Start Over Date 1943 Unit IUL Moving Image Archive

1. Road to Berlin (19:04)

Date:
1943
Summary:
Using dramatized events and newsreels, this film shows the organizing done during World War II to ship war supplies to the military. Shows the work of the Army Transportation Corps in providing shi...

2. V-62 Independence (1:04:10)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
U.S. Park Service Department of the Interior
Summary:
Source material used for the Agency for Instructional Technology series Geography in U.S. history : illuminating the geographic dimensions of our nation's development.

3. Indiana University Goes to War (20:31)

Date:
1943
Summary:
Filmed principally on the campus of Indiana University, this film depicts the activities of various organizations and classes as they contribute to the war effort. Shows President Wells meeting wi...

5. They deliver the goods (16:29)

Date:
1943
Summary:
How our fighting equipment gets through to our fighting men in quantity and on time. The mountains of supplies for combat loaded at ports of embarkation are unloaded under combat conditions and und...

6. The high plain (20:21)

Date:
1943
Summary:
Tells the story of the typical great agricultural estate in the highest farming land in the world--Bolivia. A landlord, whose family has owned his land for three hundred years, controls the labor ...

7. Wealth of the Andes (16:36)

Date:
1943
Summary:
Pictures a train trip to the Cero de Pasco mining district deep in the Peruvian Andes. Shows that copper and lead constitute the "wealth of the Andes". Discusses the construction problems that made...

8. The winged scourge (malaria) (10:34)

Date:
1943
Summary:
Shows various methods of combatting and eliminating the anopheles mosquito. Animated cartoon featuring the Seven Dwarfs.

9. War on wheels (21:37)

Date:
1943
Summary:
The story of an American truck convoy ambushed by German tanks and rescued by a group of United States medium tanks. Graphically illustrates the importance of war production during World War II. Bi...

10. Brazilian quartz goes to war (10:47)

Date:
1943
Summary:
Emphasizes the role quartz plays in war communications, showing how a wafer of its crystal makes possible the simultaneous broadcasting of many stations without overlapping. Pictures the hard manua...

11. It's the brain that counts (18:35)

Date:
1943
Summary:
Based on the writings of Bertha Rachel Palmer, the film tells the story of a young man injured after drinking too much. The doctor who is treating him explains the effect alcohol has on his body.

12. Central Australia and Elsewhere in Australia (1:11:00)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Richard Leslie Gair (1892-1970)
Summary:
Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should note that this film may contain images of deceased persons. This home movie contains material mainly from three visits the Gair family ...

13. Round the World Trip 1939 : Part 3 – USA and Canada (51:57)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Richard Leslie Gair (1892-1970)
Summary:
McRobbie-Gair Family Home Movies Collection: Following the European leg of their trip, the Gairs then sailed from Southampton to New York on the Queen Mary but there is no footage of this trip as M...

14. Various Military Parades and School Sporting Events (20:47)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Richard Leslie Gair (1892-1970)
Summary:
McRobbie-Gair Family Home Movies Collection: This home movie contains mainly footage of a large military parade in Melbourne, Australia. It is most likely of an ANZAC day parade. ANZAC day is one o...