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Rick Prelinger. Archivist; maker; library co-founder; scanning archival film
Lost Landscapes of SF (20) at SF Documentary Festival 5/29
The Inconvenient, the Useful, and the Ephemeral: A Visit to the Prelinger Library
By Eesha Ramanujam A few weeks ago, I was on a research trip to the Bay Area when I realized that the Prelinger Library, which I’d recently learned about in my classes, was close by and available for a visit. I was in the area just long enough to
A Trip Down Market Street Before the Fire (highest-quality version in 4K)
Shot a few days before the April 18, 1906 earthquake and fire by the Miles Brothers, this film pictures San Francisco's Market Street before it was largely d...
Lost Landscapes of San Francisco: Creativity, Style, Resistance & Freedom Tickets, Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 6:30 PM | Eventbrite
Celebrating 20 years of creativity, style, resistance and freedom
Prelinger Archives: 10,163 films downloadable from Internet Archive
Lost Landscapes 02025: YouTube Premiere Registration, Wed, Dec 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite
Hidden gems of vintage footage reveal our cool San Francisco vibe - come see & get inspired!
Interrupting the Amnesic Race Towards the Future: A Conversation with Rick Prelinger » Found Footage Magazine
Rick Prelinger is perhaps best known as the founder of the Prelinger Archives, originally a collection of ephemeral films or useful cinema, currently focused on home movies and outtakes of a diverse nature. Acquired by the Library of Congress in 2002, the Prelinger Archives has been a crucial resource for filmmakers and scholars for decades.…
No Film Left Unscanned — LONG NOW IDEAS
While scanning films to produce digital files demands skill, technology, and resources, it is more achievable than ever before. And many are still at risk.
Tickets | Lost Landscapes 02025: YEAR 20! | City Box Office
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Face Time: Rick and Megan Prelinger, by Eddie Kim
The archivists and researchers look backward — and forward — in a city where exchange and flow are bedrock
Probably the last time to see Staff Picks from Prelinger Archives at SF Docfest
Staff Picks from Prelinger Archives: Sarah Hotchkiss for KQED Arts
Staff from the Prelinger Archives present their favorite treasures from over 3 million feet of film.
Rick Prelinger’s Lost Landscapes: A Talk and Screening
Staff Picks from the Prelinger Archives
Join Prelinger Archives in showcasing rare finds and staff insights from three years of mass-digitization funded by the Filecoin Foundation
Rick Prelinger, Anna Friz & Jeff Kolar: The Other Spectrum — The Lab
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Lost Landscapes of San Francisco: A Benefit for Internet Archive, Monday, 1/13/2025
Explore the ever-changing landscape of San Francisco in support of the Internet Archive
Lost Landscapes 2024: YouTube Premiere
Hidden gems of vintage footage reveal our cool San Francisco vibe - come see & get inspired!
Never-before-seen footage of SF is being unearthed in an old furniture warehouse
History Is Made at Night, my account of a recent Lost Landscapes event
Rick Prelinger
Tickets | LOST LANDSCAPES 02024 Streets, People and Play: The Drama of Daily Life | City Box Office
Check This Out: Buy tickets and see performance listings from City Box Office
Open Access and Innovative Web Applications: A Deep Dive of the Prelinger Library Stacks Explorer with Devin Smith - SJSU | School of Information
Thousands gather to watch decades-old San Francisco found footage
Prelinger Library at SF Art Book Fair! July 18-21. Come and say hello!
I'm introducing Peter Flynn's great film on film collectors at the Roxie, May 31
BART Historical Films screening at UC Berkeley April 25
This San Francisco Library Collects Print Materials You Were Never Meant to See | KQED
Lost Landscapes of San Francisco: The City and Bay in Motion
Prelinger: The Spectrum of Sponsorship 1
Prelinger: The Spectrum of Sponsorship 2
LOST LANDSCAPES 02023: YouTube Premiere
Tickets | LOST LANDSCAPES 02023 City and Bay in Motion: Transportation and Communication | City Box Office
My talk on "useful radio" at The Library of Congress: Radio Preservation Task Force Board Conference, April 29, 2023 (video)
FFDW Works with Prelinger Archives to Make Rare Historic Films More Accessible Using the Decentralized Web
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