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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...
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Vintage #DHmakes!
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
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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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...
#PublicDomainDay
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 #WaybackMachine ➡️ web.archive.org
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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You can also play Oregon Trail!
(in case you want to practice dying of diseases we now have vaccines for)
archive.org/details/msdo...
Internet Archive preserves Flash games & provides access via browser emulation ⬇️
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Corporations want control over your digital books, ending the concept of ownership
www.theverge.com/news/612898/...
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I'm not sure why Peter Mount chose Valentine's Day to upload 2,000 arcade game manuals but here we are.
archive.org/details/@pet...
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...
#PublicDomainDay
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...
#Blackhistorymonth #LetReadersRead #InternetArchive
Internet Archive preserves Flash games & provides access via browser emulation ⬇️
This is your reminder that @archive.org has Robot Unicorn attack playable on their website and I dare you to beat my high score of 64650
archive.org/details/robo...
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Yes, we back up data in Canada too!
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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...
#InternetArchive #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay
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I loved talking with Nichole about #DHmakes 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
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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
🧶💾 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
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...
#InternetArchive #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay
Welcome to the public domain, WEARY WILLIES (1929)! 🐰📽️ This Oswald the Lucky Rabbit short was made after #Disney 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...
Mark Graham, director of Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, will join this conversation ⬇️
On Feb. 13 at 3pm Eastern, MuckRock will host an event with organizations that are helping lead the efforts to preserve the public’s data.
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one of my favorite documentaries: m.youtube.com/watch?v=M85U...
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
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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...
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
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…’
#ableton #internetarchive #writing
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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.
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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...
#LocalFirst #tech
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Touch-sensitive #Goosebumps 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...
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 #MickeyMouse 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...
#PublicDomain
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...
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...
#PublicDomain #InternetArchive #Titanic
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As an artist and filmmaker, I do my best to post my work on whenever possible!
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I made a new subreddit.
reddit.com/r/theinterne...
I'll be posting exclusively in there about Internet Archive stuff for the forseeable future.
🚧 What do "under construction" signs and bubble-gum-blowing Furbys tell us about digital preservation?
In the latest #VanishingCulture 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...
🕳️ #VanishingCulture
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 #WaybackMachine ➡️ web.archive.org
#DotComEra #DigitalHistory #90snostaliga
Since 2004, Internet Archive has collaborated with a group of libraries and research organizations on the End of Term Web Archive. 💾 Learn more about the effort: eotarchive.org
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...
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Here's the Internet Archive blog post about the End of Term crawl of federal websites -
blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
#Genealogy
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...
#PublicDomainDay #InternetArchive
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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.
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...
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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-...
🎬 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... #PublicDomain
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-...
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...
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...
#cinema
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...
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! 🎬 #StarWars & #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
Details ➡️ blog.archive.org/event/ideas-...
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...
#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay
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...
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...
#PublicDomain #InternetArchive
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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. #InternetArchive #Library
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...
#PublicDomainDay #InternetArchive
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 #WaybackMachine ➡️ web.archive.org
#VanishingCulture #TechHistory
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN is now in the #publicdomain! 🎶☔️
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...
#InternetArchive #PublicDomainDay
TONIGHT! 🎩👗There’s still time to get all dolled up & join the @InternetArchive’s #PublicDomainDay 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...
#PublicDomain
You still have time to register for our VIRTUAL Public Domain Day celebration!
📅 TODAY
🕙️ 10 AM PT/1 PM ET
📍 ONLINE
🎟️ REGISTER ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/singin-in-...
#PublicDomainDay @InternetArchive
TOMORROW NIGHT! Brush off your glad rags and join us for this in-person swanky soirée! 🎩👗
The @InternetArchive’s #PublicDomainDay 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 #PublicDomain. It’s free for everyone to enjoy! 🎶🎬 🖋️
📅 Jan 22
🕙️ 10 AM PT/1 PM ET
📍 ONLINE
🎟️ REGISTER ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1104135491...
#PublicDomainDay @InternetArchive
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Someone's been randomly uploading LAN Party photos.
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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 #PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain
While planning your week, remember to pull out your most dapper duds & join us in person for #PublicDomainDay 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 #PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain
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-...
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... 🎥✨ #LostLandscapes
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...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #InternetArchive
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 #PublicDomain! ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1104135491...
#PublicDomainDay #InternetArchive
🎩👗Get all dolled up for the #InternetArchive’s #PublicDomainDay 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...
#PublicDomain