Ordering From Us
All footage in The Travel Film Archive is represented for licensing either by Getty Images or the TFA Network of agents. The "Library" field for each clip indicates which library holds that clip. To place an order you can use our cart system and, depending on which clips you select, your request will be sent to the appropriate library and they will contact you to provide licensing information and complete the transaction. If you are ordering sections from an entire film or from a long clip, please make sure you record the in and out time codes for each section in the Notes box before adding it to the cart.
If you currently deal with either of these libraries you may also contact them directly and refer to the relevant Travel Film Archive clip number. Each Getty Images clip also contains a link which will take you directly to that clip on Getty's web site.
Clip #: TFA-274B Length: 22:05 Year: 1961 Sound: Sound Decade: 1960s Description: An educational film about the history of the Mediterranean. Traces the spread of the Greek civilization and the formation and collapse of the Roman Empire. Shows how the building of the Suez Canal increased the importance of the sea as a transportation route.
Clip #: TFA-392A Length: 25:36 Year: 1936 Sound: Sound Decade: 1930s Description: The Plow That Broke the Plains is a 1936 short documentary film which shows what happened to the Great Plains region of the United States and Canada when uncontrolled agricultural farming led to the Dust Bowl. It was written and directed by Pare Lorentz. The film was narrated by the American...
Clip #: TFA-73A Length: 27:12 Year: 1948 Sound: Sound Decade: 1940s Description: A tour of the state of Utah in the late 1940s sponsored by Standard Oil of California.
