Start Over Collection IUL Moving Image Archive Unit IUL Moving Image Archive

251. Kentucky pioneers (11:12)

Date:
1941
Summary:
Follows two pioneer families along the difficult and dangerous Wilderness Road to the Kentucky frontier fort at Harrod's Station. Describes the hardships encountered in establishing a new home in ...

252. Kids Must Eat (16:06)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
United States. Department of Agriculture; Office of Information, Motion Picture Service
Summary:
An episode of the popular "Quiz Kids" radio program introduces the U.S. Department of Agriculture's school lunch program. The four precocious children, ages 7 to 12, demonstrate knowledge of Shakes...

253. Knight duty (21:44)

Date:
1933
Summary:
Features Harry Langdon, the great baby-faced comedian, as a meek little man trapped in a wax museum. Shows how he has hilarious encounters with cops, wax figures, and jewel thieves.

254. Know your enemy--Japan! (14:47)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
Knox, Gordon, 1906-1992
Summary:
"Produced in cooperation with the Institute of Pacific Relations, this film answers such vital questions as: How large in the Japanese Empire? Is Japan self-sufficient in food? What is Japan's nava...

255. Korea today (19:22)

Date:
1948
Summary:
Describes Korea in 1948, when the U.S. Army was establishing a sound government there. Shows the Japanese being returned to Japan and the repatriation of Koreans. Sequences on education, health, ...

256. La Garonne (07:05)

Date:
1980
Summary:
Follows the course of the Garonne River and its varying landscapes until it enters Toulouse. Shows how it flows through the village where Montesquieu was born, then reaches Bordeaux vineyards, then...

258. Labor and childbirth (16:05)

Date:
1951
Summary:
A young couple expects their first child. Shows onset of labor, the trip to the hospital, call to doctor, admission to maternity ward, routine preparations for delivery including instructions to m...

260. Lakes (09:57)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Defines lakes in terms of their physical features, how they are created and destroyed, and their uses. Indicates that the size and shape of a lake may vary, but that all lakes are formed because t...

262. Learning from class discussion (10:24)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Analyzes the elements of a good discussion; stresses the value of properly phrased questions that stimulate thought and lead to new avenues of discussion within the major question; and shows how di...

263. Legislative Process (28:40)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
[motion picture] Uses the General Assembly of Indiana to portray a state legislature in action as it passes a bill through the various steps to become a law. Includes animated sequences to chart th...

264. Lettering instructional materials (2:15:03)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Shows the many types of letters and lettering devices which may be used to produce effective printing on such materials as charts, posters, and bulletin boards. Illustrates the use of rubber stamp...

265. Life Line (17:21)

Date:
1943
Main contributors:
The Signal Corps : produced by
Summary:
Reports on the capture of Munda and Rendova in the Solomon Islands. The role of medical instruments and supplies as a kind of weapon in these battles is emphasized, as well as their primary role i...

266. Life, time and change : life on other planets (28:34)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Points out that there are possibly 30,000 solar systems which have conditions suitable for life. Illustrates how the spectroscope can determine the temperature, composition, and other information a...

267. Light Perception (30:19)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Dr. George Wald discusses visual functions, including the chemical construction of the eye.

269. Limestone (13:01)

Date:
1978
Summary:
Explains and simulates the formation of sedimentary rock, focusing on the importance of limestone as a natural resource. Locates limestone quarries on the map and shows how the stone is quarried in...

270. Liszt and his music (12:59)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Dramatizes parts of Liszt's life from a young boy to his last days as a teacher. Shows by animated maps, still pictures, and dramatization the places where he lived or performed, the people he knew...

271. Little dutch mill (08:41)

Date:
1934
Main contributors:
National Cinema Service
Summary:
In this Max Fleischer classic, two Dutch children find themselves in trouble with a menacing miser. 3-D animation.

272. Livestock and Mankind (10:58)

Date:
1938
Main contributors:
United States. Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Animal Industry
Summary:
An address given by Dr. John R. Mohler, Chief of the USDA Bureau of Animal Industry, provides narration for this film reporting on the work of the Bureau. "Animal husbandry and veterinary science i...

273. Locating and repairing leaks (17:04)

Date:
1947
Summary:
Shows how to use the gage manifold in building leak-testing pressures in a domestic refrigerator; how to test for sulphur dioxide and methyl chloride leaks; how to use the halide torch to locate fr...

274. London fire raids : 29th-30th December 1940 (11:42)

Alternative title:
London fire raid
Date:
1941
Main contributors:
Walker, Bob Danvers
Summary:
Describes the first fire raid on the City of London on the night of December 29, 1940. Opening sequences in the film are taken from the roof of St. Paul's Cathedral. They show the London fire briga...

275. London landmarks (08:50)

Date:
1960
Summary:
A tour of the magnificent capital of Great Britain. The cameras have captured all the pageantry and color of England from the Thames bridges, Buckingham Palace and Big Ben, to the Trouping of the C...

276. Long distance toll promotion (04:16)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Long distance calling commercials. Advertisement tags featured, "Did you know, long distance rates are very low" and "Each night past six, please don't forget, long distance rates are lower yet."

277. Made in India (12:04)

Date:
1945
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Shows that, although India is a land of villages and peasants, she ranks among the great industrial powers. Points out that the traditional handicrafts and the new industries are both essential to...

278. Magnetic Force (28:31)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Employs animation and live-action photography to show the development of man's knowledge of magnetic force, present-day concepts of the earth's magnetic field, and how the magnetic field is influen...

279. Maintaining Quality Standards (10:02)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
United States. Office of Education. Division of Visual Aids; United States. Federal Security Agency; Mode-Art Pictures : produced by
Summary:
Set in a typical wartime factory, the film discusses the supervisor's need to keep up production quantities while meeting quality standards. Narration states "quality work, like a mirror, reflects ...

280. Maintaining Workers' Interest (11:27)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
United States. Office of Education. Division of Visual Aids; United States. Federal Security Agency; Caravel Films, Inc.
Summary:
Explains that the job of the supervisor includes preventing problems caused by a worker's loss of interest in the job. Narration explains "one of the most powerful spurs to production is the intere...

281. Major area of speech : consonant (SH)-4 (27:34)

Date:
1974
Summary:
Demonstrates teaching devices which can be employed to help the deaf pupil with step 1 of learning to pronounce the SH sound: three devices for tongue blunting, one device for keeping the tongue ti...

283. Major area of speech : consonant : (SH)-7 (14:20)

Date:
1974
Summary:
Sets forth the incorporation of "SH" into words. Takes five nuclei words through Face A of the speech model. Demonstrates work on the first word, "she," from "Presentation, Imitation, and Producti...

284. Major area of speech : consonant : SH 10 (09:55)

Date:
1974
Summary:
Focuses on "CH" and "J" at Face C of the speech model through the GLGSP in classroom situations as the sounds arise incidentally in words. Shows the pupil working at the "Production Stage" of "CH"...

285. Major area of speech : consonant : SH 8 (10:48)

Date:
1974
Summary:
Works on the second nucleus word, "show", on Face A of the speech model through the "Production Stage". Shows evaluation and practice on all five nuclei words at the no-error level of practice at ...

286. Major area of speech : consonant : SH 9 (08:53)

Date:
1974
Summary:
Presents the teacher collecting evidence of correct automatic production of all five nuclei words in general speech situations. Transfers skills learned on Face A to all words containing "SH" at F...

287. Major area of speech : words : you're welcome 1 (11:16)

Date:
1974
Summary:
Assesses the automatic and conscious production of a phrase. Depicts a teacher using the synthetic approach to begin a correction of the "whole" word, "welcome". Observes the child moving from "Pr...

288. Major area of speech : words : you're welcome 2 (10:56)

Date:
1974
Summary:
Continues synthetic practice of the "whole" word, "welcome", narrowing to analytic work on the second syllable (km). Shows the teacher shaping (km) toward correctness: weak form of the syllable, i...

289. Major area of speech : words : you're welcome 4 (10:47)

Date:
1974
Summary:
Continues to practice, as well as working on the whole phrase incidentally. Evaluates the automatic production of the entire phrase. Includes five examples of use of the General Language: General ...

290. Major area of speech : words : you're welcome 5 (10:43)

Date:
1974
Summary:
Demonstrates the incorporation of the "part" (weak second syllable) back into the "whole", "Welcome." Depicts the teacher attempting to get proper intonation on the word through (a) shaping and (b...

291. Major area of speech : words : you're welcome 6 (10:42)

Date:
1974
Summary:
Examines carry-over practice involving habituation of the correct accent and intonation of the entire phrase. Demonstrates carry-over practice given through the General Language: General Speech P...

292. Major areas of speech : words : you're welcome, 3 (13:47)

Date:
1974
Summary:
Continues the shaping of the production of the element (km) to become weak. Depicts a pupil achieving a second approximation [making (km) very short], and later moving from High-Error to Low-Error ...

293. Making learning more meaningful (11:35)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Illustrates how a third grade teacher utilizes the interests of her pupils to develop an arithmetic unit on money and banking. Shows how she introduces other fundamental skills into the unit on num...

294. Maps : an introduction (12:39)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Describes how maps are made by picturing a class constructing a map from a model of the community. Shows the use of a legend and how a scale is derived in order that distance may be measured on the...

296. Maybe tomorrow (19:01)

Date:
1970
Summary:
Explores a romance between a black, eighth-grade girl and a white, high school boy in terms of its implications in the black community. Reveals that the girl feels intimidated by youths her own age...

298. Media for presentations (1:05:55)

Date:
1978
Summary:
Introduces the advantages of using media to enhance an oral presentation and displays a variety of media formats available. Illustrates the characteristics of different media, pointing out the opt...

299. Meiosis (12:01)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Uses animation to show the mechanism of meiosis, the chromosome halving cell division preceding the formation of sperm and egg cells and forming the basis of genetics.

300. Mermaid's paradise (09:56)

Date:
1945
Summary:
A study of aqua-sports using underwater photography. Including swimming, synchronized diving,