National Film Preservation Foundation - Films Preserved Through the NFPF


	Case Studies

Since 1997 the National Film Preservation Foundation has helped organizations across 45 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to preserve America's film heritage and make it available to all. The following case studies illustrate the types of films saved through our programs.

Canyon Surveys (1952-53), exploration films preserved by Utah State Historical Society.

The Chechahcos (1924), an independent silent feature preserved by Alaska Film Archives, University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Early Abstractions by Harry Smith (1946-57), avant-garde films preserved by Anthology Film Archives.

The Emperor Jones (1933), an independent sound feature preserved by Library of Congress.

Groucho Marx's Home Movies (1929-34), home movies preserved by National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

Kearney and Its People in Motion Pictures (1926), a regional documentary preserved by Nebraska State Historical Society.

Reunion of Confederate Veterans (1930s), newsreel outtakes preserved by University of South Carolina Newsfilm Archive.