Public Reel

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.

2,679US Government work474Not asserted485Not a federal work

614 films. Source: National Archives and Records Administration · Department of Defense, Defense Imagery · National Technical Information Service

TitleYearCreating body, as recordedFinding
Automated Manufacturing Research Facility1901National Bureau of StandardsUS Government work
Star Identification1942United States NavyUS Government work
December 7th (Long Version)1943Department of WarUS Government work
Night Piloting - Surface1943United States NavyUS Government work
The Winged Scourge (Spanish)1943United States Information ServiceUS Government work
Infant Care and Feeding1944United States Information ServiceUS Government work
Infant Care and Feeding (Spanish)1944United States Information ServiceUS Government work
Insects as Carriers of Disease (Spanish)1944United States Information ServiceUS Government work
Know Your Ally - Britain1944Department of WarUS Government work
Principles of Refrigeration1944Federal Security AgencyUS Government work
Problems in Supervision: Instructing Workers on the Job1944Federal Security AgencyUS Government work
Target for Today1944Department of WarUS Government work
Valley of the Tennessee1944Department of WarUS Government work
What is Disease?1944United States Information ServiceUS Government work
Heat Treatment of Aluminum Part 21945Federal Security AgencyUS Government work
Northwest USA1945Department of WarUS Government work
Nuremberg1945Department of the ArmyUS Government work
True Glory1945Department of WarUS Government work
Wings for This Man1945Department of the ArmyUS Government work
Hell for Leather1946Department of WarUS Government work
Let There Be Light1946U.S. ArmyUS Government work
The Fighting First1946U.S. ArmyUS Government work
Operations Crossroads1949Department of the NavyUS Government work
Duck and Cover1951Federal Civil Defense AdministrationUS Government work
This is Korea (Parts 1 and 2)1951Department of the NavyUS Government work
Series Resistive Circuits - Troubleshooting1952Department of the Air ForceUS Government work
History of the U.S. Navy - The Naval Wars with France and Tripoli 1798-18051953Department of the NavyUS Government work
Atomic Attack1954National Archives and Records AdministrationUS Government work
Boilers and Their Operation1956U.S. NavyUS Government work
History of the US Navy - War of Independence, 1775-17831956U.S. NavyUS Government work
History of the U.S. Navy - World Wide Naval Operations1956United States NavyUS Government work
Animals for Research - Establishing and Maintaining a Disease-Free Animal Colony1957U.S. ArmyUS Government work
Naval Aviation: A Personal History - A Weapon Is Tested1960United States NavyUS Government work
Road to the Wall1962Department of DefenseUS Government work
Characteristics of Crystals1964Department of the Air ForceUS Government work
John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning/Day of Drums1964United States Information ServiceUS Government work
Story of Sealab I1965Department of the NavyUS Government work
Why Vietnam?1965Department of DefenseUS Government work
A Hurricane Called Betsy1966Department of DefenseUS Government work
Unique War1966U.S. ArmyUS Government work
What's A Heaven For?1966National Park ServiceUS Government work
Cycle Logic, Cycle Safety1967Department of the Air ForceUS Government work
Seas of Liberty1967United States NavyUS Government work
After Autumn1968White House Conference on AgingUS Government work
All It Takes Is Once1968Federal Aviation AdministrationUS Government work
How Airplanes Fly1968Department of TransportationUS Government work
Response to Mechanical Shock1968Department of EnergyUS Government work
Stable and Safe1968Federal Aviation AdministrationUS Government work
Tactical Air Power1968U.S. Air ForceUS Government work
Vietnam Crucible1968U.S. ArmyUS Government work
The Pleasure of Your Company: Military Etiquette and Grooming1970U.S. ArmyUS Government work
A Lady Called Camille1971Department of AgricultureUS Government work
Dimensions of Bargaining1971Department of LaborUS Government work
Dusk to Dawn1971Federal Aviation AdministrationUS Government work
Lehman Caves National Monument1971Department of AgricultureUS Government work
Airports Mean Business1972Department of TransportationUS Government work
Deep Submergence Rescue System1973Department of the NavyUS Government work
Disorientation1973Federal Aviation AdministrationUS Government work
Flying Floats1973Federal Aviation AdministrationUS Government work
Trial by Fire: A Carrier Fights for Life1973United States NavyUS Government work
Oklahoma Oasis1974National Park ServiceUS Government work
Americans: 17761975National Park ServiceUS Government work
Copland Portrait1975United States Information ServiceUS Government work
Time of Apollo1975NASAUS Government work
It Can't Be Home1976National Institutes of HealthUS Government work
Gibbons v. Ogden1977Judicial Conference of the United StatesUS Government work
Marbury v. Madison1977Judicial Conference of the United StatesUS Government work
McCulloch v. Maryland1977Judicial Conference of the United StatesUS Government work
United States v. Aaron Burr1977Judicial Conference of the United StatesUS Government work
International Terrorism - An Introduction1978National Institute of JusticeUS Government work
Giant Sequoia1979National Park ServiceUS Government work
Spare the Rod (Open Captioned)1979Department of EducationUS Government work
The SR-71 (updated, was F-16)1979U.S. Air ForceUS Government work
F-151980U.S. Air ForceUS Government work
Pre-Op1980Department of Health, Education and WelfareUS Government work
Wind: An Energy Alternative1980Department of EnergyUS Government work
Mast Bumping - Causes and Prevention1982U.S. ArmyUS Government work
Safety - It's Your Responsibility1982U.S. Postal Inspection ServiceUS Government work
Inside/Outside: The Story of Food and Fitness1983Department of AgricultureUS Government work
Intradermal and Subcutaneous Injections1983Not asserted
Treatment of Heat Injuries1983Academy of Health SciencesUS Government work
Two Centuries of American Criminal Justice1983Department of JusticeUS Government work
Climate Factor1984National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationUS Government work
Color Under Energy Efficient Lighting1984Occupational Health and Safety AdministrationUS Government work
Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story1984National Park ServiceUS Government work
Putting Wings on Your Career1984Department of TransportationUS Government work
Rape: Caring for the Adult Female Victim1984National Institutes of HealthUS Government work
Truman: A Self-Portrait1984Smithsonian InstitutionNot asserted
Africanized Bee Alert1985Department of AgricultureUS Government work
Diet and Cancer Prevention1985National Institutes of HealthUS Government work
Neighborhood Safety1985National Institute of JusticeUS Government work
Private Pain - Public Burden1985Department of TransportationUS Government work
Race Movies: The Popular Art of the 1920's1985Smithsonian InstitutionNot asserted
Shadow of the Warrior: American Indian Counseling Perspectives1985Veterans AdministrationUS Government work
Cumberland Gap1986Department of AgricultureUS Government work
Ethics, Values, and Conduct1986Department of the TreasuryUS Government work
From Dreams to Reality - A Tribute to Minority Inventors1986U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)US Government work
Hypothermia1986U.S. Coast GuardUS Government work
Orientation to Physical Efficiency Battery1986Federal Law Enforcement Training CenterUS Government work
Say No To Drugs - It's Your Decision1986Drug Enforcement AdministrationUS Government work

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