America On Cue - Public Domain Content Hub

📜 Historical Americana

Explore pivotal moments that shaped the nation through authentic footage and documents.

Aftermath of Pearl Harbor Attack (December 7, 1941)

FDR Inauguration Newsreel (March 1933)

Pearl Harbor Attack News Coverage (1941)

Library of Congress 20+ million digital items National Archives Catalog Government records & photos Civil War Photos 7,000+ glass negatives

🏛️ Presidential History

Speeches, footage, and documents from America's commanders-in-chief.

FDR's First Inaugural Address (1933)

WWI Documentary - Theodore Roosevelt Reviews Troops (1917)

Pearl Harbor & WWII Newsreel

Miller Center Presidential speeches & recordings American Presidency Project 150,000+ presidential documents Presidential Libraries Official archives

🎭 American Culture & Daily Life

How Americans lived, worked, and entertained themselves through the decades.

1950s-60s Television Commercials

Vintage 1950s Commercials Compilation

1950 Coca-Cola Commercial

Depression-Era America FSA/OWI photography collection Prelinger Archives Vintage ads, educational films Women's Suffrage Photos & documents

⚙️ American Innovation & Industry

The ingenuity and industrial might that built modern America.

To New Horizons - GM Futurama (1940)

Design for Dreaming - GM Motorama (1956)

America's High Spots - Yosemite & Grand Canyon (1930s)

Detroit Publishing Co. 25,000 photos of American cities Google Patents Historical US patent archive Railroad Maps 3,700+ historic rail maps

⚔️ American Wars & Military

Combat footage, training films, and the American military experience.

WWII Victory in North Africa & Pearl Harbor Footage (1943)

Pearl Harbor Attack in Color (Colorized)

The Attack on Pearl Harbor (Educational)

Military Records National Archives military collection WWI Rotogravures Historical war images Veterans History Project First-hand accounts

📚 American Literature & Arts

Classic works from America's greatest writers and artists.

The Wizard of Oz (1925 Silent Film)

The General - Buster Keaton (1926)

The General - Buster Keaton Classic (1926)

Project Gutenberg 70,000+ free ebooks American Literature Classic short stories & novels National Jukebox Historic recordings (1900-1925) American Art Public domain paintings

🚀 Space & Science

NASA footage and America's journey to the stars - all in the public domain.

Apollo 11 Moon Landing Footage (1969)

Apollo 11 - 16mm Onboard Film

Apollo 11 Mission - Complete Historic Footage

NASA Image Library All NASA imagery is public domain NASA Archives Historic space program footage NASA Video Gallery Current & historical videos

🏞️ Geography & Natural Wonders

America's breathtaking landscapes and national treasures.

Yosemite in the 1940s (Home Movie)

Yellowstone, Grand Canyon & National Parks (1930s)

San Francisco Earthquake Aftermath (1906)

Western Exploration John Wesley Powell surveys Wikimedia Nature US landscapes & wildlife USGS Historical Maps Geological surveys

📰 News & Newsreels

Historic news coverage showing how America learned about major events.

Yesterday's Newsreel - Marconi, Radio & 1920s-30s (1950s TV)

Yesterday's Newsreel - 1930s Historic Events

News of the Day Newsreels (1937-1943)

Chronicling America Historic newspapers (1777-1963) Universal Newsreels Complete collection Historic Newspapers Digitized newspaper archives

🎓 Educational & Training Films

Fascinating glimpses into how Americans were educated and trained through the decades.

Duck and Cover (1951) - Cold War Safety Film

A is for Atom (1953) - Nuclear Education

A is for Atom - GE Science Series (1953)

Prelinger Collection 6,000+ educational films Educational Films Classroom materials Government Training Films Military & civilian education