# Library of Congress

> Library of Congress as searched by Video Assets Server: Early films, newsreels and government footage, much of it public domain. Link-only: its search API is rate-limited and challenges cloud IPs.

- Website: https://www.loc.gov/film-and-videos/
- Best for: Early films, newsreels and government footage, much of it public domain. Link-only: its search API is rate-limited and challenges cloud IPs.
- Categories: Archive & vintage, People, City & urban, Transport
- Pricing: free
- Licence: set per clip
- How it is searched: deep link only (results open the same search on the site)
- Direct download through Video Assets Server: no (results link to the clip page)

## What it is

The Library of Congress holds early films, newsreels and US government footage, much of it in the public domain.

## Best for

Early American film, government and historical footage.

## Licence

Set per item; many films are public domain or have no known restrictions, but check each item's rights statement.

## How Video Assets Server searches it

Link only: its search API is tightly rate-limited and challenges requests from cloud servers, so every search links to the same query on loc.gov.

## Example searches


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