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201. Asteroids, comets, and meteorites (11:03)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Surveys the size, composition, and location of asteroids, comets, and meteorites and the means used to investigate them. The discovery of asteroids in 1801 by Piazzi, their place in the solar syste...

206. "It's only the beginning" (10:15)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Describes the importance of industrial research in satisfying consumer needs and meeting competition. Shows through animation the large expenditure of time and money that has gone into the develop...

207. 16mm Sound Service Test Film (08:20)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Determines, with proper use and interpretation, the cause of poor sound if it lies in faulty 16mm motion picture projection equipment. Includes the following technical test sections: sound focusin...

209. Brazil's fishing school (15:38)

Date:
1943
Summary:
Tells the story of President Vargas' favorite project, the Marambaia Fishing School, located fifty miles south of Rio de Janeiro and facing on the Bay of Ilha Grande. Illustrates how the unique pr...

210. Chucky Lou - Story of a Woodchuck (10:10)

Date:
1948
Main contributors:
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
[motion picture] Tells the story of a woodchuck which was taken to a state park to live and now entertains the park visitors by performing tricks. Shows the woodchuck's appearance, size, natural h...

212. The nation's resources (29:06)

Alternative title:
American business system
Date:
1963
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Explains the role of the nation's productive resources, including land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurial or managerial talent, in the production of goods and services. Uses examples from South C...

213. Building birdhouses (05:48)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Shows, through the interest of a boy and girl in birdhouses, the construction of different types of houses for different birds. Tells what materials to choose and how they can be used most effecti...

214. Arteries of life (09:52)

Date:
1948
Summary:
The third in the "Living Earth" series. Shows the interrelationship of water and forests in supplying life-giving moisture to topsoil. Pictures what happens when forests are destroyed and water i...

215. Actua tilt (11:22)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Portrays man's callousness towards war and violence by viewing unemotional and noncommunicative men who press triggers on pinball machines in a Parisian bistro and cause real battleships to sink, a...

216. A day of Thanksgiving (12:34)

Date:
1951
Main contributors:
Centron Corporation
Summary:
Tells the story of a typical American family, and how they use Thanksgiving Day as the occasion to review the freedoms and privileges which they enjoy in their everyday living under the American wa...

217. Citizenship in Action (24:17)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Presents a high-school class studying god citizenship in the community and in the school. Dramatizes the manner in which the student committees organized projects for improving school elections, ch...

218. Let's go to the movies (09:42)

Date:
1948
Summary:
The first in a series of twelve, one-reel films designed to present behind-the scenes activities of the motion picture industry. This film chronicles the technical and aesthetic growth of moving p...

219. Navajo rug weaving (16:23)

Date:
1970
Main contributors:
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Summary:
The Navajo rug-weaving process begins with sheepshearing, followed by carding and hand-spinning the wool into yarn. The yarn is then dyed using handmade dyes. Weavers set up a loom and employ intri...

220. Pixillation (04:23)

Date:
1970
Summary:
Uses computer animation and crystal graphics to create dynamic visuals which correspond to fast-paced electronic music. Shows shapes pulsating, merging, and dancing to form optical effects and ill...