Start Over Date 1950

381. How to Observe (11:07)

Date:
1950
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Summary:
Stresses that observation is basic to learning the sciences and the arts by showing a boy observing an old house, an example of capillary action, and a science experiment. Emphasizes the importanc...

382. Indiana, Our Indiana (22:32)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
An Indiana University student shows a prospective student's parents the campus and explains the counseling system. Includes academic and extracurricular activities, the extension centers, and many...

383. Sleep for health (11:11)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, inc.; Nathaniel Kleitman
Summary:
Shows children why sleep is important to their health and happiness, emphasizes their own responsibility in the formation of good habits, and considers dreaming as a normal part of sleeping.

384. The Berlin Airlift (23:28)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Teaching Film Custodians classroom film of excerpts from the 1950 20th Century-Fox feature film, "The Big Lift". Incorporating newsreel and Air Force film footage, this film illustrates the resul...

385. Indiana, our Indiana (22:23)

Date:
1950
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Summary:
An Indiana University student shows a prospective student's parents the campus and explains the counseling system. Includes academic and extracurricular activities, the extension centers, and many ...

387. Going to hospital with mother (41:28)

Date:
1950
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Summary:
This film shows how the staff of a British hospital has improvised a method of routinely admitting the mothers of patients under school age to a ward of traditional design without structural altera...

388. Diesel Locomotive (11:17)

Date:
1950
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Summary:
Explains the operation of the engine of a diesel locomotive and all the steps in serving a diesel locomotive between runs.

389. The Passing Parade: First Man to Climb the Matterhorn (13:32)

Date:
1937 to 1951
Main contributors:
Nesbitt, John, 1910-1960
Summary:
[AI-Generated Summary] Narrated by John Nesbitt, this transcript recounts the high-stakes obsession of Edward Whymper, a 20-year-old landscape painter who transitioned from depicting the Matterhorn...

390. The Passing Parade: The First Conquest of the Matterhorn (13:32)

Date:
1937 to 1951
Main contributors:
Nesbitt, John, 1910-1960
Summary:
John Nesbitt's Passing Parade---U.S. Pat. Off. & Walter Hunt [AI-Generated Summary] This episode of The Passing Parade, narrated by John Nesbitt, recounts the dramatic and tragic first successful ...

391. The Passing Parade: Boston Ice King (13:29)

Date:
1937 to 1951
Main contributors:
Nesbitt, John, 1910-1960
Summary:
[AI-Generated Summary] This epidsode features storyteller John Nesbitt recounting the life of Frederic Tudor, an ambitious 19th-century Bostonian known as the "Ice King" for his fanatical quest to ...

392. The Passing Parade: Paul Bunyan, Kemp Morgan & Storm-a-long (13:21)

Date:
1937 to 1951
Main contributors:
Nesbitt, John, 1910-1960
Summary:
[AI-Generated Summary] In this episode of The Passing Parade, storyteller John Nesbitt explores the American tradition of the "tall story" by recounting the legendary exploits of various folk hero...

395. Pin mold (10:38)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Life cycle of a mold belonging to a genus mucor is explained in detail. Time lapse photography shows growth of the mycelium and development of sporangia. Animation describes the formation of the zy...

396. World Series 1950: New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies (Game 1) (1:30:00)

Date:
October 4, 1950
Main contributors:
Kelly, Gene; Allen, Mel, 1913-1996; New York Yankees (Baseball team)
Summary:
Game One of World Series. New York Yankees - 1; Philadelphia Phillies - 0. Game played at Shibe Park in Philadelphia New York (AL) 1 PHILADELPHIA 0 - Yankees score in the 4th to take the first gam...

397. SMU Mustangs vs. Texas Longhorns (2:08:39)

Date:
November 4, 1950
Main contributors:
Tips, Kern; Chesson, Alex; SMU Mustangs (Football team)
Summary:
Texas 23 SMU 20 - played at Memorial Stadium at University of Texas. [AI-Generated Summary] The No. 7 ranked Texas Longhorns pulled off a major upset by defeating the No. 1 ranked SMU Mustangs wi...

398. World Series 1950: New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies (Game 3) (1:36:50)

Date:
October 6, 1950
Main contributors:
Kelly, Gene; Allen, Mel, 1913-1996; New York Yankees (Baseball team)
Summary:
Game Three of World Series. New York 3; Philadelphia 2. Game played at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York. [AI-Generated Summary] Game 3 of the 1950 World Series was a tightly contested affair that...

399. World Series 1950: New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies (Game 2) (1:39:33)

Date:
October 5, 1950
Main contributors:
Kelly, Gene; Allen, Mel, 1913-1996; New York Yankees (Baseball team)
Summary:
Game Two of World Series. New York Yankees - 2; Philadelphia Phillies - 1. Game played at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. New York (AL) 2 PHILADELPHIA 1 (10 innings) - Joe DiMaggio's lead-off homer of...

400. Michigan Wolverines vs. Ohio State Buckeyes (partial) (57:38)

Date:
November 25, 1950
Main contributors:
Larkins, Dick; Fesler, Wes; Michigan Wolverines (Football team)
Summary:
Michigan 9; Ohios State 3. Nicknamed "Snow Bowl" due to severe weather. [AI-Generated Summary] The "Snow Bowl" of 1950 stands as one of the most surreal spectacles in sports history. Played in Col...