# Old Time Pictures and Film

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-time-pictures-and-film/156734>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 22, 2003, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-time-pictures-and-film/156734 "2003-02-22T06:27:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-time-pictures-and-film/156734/1 "2003-02-22T06:27:13Z")

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I was wondering if anyone out there has an idea about where I can find some good sites to get old time pictures and and films. I’m looking for free stuff… public domain-type stuff… with the possiblity of hi-res downloads. Am I asking the moon here?

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-time-pictures-and-film/156734/2 "2003-02-22T06:31:46Z")

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There some decent stuff [here.](http://www.timoni.net/)

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**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-time-pictures-and-film/156734/3 "2003-02-22T06:49:09Z")

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Do a google search for the following:

Library of Congress Detroit Photograph Company  
Prelinger Archives

That’s all you need. 🙂

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-time-pictures-and-film/156734/4 "2003-02-22T07:20:54Z")

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[RedSkelton][sub] If I dood it, I get a whippin’ . . . I dood it[/sub][/RedSkelton]

**stoid** has some on her website.

😃

[sub]just don’t access that site at work, okay?[/sub]