Date: 1944 / Unit: IUL Moving Image Archive - Media Collections Online Search Results

Start Over Date 1944 Unit IUL Moving Image Archive

1. A fifth Army report from the beachhead (12:03)

Date:: 1944
Summary:: Shows the fighting and casualties involved in securing Anzio beachhead during World War II.

2. Battle wreckage (10:20)

Date:: 1944
Summary:: Explains why large quantities of war materials, in particular steel, are needed for the war effort. Shows the sea battle and beachhead landing of the Normandy invasion.

3. Children of the city : a study of child delinquency in Scotland (30:33)

Date:: 1944

4. D-day (11:47)

Date:: 1944
Summary:: Presents newsreel film on the invasion of France during World War II. Shows Allied air power "softening up" the Normandy coast, the great sea convoy on its way, and landings on the beachheads.

5. Ed Feil L'orient (15:59)

Date:: 1944 to 1945
Summary:: Home movie filmed in Lorient, France, 1945. Depicts Ed Feil's military life, including soldiers in a dugout, loading mortars, riding in a military jeep, and eating at camp. Also shows men on pass t...

6. Effects of metallic ions and osmotic disturbances on the heart (11:49)

Date:: 1944
Summary:: Demonstrates the effects on the isolated turtle heart of calcium and potassium excess, combined calcium and potassium deficiency, and drying.

7. Grinding a plain pin, part one : the grinding wheel (17:18)

Date:: 1944
Summary:: Shows the cutting action of a grinding wheel; how to select the correct grinding wheel; how to handle and mount the wheel on the collet; and how to true and balance the wheel.

8. Ground controlled approach (32:47)

Date:: 1944
Summary:: Shows in detail how a plane is directed to landing by the ground controlled approach team. Illustrates the principles of operation of the system, and shows the members of the GCA team in action.

9. Home electrical appliances (11:05)

Date:: 1944
Summary:: Animated drawings explain the principles involved in the operation of the electric iron, fluorescent lighting, and the refrigerator. Alternating current is used in all scenes involving the flow of...

10. Housing in Chile (18:44)

Date:: 1944
Summary:: Shows the progressive steps taken by Chile to solve the housing problem. A typical family in Santiago is shown first living in the slums and then in one of the new housing projects. | Shows the pro...