE ROMMEL IN LIBYA [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| BUILD MODEL TOWN FOR INTERNED JAPANESE [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| CHUNGKING BOMBED AGAIN - FIGHTS ON [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| COMBAT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE | 1942 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| DIE DEUTSCHE WOCHENSCHAU | 1942 | Not a federal work |
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