Start Over Main contributor See Other Contributors

441. Summary (29:26)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Summarizes words, sentences, and paragraphs which have been discussed in the twelve preceding films of THE QUILL series. (WQED) Kinescope.

442. Summer on the farm (10:45)

Date:
1947
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
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...

448. Supervising women workers (11:19)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
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...

449. Surface tension (29:23)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
In this episode, Eric Rogers demonstrates adhesion and cohesion, along with surface tension and the spheroidal state. A number of interesting demonstrations of change in surface tension are shown.

451. T-Men of the Treasury Department (18:23)

Date:
1948
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Dramatizes the work of the six law-enforcement agencies of the Treasury Department, which are shown dealing with smuggling, narcotics running, illegal production and sale of alcohol, counterfeiting...

453. Teeth Are to Keep (11:15)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Shows Roger Smith watching the day-to-day development of his baby brother's teeth. Roger then recognizes in the dentist his friend of yesterday who had presented him with a four-leaf clover. Show...

454. Thailand's streams of life (10:55)

Alternative title:
U.N. at work
Date:
1953
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
This film explores three United Nations Technical Assistance Administration projects focused on Thailand's extensive system of waterways. UN experts have studied the country's efficient canal netwo...

457. The art of Marie Cosindas (29:12)

Date:
1967
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Presents Marie Cosindas' color photographs with comments by museum visitors, art critics, and persons who have sat for her. Shows Miss Cosindas creating a still life and making two portraits.

458. The art of the theatre. Color and cloth : costumes for illusion (28:55)

Alternative title:
Color and cloth; Art of the theatre; Art of the theater
Date:
1955
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Discusses the contribution of stage costumes to the art of the theater. Follows the costume designer through the initial analysis of the play, the drawing-board, the costume workshop, and to the ac...

459. The Baby's First Weeks (29:03)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Discusses the first weeks and months of a baby's life. Explains how the relationship of the parents to the infant affects his future development. Points out various pitfalls parents should be aware...

460. The blues (19:36)

Date:
1973
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
This documentary captures the music and environments of prominent blues singers, including J.D. Short, Pink Anderson, Furry Lewis, Baby Tate, Memphis Willie B., Gus Cannon, and Sleepy John Estes, i...