What is the text of the official press release announcing the acquisition?
August 19, 2002 Press contacts: Craig D’Ooge, Library of Congress (202) 707-9189 Rick Prelinger, Prelinger Archives (415) 750-0445 Public contact: (202) 707-8572 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ACQUIRES RARE FILM COLLECTION Prelinger Collection Largest Collection of Ephemeral Films The Library of Congress announced today its acquisition of the Prelinger Collection, containing more than 48,000 historical “ephemeral” motion pictures, from its owner, Prelinger Archives of San Francisco. The Prelinger Collection brings together a wide variety of American ephemeral motion pictures — advertising, educational, industrial, amateur, and documentary films depicting everyday life, culture, and industry in America throughout the 20th century. Although images from the collection have been used in thousands of films, television programs and other productions throughout the last 20 years, the films themselves have not generally been available to researchers and the general public. “This comprehensive collection
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