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541. Good Foods: Drink of Water (08:53)

Date:
1931
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A horse, a dog, cows, ducks, and a moose are shown drinking water. Children at school and at play drink rom water fountains or paper cups and learn to drink water before breakfast.

542. 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...

543. 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 ...

544. [China, Shanghai and Peking, 1901-1902] (19:29:42)

Date:
1901
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The information presented here about each recording in this collection comes from minimal original documentation by the collector and from additional research by ATM staff. Use of the recordings in...

545. 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...

546. Canadian Boom (27:04)

Date:
0000
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Shows the gradual development of a balanced economy in Canada through the growth of industry in the various provinces. Includes views of wheat harvesting, logging, tourist attractions, the transpor...

547. Cancer: Its Cure and Prevention (06:53)

Date:
0000
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Shows the work of medical researchers in their efforts to discover the causes of and cure for cancer, and the work of organizations in combating popular ignorance and fear of cancer. Famous physici...

548. Child Labor Amendments (07:16)

Date:
0000
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The condition of America's working children and the issues involved in the fight over the Child Labor Amenments.

549. Formosa Story (10:37)

Date:
0000
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Tells how the island of Formosa has been helped to become economically self-sufficient through the help of ECA and the Joint Committee on Rural Reconstruction. Explains that through the cooperatio...

550. Formosa-Island of Promise (17:27)

Date:
0000
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Shows the problems of Formosa, an island which doubled in population through the arrival of Chinese Nationalist refugees. Tells how, with assistance from ECA and the Joint Committee on Rural Recons...

551. Heart Disease (07:33)

Date:
0000
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The reasons for the increase of heart trouble in recent years and methods of treatment.

552. Hogarth the Satirist (15:39)

Date:
0000
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Presents Hogarth's most remarkable engravings, emphasizing his illustration of the Rake's Progress. (RTF) Film.

553. Indonesia, an Empire's Problem (18:44)

Date:
0000
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The problems of both the Netherlands and Indonesia are presented in the question of Indonesian independence. Describes Holland's need to rebuild her empire after World War II, and shows Indonesia'...

554. International Munitions Ring (04:48)

Date:
0000
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A study of the activities of the late Sir Basil Zaharoff, mutations, salesman, and the U.S. reaction to the armaments trade.

556. Japan's War in China (13:39)

Date:
0000
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A brief view of early events of Japan's war against China showing the consequences to the advancement of civilization in China.

557. Juvenile Delinquency (09:33)

Date:
0000
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How young criminals are made and the measures that are being taken to reduce the number of criminals in the present generation.

558. Life with Grandpa (16:30)

Date:
0000
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Shows graphically that people live longer now because of modern medical developments. Discusses the problem of how these people should be supported by pension plans such as social security. Expla...

559. Life with Junior (18:47)

Date:
0000
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Outlines a typical day in the life of a ten-year-old boy, stressing the need for the development of his individual aptitudes, abilities, and personality pattern. Pictures the anxieties of parents ...

560. Malaya -the Fight Against the Unseen Enemy (25:17)

Date:
0000
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Describes the political, economic, and social problems of Malaya and the fight against communist infiltration. Portrays the life of a rubber plantation owner as he combats communist guerrilla acti...