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Every 4 years, a team of libraries & research organizations work together to preserve material from U.S. government websites during the transition of administrations. 🗳️ Get the latest on the 2024/2025 End of Term Web Archive ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/02/06/u...
Whitehouse.gov captures from: 2008 Sept. 15; 2013 Mar. 21; 2017 Feb. 3; and 2021 Feb. 25
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Victorian ingenuity in every loop! 🧶 The Second Book of "Hows" (1900) offers knitting guidance for the home. Its photos & techniques are both timeless & telling of its era. ➡️ archive.org/details/krl0... #Knitting #VintageKnitting #HistoricKnitting #Needlework #InternetArchive
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Victorian ingenuity in every loop! 🧶 The Second Book of "Hows" (1900) offers knitting guidance for the home. Its photos & techniques are both timeless & telling of its era. ➡️ archive.org/details/krl0...
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Call for Proposals for GovInfo Day(s) Spring (April 24 (online) and April 25 (in-person, Vancouver). Our theme this year is long-term and persistent access to government information. Please visit forms.gle/4MLm2ZzerDAJ... to submit your proposal. We will be accepting proposals until March 14.
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A year ago today, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) embarked on an ambitious project in collaboration with us - Internet Archive Canada (IAC)- to digitize a collection of up to 80,000 out-of-copyright publications: library-archives.canada.ca/eng/corporat...
As part of its new 'transformative' access model for libraries, "...Clarivate will also phase out one-time perpetual purchases of digital collections, print and digital books for libraries." clarivate.com/news/clariva...
RHAPSODY IN BLUE isn’t just an American classic—it’s a direct link to history. 🎶 When George Gershwin recorded it in 1924, he gave us a firsthand interpretation of his masterpiece. More ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/02/18/p...
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Remember GeoCities? 🏠 Once home to millions of personal websites, today it’s gone… except for what’s preserved on the Wayback Machine. 🌐💾 Explore the web's past with the ➡️ web.archive.org
Wayback Machine capture of the GeoCities.com site taken on October 22, 1996 alongside a pixel art frowning face representing that the site is gone.
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Wayback Machine playback (and other functions) is down because of a power outage induced hardware failure. We are working to address this issue and bring the services back up ASAP. Thank you for your support and patience!
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Welcome to the public domain, IS SEX NECESSARY? OR, WHY YOU FEEL THE WAY YOU DO (1929) by E.B. White & James Thurber. A witty & satirical exploration of love, relationships & attraction. 💕 Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/w...
Today, we honor Frederick Douglass on his chosen birthday. 🎂 His 1855 autobiography MY BONDAGE AND MY FREEDOM is a powerful account of his journey from enslavement to freedom. Read it here ➡️ archive.org/details/mybo...
Facing pages from My Bondage and My Freedom with a photo of author Frederick Douglas on the left page and the title on the right page.
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Internet Archive preserves Flash games & provides access via browser emulation ⬇️
Watch SINGIN’ IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN! Hundreds from around the 🌍️ joined our virtual celebration of the works entering the public domain in 2025! 🎶📖🎬 👀 it here ➡️ archive.org/details/sing...
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I loved talking with Nichole about and machine knitting for this Internet Archive blog piece! 🥰
🧶💾 Punch cards aren’t just relics of computing—they’re still powering knitting machines today! Discover how hobbyists & archivists are preserving this blend of tech + textile. ⁠ 🔗 blog.archive.org/2025/02/12/v... ⁠ 🕳️ #VanishingCulture⁠
Quote tile with white text on an orange background: “[Knitting punch cards] are also, in the age of seemingly-endless proprietary software and terms and conditions, refreshingly punk, in a minimal computing, open-source sort of way…”

Nichole Misako Nomura
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Not to worry, weavers, Jacquard looms are mentioned in here, too 👇
🧶💾 Punch cards aren’t just relics of computing—they’re still powering knitting machines today! Discover how hobbyists & archivists are preserving this blend of tech + textile. ⁠ 🔗 blog.archive.org/2025/02/12/v... ⁠ 🕳️ #VanishingCulture⁠
Quote tile with white text on an orange background: “[Knitting punch cards] are also, in the age of seemingly-endless proprietary software and terms and conditions, refreshingly punk, in a minimal computing, open-source sort of way…”

Nichole Misako Nomura
Digital humanities scholar
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🧶💾 Punch cards aren’t just relics of computing—they’re still powering knitting machines today! Discover how hobbyists & archivists are preserving this blend of tech + textile. ⁠ 🔗 blog.archive.org/2025/02/12/v... ⁠ 🕳️
Quote tile with white text on an orange background: “[Knitting punch cards] are also, in the age of seemingly-endless proprietary software and terms and conditions, refreshingly punk, in a minimal computing, open-source sort of way…”

Nichole Misako Nomura
Digital humanities scholar
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Welcome to the public domain, THE WILD PARTY (1929)! 🎞️💃Clara Bow’s first talkie is a lively collegiate comedy-drama. Directed by trailblazer Dorothy Arzner. Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/w...
Welcome to the public domain, WEARY WILLIES (1929)! 🐰📽️ This Oswald the Lucky Rabbit short was made after lost the character in contract disputes. The original soundtrack is lost as well (more below). Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/w...
The original soundtrack to this post-dubbed sound cartoon is lost, so we embraced the spirit of the public domain and remixed it with a sound recording that is also in the public domain. 🎶⁠ ⁠ Music: United States Marine Band - Crazy Bone Rag 🎼🇺🇸 (1914) archive.org/details/unit...
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I met Aaron Swartz when he invited me to the annual meeting of the Internet Archive. I had developed a WordPress plugin for Open Library, and it was used by libraries worldwide for free access to rich book data. Aaron remains an inspiration to me for open access.
On Aaron Swartz: “He stood for freedom of access to information, especially for scientific research — things the public had already paid for.” - Lisa Rein, co-founder of @creativecommons.bsky.social sfstandard.com/2025/02/08/a...
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I got a kick out of seeing one of my books ‘Ableton Live 7 Tips And Tricks’, is preserved in - a non-profit research library preserving web pages, books, movies & audio…’
A screen shot from the Internet Archive website, showing my book cover.
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Our digital librarian Brewster introduced the Stichting Internet Archive to partners and colleagues at a beautiful cafe in downtown Amsterdam where we hosted our first Dutch "borrel". We are looking forward to great collaborations in 2025 and beyond.
Brewster gave a talk in front of a group of people at a cafe in Amsterdam.
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This Tuesday The Internet Archive in SF is hosting a local-first tech meetup. Several presenters including TinySSB, Basic.tech and Bubble. The more the merrier! * www.meetup.com/dwebsf/event... * www.eventbrite.com/e/dweb-meetu...
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Touch-sensitive shirts were advertised on Scholastic's official site in 1997. By some miracle, all the sound effects were saved by . web.archive.org/web/19981201...
Scholastic's promo site for the Goosebumps books, advertising this: 

These t-shirts are touch-sensitive. They are each equipped with five different scary sounds. With just one touch, GOOSEBUMPS comes to life with spooky sounds that will make your imagination run wild!

Here are sound clips of what you'll actually hear when you touch different parts of these t-shirts.

The t-shirts will be introduced exclusively through select Mervyn's department stores beginning the first week of December, 1997-- just in time for the holidays!!! Buy them if you dare, but beware, availability is limited.

[The images are broken, but the audio files are not.]
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Really cool discovery on UK eBay. So, the old Bumps website and fragments of the 90s Goosebumps site mention a line of talking Goosebumps shirts coming out. I had no idea what these were but I think I found one of them! This is a Slappy shirt from 1997 with something called Touch Tone-
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omg y'all. If you buy a digital product and you cannot download it and store it to your own devices permanently you are RENTING, you do not OWN it.
Welcome to the public domain, WHEN THE CAT’S AWAY (1929)! 🐭🎞️ The only cartoon to portray Mickey & Minnie as actual mice, sneaking into a house for a musical feast! 🎶🐾 Learn more. ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/w...
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From JD Shadel's essay, "What Early Internet Era GIFs Show Us About Preserving Digital Culture," in the Vanishing Culture report: blog.archive.org/2025/02/05/v...
The image shows the cover of the Internet Archive's Vanishing Culture report. On the left, the words "Vanishing Culture" are prominently displayed in bold, dark font against a neutral background. To the right, a set of cultural artifacts including a VHS tape, an open book, a film reel, a vinyl record, and a web link icon appear to disintegrate into pixels, symbolizing the disappearance of analog and digital media. Below these icons is a pixelated computer hand cursor pointing to the word "SAVE," emphasizing the need for preservation. The Internet Archive's logo is placed in the bottom-right corner.
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Welcome to the public domain, ATLANTIC (1929)! 🚢🌊 Among Britain’s first sound films, it was shot with both English & German casts, resulting in two versions. 🎬 Learn more. ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/w...
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As an artist and filmmaker, I do my best to post my work on whenever possible!
🚧 What do "under construction" signs and bubble-gum-blowing Furbys tell us about digital preservation? In the latest essay, writer explores the rise, fall, and cultural legacy of early Internet GIFs—and why they matter today.⁠ 🔗 blog.archive.org/2025/02/05/v...
From “What Early Internet Era GIFs Show Us About Preserving Digital Culture,” by JD Shadel, part of the Vanishing Culture report.⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Download the full Vanishing Culture report⁠: archive.org/details/vani... ⁠ 🕳️
The image shows the cover of the Internet Archive's Vanishing Culture report. On the left, the words "Vanishing Culture" are prominently displayed in bold, dark font against a neutral background. To the right, a set of cultural artifacts including a VHS tape, an open book, a film reel, a vinyl record, and a web link icon appear to disintegrate into pixels, symbolizing the disappearance of analog and digital media. Below these icons is a pixelated computer hand cursor pointing to the word "SAVE," emphasizing the need for preservation. The Internet Archive's logo is placed in the bottom-right corner.
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Remember Blockbuster? 📼📀 Once, there were over 9,000 stores across the globe; now only one remains. 🌎️ Blockbuster․com too is a shadow of its former self. Explore the web's past with the ➡️ web.archive.org
Wayback Machine captures of the Blockbuster video rental site on December 24, 1996 and January 17, 2025.
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If you missed our Public Domain Movie Night screening of MEET JOHN DOE (1941), watch film writer & researcher Lara Gabrielle's introduction & discussion about the film on the Internet Archive. 👀 📽️ ➡️ archive.org/details/lara...
Welcome to the public domain, ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1929) by Erich Maria Remarque. This masterpiece's portrayal of the human cost of war is timeless. 🌍💥 📖 Learn more. ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/w...
Quote from Erich Maria Remarque's, All Quiet on the Western Front (1929), reads, "It’s all rot that they put in the war-news about the good humour of the troops, how they are arranging dances almost before they are out of the front-line. We don’t act like that because we are in a good humour: we are in a good humour because otherwise we should go to pieces."  Quote framed by "Welcome to the Public Domain" text and graphic.
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You can find this article (and many more) in our free, fully-text-searchable digital archive, hosted by the incredible archive.org/details/klma...
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Good morning Brussels. Looking forward to thought provoking talks and roundtables, interesting conversations, and good connections at this weekend.
Sunrise over the city of Brussels, Belgium. 🇧🇪
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Congrats "THE WAYBACK MACHINE" by Diego Diaz & Can Sark (57s clip)⁠ Honorable Mention of the Internet Archive's 2025 Public Domain Day Film Remix Contest.⁠ ⁠ Explores the Internet Archive & the near-infinity of copyright. More: archive.org/details/2025...
Congrats "MOVING PICTURES AREN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE" by Jeremy Floyd Honorable Mention of the Internet Archive's 2025 Public Domain Day Film Remix Contest. A tribute to Hollywood’s pre-Code era, full of creativity and charm. ➡️ archive.org/details/2025...
Congrats "HOFFMANN'S HONEYMOON" by William Webb (@willwebbful) (57s clip)⁠ Honorable Mention of the Internet Archive's 2025 Public Domain Day Film Remix Contest.⁠ Home movies remixed with voices from films in the public domain. ⁠ ➡️ archive.org/details/2025...
TONIGHT! The 2nd & FINAL night of the Ideas Worth Saving Evening Extravaganza at the Internet Archive! 🎬 Come in costume & win a prize! 📅 Feb 1 ⏰ 6 pm–9 pm 📍 300 Funston Ave., SF 🎟️ $20 at the door Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/event/ideas-...
Graphic of a film projector and images related to the text, which reads: Ideas worth saving. Evening extravaganzas: movie clips, costumes, & conversation! Friday: the true origins of Star Wars.Saturday: the Tolkien you never knew. Costume contest. Panel of experts. Analysis of movie scenes. 31 January & 1 February 2025, at 7pm, the Internet Archive. 300 Funston Ave, San Francisco, CA. Ticket:  www.ideasworthsaving.org
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🎬 Lights, camera, public domain! We rolled out the red carpet to celebrate Public Domain Day 2025 in true Hollywood style—vintage cars, 1920s paparazzi & a toast to the creative works now free for all! 🍸🎞️ 📸 Highlights & livestream: blog.archive.org/2025/01/31/a...
Street theater performer dressed as a 1920s paparazzi, wearing black and white and gray makeup.
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TONIGHT! The Internet Archive hosts Ideas Worth Saving! 🎬 Star Wars & Tolkien panels & film clips. Come in costume & win a prize! 📅 Jan 31–Feb 1 ⏰ 6 pm–9 pm 📍 300 Funston Ave., SF 🎟️ $20 at the door Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/event/ideas-...
Graphic of a film projector and images related to the text, which reads: Ideas worth saving. Evening extravaganzas: movie clips, costumes, & conversation! Friday: the true origins of Star Wars.Saturday: the Tolkien you never knew. Costume contest. Panel of experts. Analysis of movie scenes. 31 January & 1 February 2025, at 7pm, the Internet Archive. 300 Funston Ave, San Francisco, CA. Ticket:  www.ideasworthsaving.org
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THERE'S STILL TIME to join us for Fahrenheit 2451 at the @InternetArchive! What do YOU think should be preserved for the next centuries? 📅 Jan 31–Feb 1 📍 300 Funston Ave., SF Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/event/fahren...
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Congrats "THE SITUATIONSHIP" by Samara Meyer Third Place winner of the Internet Archive's 2025 Public Domain Day Film Remix Contest. Clara Bow shines in this sapphic love story's bold storytelling. Explore all the winners: archive.org/details/2025...
THIS FRIDAY kicks off Fahrenheit 2451 hosted at the Internet Archive—a celebration of timeless books, films, art & stories. What would YOU preserve? 📅 Jan 31–Feb 1 📍 300 Funston Ave., SF Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/event/fahren...
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Congrats to “THE ARCHIVE BOOGIE” by Samantha Close () Second Place winner of the Internet Archive's 2025 Public Domain Day Film Remix Contest. This celebration of 1929’s cinema mixes film & public domain imagery. More: archive.org/details/2025...
The Internet Archive hosts the Ideas Worth Saving Evening Extravaganza! 🎬 & panels & film clips. Come in costume & win a prize! 📅 Jan 31–Feb 1, 6 pm–9 pm 📍 300 Funston Ave., SF 🎟️ $20 at the door Details ➡️ blog.archive.org/event/ideas-...
Graphic of a film projector and images related to the text, which reads: Ideas worth saving. Evening extravaganzas: movie clips, costumes, & conversation! Friday: the true origins of Star Wars.Saturday: the Tolkien you never knew. Costume contest. Panel of experts. Analysis of movie scenes. 31 January & 1 February 2025, at 7pm, the Internet Archive. 300 Funston Ave, San Francisco, CA. Ticket:  www.ideasworthsaving.org
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Congrats "WHEN I LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND" by ! (50s clip ⬇️) First Place winner of the Internet Archive's 2025 Public Domain Day Film Remix Contest. The short blends movies, images, music & text into a meditation on time’s passage. Full film & more ➡️ archive.org/details/2025...
Welcome to the public domain, HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN (1929)! 👀 Watch The Saw Lady 🪚 perform a poignant rendition of this classic anthem of optimism & resilience. 🎼🎉 Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/w...
The Internet Archive is open to community events like Fahrenheit 2451, a conference celebrating timeless books, films, art & stories. 📅 Jan 31–Feb 1 📍 300 Funston Ave., SF Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/event/fahren...
Photos of Owen A. Barfield, and Crystal Downing & David Downing
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Welcome to the public domain, RED HARVEST (1929) by one of the pioneers of hard-boiled detective fiction, Dashiell Hammett, whose gritty stories redefined crime writing. 🕵️‍♂️📖 🔎 Learn more. ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/w...
Quote from Dashiell Hammett's "Red Harvest" (1929), reads, "He's the guy that the joke was wrote about: 'Is he a criminal lawyer?' 'Yes, very.'" Quote framed by "Welcome to the Public Domain" text and graphic.
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Please join us, next Friday morning, at the Ontario Library Superconference! We will be presenting with Vancouver Public Library on "Enhancing Digital Access and Rights through Collaboration: Digitizing IN the Stacks at Vancouver Public Library": internetarchivecanada.org/2025/01/23/j...
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1929 Birmingham Bertha. Very cool 😎 If you haven't joined the Internet Archive, do it. Great place to find books, film, and other materials.
Welcome to the public domain, ON WITH THE SHOW (1929)! 🎞️ This color film survives only in black & white. A highlight is Ethel Waters singing Birmingham Bertha. 🎤🎶 Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/w... #PublicDomainDay #InternetArchive
Welcome to the public domain, ON WITH THE SHOW (1929)! 🎞️ This color film survives only in black & white. A highlight is Ethel Waters singing Birmingham Bertha. 🎤🎶 Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/w...
Controversial Gawker.com almost disappeared down the Memory Hole, 🕳️ but the Wayback Machine keeps much of its content accessible. 🌐 Explore the past of Gawker & other sites using the ➡️ web.archive.org
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN is now in the ! 🎶☔️ Why celebrate? This 1929 song inspired the 1952 musical of the same name. Now it's ours to remix & reimagine. Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/16/p...
TONIGHT! 🎩👗There’s still time to get all dolled up & join the @InternetArchive’s celebration. 1929 film mash-ups, Roaring 20s tracks & cocktails await! 📽️🥂🎶 🕕 6–10 PM PT 📍 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️ RSVP now: www.eventbrite.com/e/1117297439...
TOMORROW NIGHT! Brush off your glad rags and join us for this in-person swanky soirée! 🎩👗 The @InternetArchive’s gala is the cat’s pajamas! 📅 Jan 22 | 🕕 6–10 PM 📍 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️ RSVP NOW: www.eventbrite.com/e/1117297439...
Tomorrow’s the big day! 🎉 Join us for Public Domain Day 2025 as we celebrate works from 1929 entering the . It’s free for everyone to enjoy! 🎶🎬 🖋️ 📅 Jan 22 🕙️ 10 AM PT/1 PM ET 📍 ONLINE 🎟️ REGISTER ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1104135491... @InternetArchive
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Someone's been randomly uploading LAN Party photos. archive.org/details/@iss...
While planning your week, consider joining us for Public Domain Day 2025! 🎉🖋️🎶🎞️ We're celebrating works from 1929 entering the Public Domain! 📅 Jan 22 🕙️ 10 AM PT/1 PM ET 📍 ONLINE 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1104135491... @InternetArchive
While planning your week, remember to pull out your most dapper duds & join us in person for 2025! 🎩👗 Step back into 1929 for an unforgettable evening at the @InternetArchive. 📅 Jan 22 | 🕕 6–10 PM PT 📍 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️ RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/1117297439...
Join us for SINGIN' IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN as we celebrate thousands of works newly free to enjoy, remix, and reimagine! 🎶🎬 📅 Jan 22 🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET 📍 ONLINE 🎟️ REGISTER ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1104135491... @InternetArchive
Celebrate the public domain with the Internet Archive on Wednesday, January 22nd ⤵️ 10am PT—Register for our VIRTUAL party: www.eventbrite.com/e/singin-in-... 6pm PT—Come to the Internet Archive for our IN-PERSON film screening: www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-...
A vibrant and retro-style illustration celebrating the theme "Singin' in the Public Domain." The image features a red umbrella, music notes, a film clapperboard, and scattered books. The Lockette, a yellow dancing padlock with an open lock, symbolizes unlocking creativity, surrounded by colorful streamers and confetti. The title text is bold and playful, with "Singin' in the" above "Public Domain," set on a background of musical staff lines.
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Earlier this week, we hosted over 500 people at the Internet Archive for Lost Landscapes 2024: Streets, People, Play—a celebration of archival film, found footage, and community. Missed it? Watch the full film here: archive.org/details/ll-d... 🎥✨
More than 500 people gather in the darkened Great Room of the Internet Archive, with a screen at the front showing Lost Landscapes.
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Popeye is now in the public domain! 💪🛳️ In 1929, he debuted as a tough, hilarious sailor who quickly became an icon. No spinach yet—just pure grit, charm & action! Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/16/p...
Welcome to the public domain, TIP-TOE THROUGH THE TULIPS (1929), the whimsical tune from THE GOLD DIGGERS OF BROADWAY (1929) revived by Tiny Tim in the 1960s. 🎼🌷🎤 Join our online celebration of the ! ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1104135491...
🎩👗Get all dolled up for the celebration! 🍸 Sip French 75s, watch mash-ups of 1929 films, & enjoy a DJ spinning hits from the Roaring 20s. 🎶 📅 Jan 22 | 🕕 6–10 PM 📍 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️ RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/1117297439...