Duplicate negative reels of the 1942 American film "Fantasia" are seen in the nitrate film vault at the Packard Campus of the Library of Congress's National Audio-Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper, Virginia, on April 2, 2026. Once upon a time in the golden days of Hollywood, the movies were bigger, the stars brighter and the celluloid they were filmed on was, well, explosive. Which is why the US Library of Congress maintains a special, fireproof vault in Virginia, near Washington, DC. There, the highly combustible nitrate film used from the dawn of cinema in the 1890s until the early 1950s has a permanent home, rarely accessed by the public but toured by AFP. (Photo by KENT NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

Reels of motion pictures that are a part of the collection of motion pictures from Columbia Pictures are seen in one of the vaults at the Packard Campus of the Library of Congress's National Audio-Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper, Virginia, on April 2, 2026. Once upon a time in the golden days of Hollywood, the movies were bigger, the stars brighter and the celluloid they were filmed on was, well, explosive. Which is why the US Library of Congress maintains a special, fireproof vault in Virginia, near Washington, DC. There, the highly combustible nitrate film used from the dawn of cinema in the 1890s until the early 1950s has a permanent home, rarely accessed by the public but toured by AFP. (Photo by KENT NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

Motion picture film cans containing films from the nitrate film vault at the Packard Campus of the Library of Congress's National Audio-Visual Conservation Center are seen atop a table at the facility in Culpeper, Virginia, on April 2, 2026. Once upon a time in the golden days of Hollywood, the movies were bigger, the stars brighter and the celluloid they were filmed on was, well, explosive. Which is why the US Library of Congress maintains a special, fireproof vault in Virginia, near Washington, DC. There, the highly combustible nitrate film used from the dawn of cinema in the 1890s until the early 1950s has a permanent home, rarely accessed by the public but toured by AFP. (Photo by KENT NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

Nitrate Film vault Leader George Willeman holds up film as he explains how the different functions of the vault work at the Packard Campus of the Library of Congress's National Audio-Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper, Virginia, on April 2, 2026. Once upon a time in the golden days of Hollywood, the movies were bigger, the stars brighter and the celluloid they were filmed on was, well, explosive. Which is why the US Library of Congress maintains a special, fireproof vault in Virginia, near Washington, DC. There, the highly combustible nitrate film used from the dawn of cinema in the 1890s until the early 1950s has a permanent home, rarely accessed by the public but toured by AFP. (Photo by KENT NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

Explosion proof electrical systems, where every wire is fully enclosed and controlled by sealed industrial switches designed to contain any internal arcing or sparks, are seen near the Columbia Pictures cell at the Packard Campus of the Library of Congress's National Audio-Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper, Virginia, on April 2, 2026. Once upon a time in the golden days of Hollywood, the movies were bigger, the stars brighter and the celluloid they were filmed on was, well, explosive. Which is why the US Library of Congress maintains a special, fireproof vault in Virginia, near Washington, DC. There, the highly combustible nitrate film used from the dawn of cinema in the 1890s until the early 1950s has a permanent home, rarely accessed by the public but toured by AFP. (Photo by KENT NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

Periodicals and historical items are seen on shelving in the office area of the Packard Campus of the Library of Congress's National Audio-Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper, Virginia, on April 2, 2026. Once upon a time in the golden days of Hollywood, the movies were bigger, the stars brighter and the celluloid they were filmed on was, well, explosive. Which is why the US Library of Congress maintains a special, fireproof vault in Virginia, near Washington, DC. There, the highly combustible nitrate film used from the dawn of cinema in the 1890s until the early 1950s has a permanent home, rarely accessed by the public but toured by AFP. (Photo by KENT NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

The entrance of the Packard Campus theater of the Library of Congress's National Audio-Visual Conservation Center is seen in Culpeper, Virginia, on April 2, 2026. Once upon a time in the golden days of Hollywood, the movies were bigger, the stars brighter and the celluloid they were filmed on was, well, explosive. Which is why the US Library of Congress maintains a special, fireproof vault in Virginia, near Washington, DC. There, the highly combustible nitrate film used from the dawn of cinema in the 1890s until the early 1950s has a permanent home, rarely accessed by the public but toured by AFP. (Photo by KENT NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

A workspace in the nitrate vault is seen at the Packard Campus of the Library of Congress's National Audio-Visual Conservation Center is seen in Culpeper, Virginia, on April 2, 2026. Once upon a time in the golden days of Hollywood, the movies were bigger, the stars brighter and the celluloid they were filmed on was, well, explosive. Which is why the US Library of Congress maintains a special, fireproof vault in Virginia, near Washington, DC. There, the highly combustible nitrate film used from the dawn of cinema in the 1890s until the early 1950s has a permanent home, rarely accessed by the public but toured by AFP. (Photo by KENT NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)