Start Over Date 1941

141. Life in old Louisiana (1830-1850) (10:55)

Date:
1941
Summary:
Portrays representative aspects of Louisiana and its key city, New Orleans, during the years of Creole dominance. Shows Mississippi River packet boats, delta country, cotton and cane plantations, ...

142. 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...

143. Maple Festival at [Chardiu] - Spring 1941 (05:18)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; Nellie Feil; Mary Feil Hellerstein
Summary:
Ed Feil and family attending the Maple Festival, an annual street festival in Chardon, Ohio. Shows Ed, his siblings, and Nellie enjoying food and activities at the festival. The film then shows Ed ...

150. Mr. Proudfoot shows a light (08:00)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
Howard, Sydney, 1885-1946
Summary:
Humorously using the arrogant and bumbling Mr. Proudfoot, this film serves a dual purpose of emphasizing the importance of obeying blackout hours, as well as easing the stress of the time period by...

151. National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information "PSA" (01:01)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information
Summary:
A public service announcement from the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information in which an offscreen chorus sings a modified version of the children's rhyme "Ten Little Indians" over scen...

153. New York City Department of Health "Starve a Rat Today" (01:00)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
New York City Department of Health
Summary:
A public service announcement from the New York City Department of Health in which a rat is shown burrowing its way underneath a scene of children playing outside as ominous music plays. An offscre...

154. 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!

155. O' Canada (15:58)

Date:
194X
Main contributors:
Markley L. Pepper
Summary:
An amateur film documents popular travel destination spots across Canada, including: Niagara Falls, Waterton Lakes National Park, Jasper National Park, Columbia Ice Fields, Athabasca Falls, Banff, ...

156. Olympia Beer "Water" (01:03)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Olympia Brewing Company
Summary:
An advertisement for Olympia Beer in which a narrator discusses the water in Tumwater, Washington, which makes the product taste the way it does.

159. Opportunities Industrialization Center [unknown title] (02:01)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Opportunities Industrialization Center
Summary:
A public service announcement for the Opportunities Industrialization Center's (OIC) adult education programs in which a Black man from New York recounts his difficulties finding and sustaining a j...

160. Pioneers of the plains (10:56)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
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...