Google Digitized Video Archives from NARA

View Newsreels and Other Historic Films
Google has digitized 103 historic films from the National Archives and made them available, at no charge, on the Web. The pilot project, which may be expanded, includes such gems as newsreels from World Wars I and II, video of the moon landing and Depression-era films about the national parks and public works projects.
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National Archives Video Sections: NASA History – This selection of nineteen "Headquarters Films (HQ)" preserved in the National Archives, represents a series of over 250 titles collected by the NASA Office of Public Affairs between 1962 and 1981. They were produced using footage from the various NASA research facilities and space flight.

United Newsreel – During World War II, the United States Government financed its own newsreel for overseas viewers, entitled THE UNITED NEWSREEL. This selection of government produced newsreels, deposited in the National Archives, was produced by the Office of War Information and financed by the U. S. government. A typical newsreel issue, shown in U.S. theaters and abroad, averaged 10 minutes in length and consisted of several short stories concerning allied military operations in the various theatres of war, as well as stories of events taking place on the U. S. home front. The extent of the coverage and the quality of the combat photography was excellent in most cases as culled from footage shot by military combat photographers.

Department of the Interior -This selection of motion picture films from the Department of Interior are preserved in the National Archives. They date from 1916 to 1970 with the majority of titles from the 1930s. all »

Documented in the films is the establishment of a nationwide system of parks. Included is early footage of modern Native American activities, Boulder Dam, documentation of water and wind erosion, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers, and the establishment of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). A 1970 film documents the expansion of recreational programs for inner city youth across the nation, and a 1974 speech given by former Secretary of the Interior Roger C. B. Morton is also shown.

The European Space Agency is Europe’s gateway to space. ESA’s job is to draw up the European space programme and carry it through. The Agency’s projects are designed to find out more about the Earth, its immediate space environment, the solar system and the Universe, as well as to develop satellite-based technologies and services, and to promote European industries. ESA also works closely with space organizations outside Europe.

http://www.esa.int/esa-mmg/mmg.pl?collection=Observing+the+Earth&type=V -- Exploring the Earth Videos explain space related topics. They are provided in different file formats and sizes to suit your needs. 42 items available

http://www.esa.int/esa-mmg/mmghome.pl -- Still Images of the Earth -- the Multimedia Still Gallery displays the best visual material of the ESA portal.

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Plants-In-Motion

http://plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu/plantmotion/starthere.html Created for nonprofit educational use by
Roger P. Hangarter Indiana University, Department of Biology, 915 E 3rd St, Bloomington, IN 47405

The movies on this site show a variety of plants living out their dynamic lives. While we especially hope this site provides material that may captivate the interest of budding plant biologists, even the seasoned plant biologists will find interesting material. Time-lapse photography allows us to easily see the movements of plants and clearly demonstrates that plants are living organisms capable of some extraordinary things.