Research Guides: History Guide: Multimedia, Videos, &amp; Images

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Academic Video Online (Via Alexander Street)
Search or browse thousands of streaming videos, in 21 academic subject collections, distributed by Alexander Street Press.
Docuseek
Docuseek provides streaming video of documentary films in many subject areas.
Kanopy Streaming Videos
Kanopy is a streaming video resource with a selection of movies and documentaries in all subject areas, including history.

American Archive of Public Broadcasting
Public television and radio programming from the last 60 years.
American Experience (PBS)
Contains hundreds of videos on topics in U.S. history. Includes clips and full-length videos.
Civil Rights Digital Library
Collects primary source materials, including video and audio files.
Facing History and Ourselves
Collects resources that challenge users to explore the history and impact of social inequities.
Image Collection (from the Library of Congress)
Photos, prints, and drawings from the Library of Congress.
Images (from the Internet Archive)
Search nearly 4 million images. Many are available for download.
LIFE Photo Archive (hosted by Google)
Search millions of photographs from the LIFE magazine photo archive.
Moving Image Archive (from the Internet Archive)
Contains over 6 million films.
National Screening Room
Provides access to the Library of Congress' moving image collection.
Open Vault by WGBH
Provides access to historically important content produced by public television.
Prelinger Archives (part of the Internet Archive)
A collection of advertising, educational, industrial, and amateur films of historic significance.
Timeline - World History Documentaries
Documentaries from BBC, Discovery, PBS, and others.
Universal Newsreels
Watch the newsreels that preceded movies shown in theatres from 1929 to 1967.
C-SPAN Video Library

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