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Prelinger Archives via Internet Archive

3,190 works on Arkivism, as of 5 October 2026.

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24 works from Explore’s daily shuffle of this collection, taken 5 October 2026.

Workers exiting industrial plant gatehouseUnknown · 1927

Animator flipping animation drawing paper sheetsFairbanks (Jerry) Productions · 1946

Employee Confronts Boss in Vintage OfficePrelinger (Rick) · c. 1940s

Typesetter laying out newspaper composing stonesHandy (Jam) Organization · 1944

Architect walks clients toward modern houseHandy (Jam) Organization · 1948

Workers clearing tracks among earthquake ruinsUnknown · 1906

Superimposed giant crawls down mountain hillsideSmith, Ken · c. 1950s

Aerial view of settlement and roadDuhem (Ray) · 1914

Futuristic Video Display Shows Women Answering TelephoneFairbanks (Jerry) Productions · 1964

Lumberjack climbing tall tree trunkPathé · 1920

Historical photo of transcontinental telephone lineUnknown · c. 1910s

Docks with Crane Unloading Ship CargoU.S. Army, Signal Corps · 1918

Travel and Transport Building at Century of ProgressHolmes (Burton) Films · 1933

Horse-drawn carriages parade past fairgrounds grandstandProgressive Film Producing Company of America · 1913

Automobile assembly line factory workersHandy (Jam) Organization · 1933

Animated schematic diagram of radio transmitterUnknown · 1927

Animated galaxy and glowing star illustrationWilding Picture Productions, Inc. · 1955

Nurse attends to hospital bed patientHolmes (Burton) Films, Inc. · 1942

Worker in hard hat talks to coworkerCentron Productions · 1970

Technicians assemble satellite instruments and crossfade to control roomNorwood Studios, Inc. (for NASA) · 1965

Schoolchildren Running Out of School BuildingBesse (Ivan) · 1938

Machinists grinding metal in industrial workshopBryan (Julien) · 1943

Police Officer Taking Call at DeskFairbanks (Jerry) Productions · 1965

Kosher Butcher Shop Window DisplayUnknown · 1920