Start Over Date 1957 Unit IUL Moving Image Archive

411. The amazing bird (29:41)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses and illustrates physical characteristics of the bird. Explains the skeletal system, covering of feathers, and uses of the beak and feet. Outlines graphically the ancestry of the bird. (...

412. The Amazon : people and resources of northern Brazil (21:33)

Date:
1957
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Preston E. James; Milan Herzog
Summary:
Locates the Amazon river on a map and describes its size, tributary rivers, and climate. Shows the vegetation, jungle animals, and life of primitive Indians who live in the jungle. Depicts life in ...

413. The Amphibians: Salamanders (30:07)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Outlines and explains the life cycle of the salamander and shows some common salamanders of New England. Show how to set up a terrarium for keeping salamanders as pets. Also considers ferns, mosses...

414. The Amphibians: Toads and Frogs (29:49)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Shows close-ups of toads and frogs of New England. Pictures various kinds of frogs and toads, explains how to identify their eggs, and presents extreme close-up views of the action of polliwogs. (W...

415. The bears bargain (15:10)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Hand puppets enact the story of a man and wife who were too lazy to plant their own pear trees. Their neighbor tells them they may have all the pears that fall from the tree on their side of the fe...

416. The beautiful book (29:20)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the development of printing. Describes how printing is developed from simple writing on papyrus to decorated books written on parchment and vellum. Explains the origins of and difference...

417. The beginnings of a conference for television (29:29)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Introduces the series, SCIENCE AND HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY, by discussing the reasons for calling the conference. Surveys the problems to be discussed. Features Dr. Huston Smith, Professor of Philosop...

418. The brave tailor (15:07)

Date:
1957
Main contributors:
WKNO-TV; The Junior League of Memphis; Tom Tichenor
Summary:
Marionettes reveal the story of a Young Tailor who buys jam for one slice of bread which attracts seven hungry flies. The tailor kills all seven flies with one blow, decides he is very brave, and g...

419. The case against Darwin (29:24)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Concludes the presentation of evidence supporting the case for Darwin, and discusses arguments against the Darwinian theory. (Palmer Films) Kinescope.

420. The case for Darwin (29:46)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the evidence and arguments for the Darwinian theory of man's nature and origin. Outlines the Theory of Evolution as it applies to plants and animals, and applies this theory to man, consi...