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.
2,679 films with status “US Government work”. 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| CAPTAIN BARTLETT'S PRE-WAR FILM OF THE ORIENT | 1939 | Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. Naval Photographic Center | US Government 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 |
| SHOCK TROOPS OF DISASTER | 1939 | Federal Works Agency. Work Projects Administration | US Government work |
| The Fight for Life | 1940 | Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Education Division. Office of Education | US Government 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 |
| The Wire Thrower | 1941 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| 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 |
| COMBAT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE | 1942 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| DIESEL ENGINE GOVERNORS - PART 1 | 1942 | Department of Defense | US Government work |
| Don't Talk | 1942 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| Firing 155mm Howitzer | 1942 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| HIGHWAY TO ALASKA | 1942 | Department of Defense | US Government work |
| IDENTIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT - JAPANESE FIGHTERS 96 AND 97 | 1942 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| LISTEN TO BRITAIN | 1942 | Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Overseas Operations Branch. Ne | US Government work |
| Mary Smith, American | 1942 | Office of Inter-American Affairs. Department of Information. Motion Picture Division | US Government work |
| Mr. Franklin Roosevelt Chats | 1942 | National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency | US Government work |
| OUR NEIGHBORS DOWN THE ROAD | 1942 | Office of Inter-American Affairs. Department of Information. Motion Picture Division | US Government work |
| OUR TROOPS IN NEW CALEDONIA | 1942 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| Prelude to War | 1942 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| Ranger Combat Training School, Fort Shafter, Territory of Hawaii | 1942 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| Ski Safety | 1942 | Department of Defense | US Government work |
| SKI SAFETY--FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY REPAIR OF EQUIPMENT | 1942 | Department of Defense | US Government work |
| SPREAD THE ALARM | 1942 | Office for Emergency Management. Office of Civilian Defense | US Government work |
| Star Identification | 1942 | United States Navy | US Government work |
| War Comes to America | 1942 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| WEST POINT SENDS HER MEN TO WAR.! [ETC.] | 1942 | Office of War Information. Overseas Operations Branch. New York Office. News and Features | US Government work |
| AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- TWO YEARS OF WAR, SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 1943 | 1943 | Department of Defense | US Government work |
| AIR WAR IN EUROPE | 1943 | War Department. Army Air Forces | US Government work |
| ARMY IN ACTION - EPISODE VI - GLOBAL WAR | 1943 | Department of Defense | US Government work |
| ARMY IN ACTION - EPISODE V - THE SLUMBERING GIANT AWAKES | 1943 | Department of Defense | US Government work |
| ARMY-NAVY "E", EDGEWOOD ARSENAL, MD., NOV. 23, 1942 | 1943 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| At the Front in North Africa | 1943 | National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency | US Government work |
| AT THE FRONT IN NORTH AFRICA | 1943 | Department of Defense | US Government work |
| December 7th (Long Version) | 1943 | Department of War | US Government work |
| Fighting Men: Kill or Be Killed | 1943 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| HIS NEW WORLD | 1943 | Williams. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Overseas Operations | US Government work |
| How to Fly the P-47: Ground Handling, Take-Off, Normal Flight, Landing | 1943 | War Department. Army Air Forces | US Government work |
| How to Fly the P-47: High Altitude Flight and Aerobatics | 1943 | War Department. Army Air Forces | US Government work |
| How to Fly the P-47: Pilot Familiarization | 1943 | War Department. Army Air Forces | US Government work |
| Inside Tibet | 1943 | Joint Chiefs of Staff. Office of Strategic Services. Field Photographic Branch | US Government work |
| Intelligence Gathering | 1943 | National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency | US Government work |
| Killed Or Be Killed | 1943 | Department of Justice. Federal Bureau of Investigation | US Government work |
| KNOW YOUR ALLY: BRITAIN | 1943 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| Night Piloting - Surface | 1943 | United States Navy | US Government work |
| P-38: FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS | 1943 | War Department. Army Air Forces | US Government work |
| Private Snafu: Spies | 1943 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| REPORT FROM THE ALEUTIANS | 1943 | Department of Defense | US Government work |
| School for Danger | 1943 | National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency | US Government work |
| The Battle of Britain | 1943 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| The Battle of Russia | 1943 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| The Enemy Japan--The People | 1943 | Department of the Navy. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Naval Observatory | US Government work |
| The Nazis Strike | 1943 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| THE REAR GUNNER | 1943 | War Department. Army Air Forces | US Government work |
| THE THUNDERBOLTS--RAMROD TO EMDEN | 1943 | War Department. Army Air Forces | US Government work |
| THE THUNDERBOLTS: RAMROD TO EMDEN | 1943 | War Department. Army Air Forces | US Government work |
| THE TURBOSUPERCHARGER: MASTER OF THE SKIES | 1943 | War Department. Army Air Forces | US Government work |
| The Winged Scourge (Spanish) | 1943 | United States Information Service | US Government work |
| THIS IS THE ARMY (Reel 1) | 1943 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| THIS IS THE ARMY (Reel 10) | 1943 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| THIS IS THE ARMY (Reel 11) | 1943 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| THIS IS THE ARMY (Reel 12) | 1943 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| THIS IS THE ARMY (Reel 13) | 1943 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| THIS IS THE ARMY (Reel 2) | 1943 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
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