Library of Congress Debuts Virtual Screening Room for Historical Films

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Library of Congress Debuts Virtual Screening Room for Historical Films

The Library of Congress introduced National Screening Room, a free collection of hundreds of hours of (mostly public domain) motion pictures dating from 1890. The public domain movies are downloadable, while those that are copyrighted are streaming-only. The initial launch features 281 titles, with more added every month going forward.

The collection has content such as:

33 issues of the “All-American News” (1942-1945), a newsreel made specifically
for African-American audiences during the mid-20th century;
103 titles from the Library’s Paper Prints Collection, including several shorts directed by D. W. Griffith for Biograph Company;
Historical and iconic figures such as Theodore Roosevelt, William McKinley, Frank Sinatra, Mary McLeod Bethune, Adam Clayton Powell and Art Carney;
Titles named to the National Film Registry because of their cultural, historical and aesthetic significance;
A selection of films about mental health released in the 1950s.

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