Start Over Date 1942 Unit IUL Moving Image Archive

151. Fundamentals of end cutting tools (12:03)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
United States. Office of Education
Summary:
Discusses radius, threading, sheer-cut finishing, round-nosed finishing, and side-facing tools. Demonstrates the correct setting of the tools and the type of cut each makes.

152. The work of the rescue unit (14:24)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
United States. Office of Civilian Defense
Summary:
Presents the training of civilians for rescue work during World War II. Shows the procedures for assigning volunteers to the type of work for which they are prepared and training them to perform as...

154. The World at War (43:15)

Date:
194X
Main contributors:
The Office of War Information Bureau of Motion Pictures; Samuel Spewack

155. The Farmer's Wife (09:51)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
United States. Department of Agriculture; Wilding Picture Productions, Inc. : produced by
Summary:
"A documentary tribute to the farm women of America and an explanation of their part in winning the war. Exemplified by 'Mom,' the farm woman is shown to be a potent force in lining up the farm fam...

156. This Is Ecuador (17:52)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
United States. Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs; Borge Hansen-Moller : produced and directed by; Kenneth Richter : camera
Summary:
A Coordinator of Inter-American affairs film intended to foster alliance and educate U.S. audiences about the Ecuadoran nation. "All who live in our hemisphere know that it must be kept as a place ...

157. Scraping flat surfaces (13:20)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
United States. Office of Education
Summary:
Shows how surface plates are used to check the flatness of surfaces, types of scrapers, how to remove high spots, and how to determine when a surface is scraped flat.

160. Rules of the Nautical Road: The Halifax Incident (26:04)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
United States Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics; Walt Disney Productions; University of Washington Naval R.O.T.C. : technical direction
Summary:
Part of a series of martime navigation instructional films titled Rules of the Nautical Road. Animation produced by Walt Disney studios.

161. Hidden Weapons (10:31)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
United States. Department of Agriculture; Wilding Picture Productions, Inc.

162. Countersinking, counterboring, and spot facing (19:44)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
United States. Office of Education
Summary:
Demonstrates how to drill holes in steel and cast iron, countersink holes in steel, counterbore holes in cast iron, and spot face holes in cast iron.

163. The Airplane Changes Our World Map (10:48)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
ERPI Classroom Films, Inc.; Encyclopaedia Britannica
Summary:
Traces the history of mapmaking and representation of the globe on two-dimensional surfaces. Considers early problems of distortion in map projection, and reviews the projections of Mercator, Mollw...

165. Venezuela (10:29)

Date:
1942
Summary:
Very good scenes of the capital city of Caracas and the port of La Guaira, of sugar plantations and of colonial forts and trails.

166. Monuments of Ancient Mexico (35:55)

Date:
1942
Summary:
Shows the monuments, pyramids, and other evidences of Mexico's ancient civilizations; explains these archaeological discoveries; and reconstructs, through drawings, the ancient cities and villages.

167. Fundamentals of filing (12:41)

Date:
1942
Summary:
Shows the selection of the right file for the right job; the various kinds of files and the type of work that each does best; the use of single-cut files to obtain a fine finish on soft steel; the ...

168. Out of the frying pan into the firing line (03:26)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
Sharpsteen, Ben
Summary:
"Minnie is about to pour her bacon grease over Pluto's dinner bowl as a treat, but a radio announcement reminds them that the glycerine which can be extracted from cooking fats is important to prod...

169. Objective... Security (20:00)

Date:
194X
Main contributors:
Marine Corps Photographic Service for Motion Pictures and Special Events Division; US Treasury Department

170. Weapon of War (18:56)

Date:
194X
Main contributors:
United States of America War Office; Army Pictorial Services Signal Corps

171. The Great Lakes (09:52)

Date:
1942
Summary:
A Canadian film production addressed to U.S. audiences, showing the industrial and commercial cooperation between the two nations as it occurs throughout the Great Lakes.