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201. Ireland (16:06)

Date:
1947
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Offers glimpses of the proverbial Irish national character, the poetic landscape of the country, and the political, economic, and social problems during president Eamon DeValera's administration.

202. New Ways in Farming (15:35)

Date:
1947
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Shows three distinct tendencies in present-day farming: large-scale, factory-style farming with crops scientifically scheduled and treated; the cooperative technique under which small land-owners g...

203. Operator and his job (12:09)

Date:
1947
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Illustrates by typical situations the three prime responsibilities of the bus operator: the safety and comfort of his passengers and people on the streets; maintenance of schedules; and a courteou...

204. Portugal (12:08)

Date:
1947
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Shows the religious pageantry of Portugal, a country devotedly linked to the Roman Chatolic Church, and the status of education, labor, and industry. Points out that Portugal's future role among th...

205. Rise and Fall of Nazi Germany (18:17)

Date:
1947
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Reviews the rise of Hitler to power, his broken promises, the invasion of Germany's neighbors, Germany's eventual defeat, and the Allied occupation of Germany, with its many problems which are aggr...

206. Summer on the farm (10:45)

Date:
1947
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Joan and Jerry Johnson watch the growth of plants and animals on their parents' farm during the summer. They fish, watch a frog and a dragonfly, see a young robin leave its nest, help their parents...

207. The Pacific Coast (15:37)

Date:
1947
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Reviews the important wartime changes and also points out their lasting effect upon the entire nation, as manufacturers planned to keep industry in the West after World War II. Offers glimpses of ...

209. Airways of the Future (12:20)

Date:
1946
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Shows the actual training and activities of Air Transport Command personnel with routines of briefing, radio communications, and other precautionary measures during World War II.

210. Britain and Her Empire (17:17)

Date:
1946
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Gives a pictorial exposition of the relationship of England to her colonies, protectorates, and mandates and highlights the outstanding characteristics of the free and self-governing dominions; the...

211. City Water Supply (11:09)

Date:
1946
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Animated drawings review man's dependence upon water for life. Describes the sources of city water supply--wells, rivers, lakes, and watersheds; water-borne diseases; and methods of water distribut...

212. Defensive Footwork in Basketball (09:34)

Date:
1946
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Analyzes defensive footwork action in basketball by first demonstrating the correct stance. Slow motion and close-up photography then portray the two basic defensive moves: the parallel movement,...

213. Nobody's Children (17:28)

Date:
1946
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Discusses the problems involved in adopting children today. Shows acceptable procedures of adoption, the precautions taken to insure future happiness, the dangers of black-market adoptions, and the...

214. Smallpox (08:43)

Date:
1946
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Demonstrates the danger of smallpox to the community and the progress made in checking the disease by widespread vaccination and re-vaccination.

215. Made in India (12:04)

Date:
1945
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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...

216. Using the Classroom Film (23:30)

Date:
1945
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Demonstrates with the Wheat Farmer an approved procedure for teaching with motion pictures. A seventh-grade social studies group studying how the world is fed discusses interests and problems wh...

217. A new supervisor takes a look at his job (12:36)

Date:
1944
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A machine tool operator is made a group leader and his plant superintendent explains to him, through dramatized illustrations, the meaning of working with people instead of machines.

219. Improving the job (09:37)

Date:
1944
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A supervisor asks an employee for work-improvement suggestions; the employee talks the problem over with his father and sister, obtains their advice, and makes some worthwhile suggestions.

220. India (12:45)

Date:
1944
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Tells the complex story of India's social and political problems immediately after World War II. Shows the overcrowded conditions, how war with Japan brought to a head centuries of strife among va...

221. Introducing the new worker to his job (15:21)

Date:
1944
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Dramatization of how not to orient a new employee and get him started on his job; then by contrast, what should have been done.

222. Looking through glass (18:08)

Date:
1944
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Surveys the British glass manufacturing industry and shows the processes of purification and manufacture.

223. New England (11:33)

Date:
1944
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Explains how industrialized New England, unable before the depression to compete with the cheap labor of the South and some foreign countries, diversified her economy and became a leader in such te...

224. Placing the right man on the job (12:28)

Date:
1944
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Dramatized cases of five different workers, unsatisfactory in particular jobs, who are reassigned to other jobs more suitable to their abilities and capacities.

225. Planning and laying out work (09:58)

Date:
1944
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A plant supervisor talks to his son, who has built a boat in the basement too large to go through the door, about planning a job in advance; and recounts several illustrative experiences at the plant.

226. Supervising women workers (11:19)

Date:
1944
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A line supervisor discusses with a foreman his problem in supervising the women in his department. The fact is brought out that the same rules apply in supervising both men and women, but that wome...

227. As Our Boyhood Is (17:03)

Date:
1943
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Shows the development of Negro education. Emphasizes that such a development was slow and difficult from the schoolhouse with broken windows and the teachers only a few steps ahead of the pupils t...

228. As Our Boyhood Is (17:03)

Date:
1943
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Shows the development of Negro education. Emphasizes that such a development was slow and difficult from the schoolhouse with broken windows and the teachers only a few steps ahead of the pupils t...

229. Our enemy-- the Japanese (20:53)

Alternative title:
Enemy Japan
Date:
1943
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"Stridently anti-Japanese film that attempts to convey an understanding of Japanese life and philosophy so that the U.S. may more readily defeat its enemy. Depicts the Japanese as "primitive, murde...

230. Our enemy-- the Japanese (20:53)

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Enemy Japan
Date:
1943
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"Stridently anti-Japanese film that attempts to convey an understanding of Japanese life and philosophy so that the U.S. may more readily defeat its enemy. Depicts the Japanese as "primitive, murde...

231. Basketball fundamentals (14:30)

Date:
1942
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Presents basic fundamentals of basketball. Coach Branch McCracken and the Indiana University basketball team demonstrate, in regular and slow-motion photography, ways of shooting, passing, dribblin...

232. The southwestern states (11:01)

Date:
1942
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Shows life in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona, and the topography, rainfall, and other characteristic features, including the imprint of Spanish and Indian cultures. Irrigation, stock rais...

233. Alaska : reservoir of resources (10:40)

Date:
1941
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Reviews Alaska's geographical features, locates its three great climatic regions, and indicates the major factors that make Alaska a true reservoir of resources. Depicts activities in the seven gr...

234. Japanese Relocation (10:07)

Date:
1941
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Immediately following Pearl Harbor, one of the critical problems facing the United States was what to do with the 100,000 people of Japanese descent living up and down the Pacific Coast. The immedi...

235. Pioneers of the plains (10:56)

Date:
1941
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Traces the experiences of a pioneer family in journeying from Illinois to a homestead on the Midwestern plains. Sequences include their relationship with other settlers and cattlemen, building and...

236. They Do Come Back (16:38)

Date:
1940
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Tells the dramatic story of two young people whose lives are interrupted and threatened by tuberculosis. Shows modern tuberculosis case-finding, diagnosis, hospitalization, and rehabilitation afte...

237. Navajo Indians (10:52)

Date:
1939
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Tells the story of Taska and Alnaba, a young Navajo couple who are betrothed. Portrays their native environment and such activities as building a home, tilling the soil, tending sheep, carding the...

238. Boats (10:36)

Date:
1938
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Portrays the experiences of a boy and a girl going by boat from Albany, down the Hudson River, to New York City. Along the way, the children see many types of water craft, including a sailboat, a ...

239. Camping Education (20:14)

Date:
1938
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Advocates that camping be made an integral part of the school experience in this title originally produced in 1938. Examines a program for training professional educators in the area of outdoor ed...

240. Manchukuo (11:26)

Date:
1938
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Depicts the Japanese occupation of Manchukuo. Describes the mechanization of industry. Includes scenes showing coal and iron mines, steel mills, railroads, government buildings, new housing, native...

241. The woodwind choir (11:26)

Date:
1938
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Reveals the appearance, tonal qualities, and functions of various instruments of the woodwind choir--piccolos, flutes, clarinets, oboes, English horns, bassoons, and contrabassoons. Uses close-up p...

242. Safety on the Highway (05:41)

Date:
1935
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A report on the writing and results of an article in Readers Digest entitled "And Sudden Death."

243. Street Safety and Primary Grades (07:37)

Date:
1934
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Uses a police dog to teach primary-grade children the various steps to follow while crossing the street. Explains how to wait for a policeman's signal or for a light signal, and how to cross the s...

244. Purifying Water (16:04)

Date:
1928
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Stresses the need for purifying water for the various uses of a community, and shows methods of aerating, filtrating, disinfecting, and testing a city's water supply. Illustrates the complexity of...

245. Fifth Avenue models (1:09:52)

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5th Avenue models
Date:
1925
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Isobel Ludant, a model working in a high-end clothing shop, becomes embroiled in a quarrel, resulting in a ruined gown. To pay for the dress, she turns to her father, an artist, who gets entangled ...

248. Americans All (16:39)

Date:
0000
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Shows how Springfield, Massachusetts, offers an inspiring plan to other communities for combating racial and religious intolerance, and shows how any school and any town can deal with the causes of...

249. Bangkok Oasis on a Troubled Continent (25:37)

Date:
0000
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Describes the economic, religious, and social characteristics of life in Bangkok, Thailand. Includes views of the temples, the old Palace of Kings, the King and the Queen at a state function, the ...

250. Berlin-Rift in the Iron Curtain (24:00)

Date:
0000
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Shows the extent of communication between the East and the West in Berlin, including railroad and trolley connections, newspapers from the West, and pedestrian movement across zone lines. Pictures...