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Rick Prelinger W6XBE

@footage.bsky.social

Experimental archivist and librarian. Writes about useful radio. Makes archival events for noisy audiences. No film left unscanned. Lives and works in San Francisco, on Ohlone land.

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I wish I knew. Not in our collection, sadly.

02.03.2026 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Me too! But try and find it

02.03.2026 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

For 25 years we've given away archival film footage at archive.org/details/prel.... Our images are in uncountable films and videos and play worldwide. And AI video models crawl them. If we kept some of our footage offline, would it be fresher, less likely to be cloned? Just asking.

13.02.2026 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Great to see you!

22.12.2025 08:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love this project. It is why I collected postcards for many years and now collect home movies.

13.12.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Rick Prelinger | Lost Landscapes 02025: YEAR 20!
YouTube video by The Long Now Foundation Rick Prelinger | Lost Landscapes 02025: YEAR 20!

Join me in 25 minutes for the livestream of Lost Landscapes of San Francisco 20! Chat will be open and spirited, www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4Or...

11.12.2025 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

archive.org/details/prel... (not all responsive to your query, but many are)

17.11.2025 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

love these, but never looked for them. "broadcast"? "news coverage"? I mostly collect historical off-air scanner recordings, though until the streaming era they are few and far between.

08.11.2025 07:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tickets | Lost Landscapes 02025: YEAR 20! | City Box Office Check This Out: Get tickets and show information for Lost Landscapes 02025: YEAR 20! - City Box Office

I am delighted to announce that tickets are now available for Lost Landscapes of San Francisco, Year 20! Hope to see you there.

Information and ticket link here: www.cityboxoffice.com/eventperform...

03.11.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4

the least seen films are the ones most worth watching

16.10.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Face Time: Rick and Megan Prelinger The archivists and researchers look backward β€” and forward β€” in a city where exchange and flow are bedrock

Free link: sf.gazetteer.co/face-time-ri...

10.09.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Face Time: Rick and Megan Prelinger The archivists and researchers look backward β€” and forward β€” in a city where exchange and flow are bedrock

Beautiful profile on Prelinger Library and its founders by @eddiekimx.bsky.social in GazetteerSF: sf.gazetteer.co/face-time-ri...

10.09.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I haven't seen it but would totally love to. I'll ask someone who might know

03.09.2025 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think this is the Coronet film PROPAGANDA TECHNIQUES.

27.07.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

placing.technology/hunting-for-... love to do a dissertation blog post of mostly tangents, aka I went to the Prelinger Library yesterday

19.06.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A short account of the provenance of "The baby cried. The mommy picked it up", by Rick Prelinger, son of one of the editors of the book in which the children's stories appeared

A short account of the provenance of "The baby cried. The mommy picked it up", by Rick Prelinger, son of one of the editors of the book in which the children's stories appeared

"The baby cried..." is part of every CA student's lore.

@jackbjoyce.bsky.social tracked it down for a ROLSI.net blog.

Now Jack has heard from Rick Prelinger @footage.bsky.social, one of the children whose stories were recorded. We're delighted that he is happy to share his memories of it.

#EMCA

18.06.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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for people who love oddities πŸ’ž #prelingerarchives #popos #internetarchive #sanfrancisco #sanfran #hiddengems #iykyk #sf #bayarea #library #librariesoftiktok #sfmoma #prelingerlibrary #archives #thing... TikTok video by empowa

Lovely video by @empowa about Prelinger Library! www.tiktok.com/@empowa/vide...

04.06.2025 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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That's fun, David Lynch owned a copy of Another Science Fiction by Megan Prelinger

30.05.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
2025 San Francisco Documentary Festival

Maybe the last chance to see "Staff Picks from Prelinger Archives," a wonderful show of film, images, ideas and provocations from our archives staff. Sunday, June 1 at the Vogue in SF β€” tickets here: sfdocfest2025.eventive.org/films/67ffc8...

30.05.2025 04:44 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No More Road Trips? : Rick Prelinger : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive NO MORE ROAD TRIPS? (Rick Prelinger, 2013, 79 min.), a dream ride through 20th-century America made entirely from home movies, asks whether we've come to the...

Loving the new episode! Reminds me of the @footage.bsky.social film "No More Road Trips?", which invites you to "Please make the soundtrack." - you just did! archive.org/details/NMRT...

28.05.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

The online #prelinger collection just reached 10,000 items. Over 1200 high-quality scans reflect our film scanning collaboration with #ffdweb.org, and many more are coming soon. Please watch, teach and make new work with these films. archive.org/details/prel...

25.05.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œNo film left unscanned.” 🎞️ Film historian Rick Prelinger (@footage.bsky.social) explains why motion picture film is vanishing, and why digitization is crucial to saving our cinematic history.

Full video ➑️ youtu.be/AdtZtvlFi9o

#DigitalPreservation #FilmHistory #MemoryHole #Film

30.04.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 444    πŸ” 101    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

I was there two weeks ago. Mostly all junk (vinegary sound elements, etc.). More recently others are reporting the same. I don't think this is a crisis point. But thanks anyway!

28.04.2025 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I was there a few weeks back and others who have been more recently are in touch. It's almost all vinegary junk, deteriorated sound elements. No crisis here. Thanks anyway though!

28.04.2025 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Image for the booktalk The Moving Image: A User's Manual, with photos of Peter B. Kaufman and Rick Prelinger. Text on image reads: March 18th, 6:30pm - 9:00PM PT. IN-PERSON at INTERNET ARCHIVE Join us for a book talk with PETER B. KAUFMAN, discussing his book, THE MOVING IMAGE: A USER'S MANUAL, which explores how video-television, film, and online media-has shaped global politics, law, education, and entertainment. RICK PRELINGER will host the discussion.

Image for the booktalk The Moving Image: A User's Manual, with photos of Peter B. Kaufman and Rick Prelinger. Text on image reads: March 18th, 6:30pm - 9:00PM PT. IN-PERSON at INTERNET ARCHIVE Join us for a book talk with PETER B. KAUFMAN, discussing his book, THE MOVING IMAGE: A USER'S MANUAL, which explores how video-television, film, and online media-has shaped global politics, law, education, and entertainment. RICK PRELINGER will host the discussion.

There’s still time to get tickets to tonight’s #booktalk with PETER B. KAUFMAN & RICK PRELINGER on THE MOVING IMAGE!

πŸ“… TONIGHT
πŸ•‘ 6:30 PM
πŸ“ 300 Funston Ave, SF
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1256028939...

#InternetArchive @authorsalliance.bsky.social #SFEvents #OnlineMedia @footage.bsky.social

18.03.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

I don't think I can help. Assembly is time intensive and we are short handed

09.03.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How much film is there, what format, and can you assemble it into larger reels?

09.03.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Home movies capture the moments that define our livesβ€”family celebrations, everyday joys. Yet, these films are vanishing due to time, neglect & decay.

Archivist Rick Prelinger @footage.bsky.social explores why no film should be left unscanned. blog.archive.org/2025/03/05/v...

πŸ•³οΈ #VanishingCulture

05.03.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 409    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 2
Single frame from a film from the Prelinger Archives. Depicts a man working with electronic equipment.

Single frame from a film from the Prelinger Archives. Depicts a man working with electronic equipment.

πŸ“½οΈ Join Prelinger Archives staff for a screening of rarities & treasures that inspire, delight & bewilder. Film digitization & preservation funded by @ffdweb.org.
πŸ“… Mar 25
πŸ•–οΈ Doors @ 7, show @ 7:30
πŸ“ 300 Funston Ave, SF
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1261633011...

@footage.bsky.social

06.03.2025 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 218    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Single frame from a film from the Prelinger Archives. Depicts a woman taking notes while looking into the hooded scope of a piece of electronic equipment.

Single frame from a film from the Prelinger Archives. Depicts a woman taking notes while looking into the hooded scope of a piece of electronic equipment.

Single frame from a film from the Prelinger Archives. Depicts a man holding a motion picture slate/clapperboard for the 1947 Universal Pictures film Pirates of Monterey.

Single frame from a film from the Prelinger Archives. Depicts a man holding a motion picture slate/clapperboard for the 1947 Universal Pictures film Pirates of Monterey.

Single frame from a film from the Prelinger Archives. Depicts picketers on strike.

Single frame from a film from the Prelinger Archives. Depicts picketers on strike.

Single frame from a film from the Prelinger Archives. Depicts a man working with electronic equipment.

Single frame from a film from the Prelinger Archives. Depicts a man working with electronic equipment.

STAFF PICKS FROM THE PRELINGER ARCHIVES πŸ“½οΈ Join us for a curated screening of rare archival footage, presented by the people behind the collection!
πŸ“… Mar. 25
πŸ•–οΈ Doors open @ 7, show @ 7:30
πŸ“ 300 Funston Ave, SF
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1261633011...

@footage.bsky.social #funcheapsf #film

04.03.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 228    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4