8972. Sawdust sidelights (10:20)

Date:
1933
Summary:
Teaching Film Custodians release of a Lyman H. Howe Films Co., short film. Presents the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows at their Sarasota, FL winter quarters, in transit, and in performance. Shows the birds and beasts of the menagerie; the training of a troupe of zebras in the ring; horses high-stepping, dancing, and jumping over obstacles; elephants dancing and working; performers rehearsing on slack wire and trapeze; a girl spinning cartwheels; a sideshow snake charmer; the world's smallest man; an aborigine dancing.

8973. The animal fair (09:54)

Date:
1933
Summary:
Glimpses of animals from many countries--the scavenger turkey, horned owl, zebra, African antelope, muskrat, walrus, sea elephant, mountain goat, crane, monkey, heron, polar bear, stork, lion, camel, penguin, ring-tailed lemur, dwarf hippopotamus, baboon, kitten, leopard, tiger, and elephant. Supervision, Robert E. Gillaum.

8974. Birds of the seacoast (16:46)

Date:
1931
Summary:
Shows birds of the seacoast which are equipped with long wings, webbed feet, food pouches, or bills especially adapted to their habits in procuring food. Includes gulls, terns, black skimmers, murres, cormorants, and pelicans. A silent teaching film.

8975. Butterflies (11:16)

Date:
1931
Summary:
The life history of the cabbage butterfly and swallow-tail butterfly shows the laying of the eggs, feeding of larve, spinning of chrysalis supports, and destruction of eggs and larve by the ichneumon fly.An instructional sound film.

8976. Flowers at work (10:56)

Date:
1931
Main contributors:
Erpi Classroom Films Inc., Clyde Fisher, Ph.D., LL.D. American Museum of Natural History
Summary:
Combines animated sequences with live action photography to clarify the process of pollination and to illustrate the functions of the major parts of flowers. Closely examines the role of wind, insects, and water in achieving cross-pollination, and shows how hybridization is used to control pollination in agriculture and horticulture. Historical Summary: The physiology of flowers, different methods of pollination, and the relation of insects to cross-fertilization of lowers are presented by time-lapse photography and animation.

8977. Bird homes (16:18)

Date:
1930
Summary:
Shows habitats of various groups of birds: beach and marsh homes, meadow homes, skyscraper homes, and homes near the ground. | Shows habitats of various groups of birds: beach and marsh homes, meadow homes, skyscraper homes, and homes near the ground.

8978. Oh darling! (17:13)

Date:
1930
Main contributors:
Stephen Roberts, Jack White, Al Thompson, Sidney Bracey, Eva Thatcher, John Litel, Addie McPhail, Norman Peck, Nancy Dover
Summary:
Series: Jack White talking comedy

8979. The behavior of light (17:20)

Date:
1930
Summary:
Presents the idea of light transmission, shadows, and eclipses; explains the formation of images in plane, concave, or convex mirrors; and demonstrates the cause of refraction.

8980. Bacteria (15:23)

Date:
1929
Summary:
Presents various types of bacteria photographed from life to show their culture, distribution, and reaction to antiseptics and living white blood cells. Reveals the growing and dividing processes of bacteria through photomicrography.