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The Library of Congress lets you stream hundreds of free films

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Tags: library of congress, public domain, usa, us congress, streaming, free, classics, archives, author.sara aridi, paywall.soft
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/movies/library-of-congress-national-screening-room.html

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Oct 23 2018
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    Direct link to the National Screening Room: https://www.loc.gov/collections/national-screening-room/ Couple of quotes from the article:

    Direct link to the National Screening Room:
    https://www.loc.gov/collections/national-screening-room/

    Couple of quotes from the article:

    The Library of Congress has unveiled its new National Screening Room, a free collection of digitized historical films, commercials, newsreels and other clips. According to the library, most of the movies are in the public domain and are available for downloading; others are only available to stream.

    The National Screening Room is something of a time capsule: The videos cover the period from 1890 through 1999, capturing a broad range of American life. Notable films include home movies by the songwriters George and Ira Gershwin; issues of the “All-American News,” a newsreel intended for black audiences in the mid-20th century; and a selection of instructional films about mental health from the 1950s.

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