Exploring America Through Historical Stock Footage

A scenic view of historical U.S. destinations

Discover our premier collection of public domain stock footage, showcasing a wide array of historical and contemporary scenes across the United States. Delve into the rich tapestry of American locales, from bustling city streets to serene landscapes, captured in high-quality video for your creative projects.

Historical U.S. Destinations: A Journey Through Time

Our specialized archive offers historical stock footage that brings to life the evolution of American society, culture, architecture, and fashion. Experience the transformation of domestic destinations from past to present, providing a unique lens through which to explore the changes that have shaped the U.S.

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ALABAMA 1937 - HEART OF THE CONFEDERACY

Scenes of Alabama in the 1930's with its historic buildings, southern people and way of life in the South.

ALABAMA 1937 - HEART OF THE CONFEDERACY

ALABAMA 1937 - HEART OF THE CONFEDERACY

Scenes of Alabama in the 1930's with its historic buildings, southern people and way of life in the South.
1937 BW 10min

ALASKA - OUR NORTHERN OUTPOST

Documenting the state of Alaska, nicknamed "The Last Frontier", from its history, people, culture and strategic importance to the U.S. in relation to its vast resources and military bases.
1959 BW 27 min

ALASKA FLIGHT 1934 - AIR AND GROUND TOUR

Under the command of Lt. Col. H.H. Hap Arnold a flight is commissioned to aerial map parts of Alaska as well as numerous on-the-ground scenes of landscapes and buildings of Alaska.
1934 BW 10min (SILENT)

ALEXANDRIA - CITY OF UNDERSTANDING

Travelogue scenes of the historic city of Alexandria Virginia in the 1950's as city leaders recognize the contributions made to the social and economic development of Alexandria by the Army and the soldiers living in the area.
1950s BW 28 min

BIG RIVER

The Mississippi River plays an essential role as the main artery for a vast inland river navigation and commerce system.
1963 15 min BW

CALIFORNIA

Traces the history of California with scenes of its scenic beauty, natural resources, agricultural production, and landmark cities.
1970's 30 min COL

CATALINA ISLAND

Santa Catalina Island, a rocky island off the coast of Southern California and a famous tourist attraction.
1990's COL 8 min

CENTRAL PARK - A NEW YORK LANDMARK

New York Central Park where the people of New York gather to relax, socialize and take part in recreational activities plus scenes of iconic areas and fountains in the park.
1990's COL 14 min

CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK CITY

Highlighting the recreational facilities in New York Citys' Central Park and its citizens and visitors enjoying them to the fullest.
1949 10 min BW

CITY OF NECESSITY - CHICAGO 1961

Chicago in 1961: marketplace of the mid-west, hub of big business, and a mecca of culture in the 1960's. Chicago skyline.
1961 22 min BW

COLORADO - LAND OF THE LONG LOOK

Travelogue of Colorado, people, places and things to do; from rodeo and river rafting to automobile racing to winter sports.
1978 11 min COL

COLUMBIA RIVER, THE

Bonneville Power Administration explains use of dams for irrigation, navigation, flood control and power development.
1949 BW 21 min

DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

Death Valley, California is a land of extremes. With summer temperatures averaging well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit as well as being the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere at 282 feet below sea level and the driest place in North America.
1936 11 min BW (SILENT)

DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT

Travelogue to this world famous monument where the visitor can see a visual record the Earths geological history as well as skeletons of ancient dinosaurs up close and personal.
1955 - 1965 24 min COL

DOWN MOBILE WAY - ALABAMA

Civilian Conservation Corps CCC in the Mobile Alabama area as they make large scale improvements and the building of State Parks as well as scenes of Alabama commercial shipping and commerce.
1935 BW 10min

FLORIDA: THE SUNSHINE STATE

Travelogue of 1930's Florida and landmarks as well as how its budding tourism industry thanks to the civilian conservation corps.
1938 29 min BW

GEOGRAPHY OF NEW ENGLAND

Scenic images, informative maps and geography of the region in addition to how its resources are used by a growing industry.
1951 11 min BW

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK- CIRCA 1940's

Known as the "Crown Jewel" of the National Park System, go back in time to visit its treasures of mountain peaks and alpine lakes.
1940's 60 min COL

GRAND CANYON AND NATIVE AMERICAN DANCERS

A visual document of a horseback tour of the Grand Canyon and ending with a demonstration of Native American ritual dance.
1985 22 min COL (SILENT)

HARLEM, N.Y.C.

Harlem, a legendary New York City neighborhood that figures prominently in African American history and culture.
Early 1960s 37 min BW (SILENT)

HAWAII - 1978

Scenic travelogue of the big island of Hawaii and Maui in 1978 from the coast line to the volcanic wilderness.
1978 10 min COL

HOLLYWOOD AND LOS ANGELES

Tour of iconic Hollywood and surrounding Los Angeles with the famous Hollywood Sign, Grauman's Chinese Theater, Capitol Records and more.
1990's COL 9 min

HOLLYWOOD

A tourist-eye view of 1980's downtown Hollywood featuring Mann's Chinese Theater, Hollywood Sign, and the Walk Of Fame.
1985 9 min COL

LAS VEGAS: NIGHT-TIME ON THE STRIP

Night on the Las Vegas strip with its bright lights, famous casinos, and flickering show marquees.
1990's COL 13 min

LOS ANGELES - CITY OF DESTINY

The beauty of 1940's Los Angeles in full color from its orchards and vineyards to the vibrant city life and iconic landmarks that make the City of Angels a unique city in America and so L.A.
1949 COL 31min

MIAMI BEACH, FL - AERIAL TOUR

Aerial views of Miami Beach Florida with aerial shots of neighborhoods, buildings, expressways, waterways, and more.
1990 COL 9 min

NAPA VALLEY - VINEYARD SCENICS

Low aerial view of a Napa Valley vineyard, California wine producing region with close-up of bunches of vine grapes.
1990's COL 12 min

NEW ENGLAND HOLIDAY 1945

Sports, recreation, and entertainment venues for New Englanders in the 1940's from swimming to horseback riding to winter skiing.
1945 10 min BW (SILENT)

NEW ORLEANS 1917 - 1921

City of New Orleans in the early 1900s with points of interest such as Canal Street, Metarie Cemetery, and shots of the levee system.
1917 - 1921 16 min BW (SILENT)

NEW ORLEANS - 1978

Scenic travelogue of the city of New Orleans in 1978 from night scenes on Bourbon Street to a Jazz And Heritage Festival.
1978 9 min COL

NEW ORLEANS 1985

Slice of life moments from the City of New Orleans with street scenes, street musicians, plantation house and ferry boats.
1985 19 min BW (SILENT)

NEW ORLEANS - FRENCH QUARTER

French Quarter of the City Of New Orleans with its historical architecture, street scenes, unique people and places.
1990's COL 12 min

NEW ORLEANS - TRAVEL BY TROLLEY

Street scenes of New Orleans in the 1990's, much of the footage shot from trolley cars. Street sign at intersection of Bourbon and Orleans street, New Orleans architecture and more.
1990's COL 7 min

NEW YORK CITY - 1958

Scenes of the city, New York Stock Exchange, people, traffic, construction and city at night.
1958 6 min BW COL (SILENT)

New York: Italian-American Heritage in 1957 NYC

A young Italian journalist arrives in America for a travelogue of New York City and landmarks while highlighting Italian-American businesses and cultural influences in the Big Apple.
1957 COL 17min

NEW YORK CITY SCENES

Street scenes of 1940's New York City with people walking on sidewalks amidst street traffic, rare footage of a 1948 Cadillac Meteor ambulance, transit bus mass transportation, elevated trains and more.
1948 BW 9 min

NEW YORK CITY - 1940's

Vintage footage of the New York City skyline of iconic skyscrapers with ships, ferries and boats passing in the foreground below.
1940's BW 7min

NEW YORK CITY - 1940's - THE WONDER CITY

A travelogue of 1940's New York City sights and landmarks with scenes of New York City Harbor, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Broadway, Wall Street, Skid Row and more.
1940's BW 9min

NEW YORK CITY - 1960's

Vintage iconic street scenes of 1960's New York City with ice skaters at Rockefeller Center, Long Island Expressway, Times Square, Grand Central Station and more.
1960's BW 11min

NORTH EASTERN STATES

Educational lifestyle and geography film centered on New England in the 50's.
1950's 9 min BW

ONE MAN FILMS PRESENTS THE TOWN OF WOODSTOCK, N.Y.

Though famous for a legendary rock concert held in 1969, Woodstock, New York is a very hip artist colony in its own right.
1970's min BW

PEOPLE OF THE ARCTIC - THE ESKIMO IN ALASKA

This 1958 film reflects the change the airplane and modern transportation brought to the people of Alaska and to an Eskimo family living in Point Barrow Alaska.
1958 BW 28 min

PHILADELPHIA - LIFESTYLE 1958

Lifestyle scenes from the Philadelphia area from workers at a General Electical plant to a Mobile Gas Station to shopping.
1958 6 min COL (SILENT)

SAN FRANCISCO AND CABLE CARS

Streetcar travel in San Francisco, California. Scenes of houseboats, Golden Gate Bridge, and the San Francisco skyline.
1985 20 min COL (SILENT)

SAN FRANCISCO: IN THE CITY - SCENICS

Beauty shots of the city of San Francisco from it iconic cable cars to historic landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Lombard Street, Alcatraz Island and more.
1990's COL 21 min

SOUTH BRONX - 1965

Life in 1960's South Bronx with its crowded conditions, poverty, and other social issues facing all its citizens.
1965 29 min BW

SOUTH WESTERN STATES

Educational lifestyle and geography film highlighting the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas in the 1950's.
1950's 11 min BW

ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY - THE EIGHTH SEA

Documents the building of the St. Lawrence Seaway that includes the dredging and deepening of the river channel, building giant ship locks, construction of a hydroelectric dam.
1958 BW 28 min

STORY OF THE DESERT

1930 travelogue of the desert climate around the World with scenes of the desert and Navajo Nations in New Mexico, reclamation dam project in Oregon, the Nile River valley in Egypt, and more.
1930 BW 18min

TAHTONKA - PLAINS INDIANS CULTURE

The Plains Indians and their buffalo culture from pre-horse period to decimation of the buffalo by white hunters to Wounded Knee.
1966 27 min COL

THIS IS MY COUNTRY - AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL

The dawn of a new day across America starting with a farm family at dinner table in the West and ending with the Statue of Liberty in a backdrop of fireworks.
COL 6 min

THIS LAND OF OURS - CONNECTICUT

Within its compact borders, Connecticut has forested hills, urban skylines, shoreline beaches, and white-steeple colonial churches.
1940's 10 min BW

WASHINGTON D.C. - CITY OF THE WORLD

A classic tour in color of our nation's capital; Washington, D.C.
1964 14 min COL

WASHINGTON, D.C. WINTER SCENES

Seasonal visual delights as our country's famous landmarks are wreathed in pristine layers of a snowy winter wonderland.
1966 7 min COL

WASHINGTON MONUMENT AND NATIONAL AIRPORT

The Washington Monument as seen from the tidal basin, while at the Washington National Airport planes take off and land.
1985 11 min COL (SILENT)

WELCOME TO LOS ANGELES HOST FOR THE 1984 OLYMPICS

A travelogue of the City Of Los Angeles California in the 1980's aerial view and ground views of typical street scenes.
1980s COL 25 min

WORLD TRADE CENTER REMEMBERED

The World Trade Center starting out as an ambitious construction project to becoming a New York City icon of economic prosperity.
1970's 8 min COL