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The first Why We Fight film, explaining the causes of the Second World War. U.S. government work, public domain.

Educational film about preventing soil erosion and conservation techniques.

Classic civil defense film teaching children how to protect themselves during a nuclear attack.

Educational film about the sun and its importance to life on Earth.

Historic footage of the first manned moon landing in 1969.

Educational film exploring the mystery of cosmic rays.

Pare Lorentz's landmark documentary on the Dust Bowl, preserved by the National Archives. Public domain.

Benjamin Christensen's 1922 horror documentary about witchcraft.

Lorentz's documentary on the Mississippi and American land use, with music by Virgil Thomson. Public domain.

Robert Flaherty's 1922 documentary about Inuit life.