Start Over Collection IUL Moving Image Archive

551. Trailer 201 (39:49)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Shows truck trailer 201 being taken first on a "peddle run," or short pickup and delivery. Then with a different driver and tractor, it makes a long trip from Charlotte, N.C., to Chicago. Shows th...

552. The Chicago Historical Society (10:03)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Shows scenes in the Chicago Historical Society Museum which help give an understanding of the past by exhibiting possessions which touched the lives of some of those who have shaped United States h...

553. Tariffs (29:43)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Seeks a point of view on the United States tariff policy through interviews with a subject expert and three opinion representatives. Explains popular misconceptions of the tariff problem and fundam...

554. Nervous System in Man (18:53)

Date:
1964
Summary:
Shows interlocking of effects of the endocrine and nervous systems in man; illustrates the types of nerve cells and impulse transmission; explains the functions of the cortex, cerebellum, hypothala...

555. Living Africa : a village experience (1:10:13)

Date:
1983
Summary:
Portrays the daily experiences and concerns of the people of Wassetake, a small village on the Senegal River in West Africa, emphasizing changes taking place within and outside the community. For ...

557. Microfiche, microfilm and other minutiae (10:19)

Date:
1981
Summary:
Illustrates the use of micrographics to facilitate storage and handling of printed and graphic material in libraries and other institutions. Compares the cumbersome and wasteful storage of hard cop...

558. Introduction to development (23:15)

Date:
1983
Summary:
Uses time-lapse and close-up photography and drawings to examine the development of an amphibian and a bird. Opens with time-lapse photography of the development of an aquatic salamander from fert...

559. How to swim (09:29)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
An instructional film teaching swimming strokes.

560. Posture (09:15)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Uses teen-age models to demonstrate good posture in standing, sitting, walking, and ascending and descending stairs. Analyzes the models' movements and stances, and indicates the relationship of go...

561. Pin mold (10:38)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Life cycle of a mold belonging to a genus mucor is explained in detail. Time lapse photography shows growth of the mycelium and development of sporangia. Animation describes the formation of the zy...

562. Passing (05:46)

Date:
1957
Summary:
This film covers the basics of passing the puck in hockey. Demonstrates techniques involved in passing the puck between players both stationary and on the move.

563. Park called Forsyth (10:21)

Date:
1967
Summary:
Set in 1967, this film depicts an encounter on the Lower East Side that erupts into a teenage gang fight. Demonstrates how boredom can lead to gratuitous violence. Set to music with some narration,...

566. Volume 4 Issue 9 (23:45)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Moscow’s railroad station boards the first Moscow-Peiping express line for Russian and Chinese officials. Refugees in East Germany are welcomed in West Germany. Prisoners of war in Romania come hom...

567. News parade of the year 1941 (11:07)

Date:
1941
Summary:
HEADLINES: Roosevelt-Churchill Meet! U.S. Forces in Iceland! Nazi Torpedo Cripples U.S.S. Kearny! Canadians Smash Spitzbergen! Strikes Slow U.S. Defense! Battle for Russia! Sea War in the Baltic!

568. The legislative process (28:49)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
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 the steps in the pr...

569. The state beneath us (19:49)

Date:
1955
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Shows the geologic development of Indiana's present bedrock system and relates this development to its mineral resources, their distribution, and resulting industries. Describes the work and resear...

570. Interpreting test scores realistically (17:15)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Demonstrates use of standard error, comparison of scores with test norms in interpretation of test scores, and use of percentile bands rather than points. | Presents a lecture by Dr. Scarvia B. And...

571. 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, ...

572. Painting: The Creative Process (14:59)

Date:
1967
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Discusses the individuality of artistic techniques. Follows Reginald Pollack as he attempts to find creative inspiration in nature. Shows the benefits of studying other artists' work.

573. Like a beautiful child (27:00)

Date:
1967
Summary:
A documentary, told through the experiences of individual workers, on the actions of Local 1199 Drug and Hospital Employees Union RWDSU / AFL-CIO.

574. University air cadet (17:41)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Depicts the nature of the training program of the Air Force ROTC for the university undergraduate student. Shows scenes of classroom instruction, drill training, extracurricular activities, experi...

575. Victory bond song (02:29)

Date:
1941
Summary:
The establishment of the payroll savings plan in a large industrial plant, and motivation of the purchase of bonds and stamps by visualizing the things we are fighting to maintain.

576. Energy from the Sun (16:16)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Explains how living things use energy provided by the Sun. Plants and animals alike rely on solar energy. Demonstrates how different kinds of energy are converted to different forms.

577. Energy from the sun (10:58)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Explains how most of the energy on earth is derived from the sun. Points out that light and heat from the sun are forms of energy traveling at different wave lengths. Indicates the role of the sun ...

578. Cosmic rays (27:32)

Date:
1960
Summary:
A study of cosmic rays, how they were discovered, how they are measured, and how they affect research, especially in the fields of atomic and nuclear physics. Includes views of the atomic accelerat...

579. Science in space (28:22)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Traces the development of space research; explains the need for satellites, rockets, and other space probes; demonstrates how such tools operate, shows how their findings are reported, and discusse...

580. Solar prominences (11:42)

Date:
1948
Summary:
Photographed at the McMath-Hulbert Observatory, near Lake Angelus, Michigan, this film presents five types of solar disturbances or prominences, including quiescent, spot, cap, quasi-eruptive and l...

581. Eclipses of the sun and moon (11:33)

Date:
1966
Summary:
Describes the various types of eclipses and explains why they occure and what scientists learn from them. Uses telescopic photography to show lunar and solar exlipses. Discusses such terms as "um...

582. The Earth : our planet (19:57)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Describes the formation of our solar system according to the cosmic theory of creation, and explains the changes on the surfaces of the earth and the moon in terms of volcanic action. Illustrates t...

583. Origin of the solar system and Earth (30:09)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Dr. Shapley of the Harvard Observatory speaks about the origins of the solar system. Shapley was an American astronomer who deduced that the Sun lies near the central plane of the Milky Way Galaxy ...

584. How many stars (11:07)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Emphasizes the vastness of space and the extremely large numbers of stars in known galaxies. Uses drawings and photographs to compare the sizes of the sun and planets and to discuss the distance o...

585. Exploring the night sky (10:30)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Describes constellations and how they got their names, nebulae and other star phenomena, the setting and rising of stars, and how the stars affected the making of the calendar. Includes animation ...

586. The solar family (11:04)

Date:
1936
Summary:
Presents an introductory study of the planets--their evolution, motions, sizes, and satellites. Shows, through animated drawings, the evolution of the solar system according to planetesimal hypothe...

588. U.S. Keds "Moon Shot – Kedso Clown" (01:01)

Date:
1962 to 1964
Main contributors:
Keds
Summary:
An advertisement for U.S. Keds footwear in which the animated characters Kedso the Clown and Keddy Bear fly to the moon and sing about the product. Submitted for Clio Awards category Apparel.

589. Lorna Doone "Fly to the Moon" (01:01)

Date:
1960 to 1961
Main contributors:
Lorna Doone
Summary:
An advertisement for Nabisco Lorna Doone packaged cookies in which an animated pirate and his parrot fly to the moon on the back of a fish where they eat the product together. Submitted for Clio Aw...

590. World of plenty (44:42)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
Rotha, Paul, 1907-1984.
Summary:
Uses found footage and animated diagrams to discuss the production, distribution, and consumption of food; the pre-war problems of overproduction and the anomaly of glutted markets and hungry peopl...