Google, National Archives to Make Films Available Online
Google Inc. said on Friday that it plans to make films from the National Archives available for free online.
Mountain View-based Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) said it has a non-exclusive agreement which will allow access to historic movies, documentaries and other films via Google Video as well as on the National Archives Web site.
The pilot program features 103 films from the audiovisual collections preserved at the Archives including: The earliest film preserved in the National Archives holdings by Thomas Armat, “Carmencita — Spanish Dance,” featuring the famous Spanish Gypsy dancer, 1894; A representative selection of U.S. government newsreels, documenting World War II, 1941-45; A sampling of documentaries produced by NASA on the history of the spaceflight program; Motion picture films, primarily from the 1930s, that document the history and establishment of a nationwide system of national and state parks. Included is early footage of modern Native American activities, Boulder Dam, documentation of water and wind erosion, Civilian Conservation Corps workers, and the establishment of the Tennessee Valley Authority. A 1970 film documents the expansion of recreational programs for inner city youth across the nation.
The National Archives and Google said they are also exploring expanding the online film collection and making the Archives extensive textual holdings available via the Internet.
Google Inc. said on Friday that it plans to make films from the National Archives available for free online.
Mountain View-based Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) said it has a non-exclusive agreement which will allow access to historic movies, documentaries and other films via Google Video as well as on the National Archives Web site.
The pilot program features 103 films from the audiovisual collections preserved at the Archives including: The earliest film preserved in the National Archives holdings by Thomas Armat, “Carmencita — Spanish Dance,” featuring the famous Spanish Gypsy dancer, 1894; A representative selection of U.S. government newsreels, documenting World War II, 1941-45; A sampling of documentaries produced by NASA on the history of the spaceflight program; Motion picture films, primarily from the 1930s, that document the history and establishment of a nationwide system of national and state parks. Included is early footage of modern Native American activities, Boulder Dam, documentation of water and wind erosion, Civilian Conservation Corps workers, and the establishment of the Tennessee Valley Authority. A 1970 film documents the expansion of recreational programs for inner city youth across the nation.
The National Archives and Google said they are also exploring expanding the online film collection and making the Archives extensive textual holdings available via the Internet.