Start Over Date 1957

451. Treasures from the land of the Bible (28:48)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls; explains how the scrolls came into being, who wrote them and why, and what they mean today. Includes a study of Palestine, beginning with its earlie...

452. Turbojets, Pulse Jets, and Ram Jets (14:41)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Contrasts pulse jets, turbojets, and ramjets to a true rocket. Compares the operation of a true rocket engine with that of a jet engine, and explains the operation of the three types of jet engines...

453. Turtles (29:30)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Turtles are reptiles along with snakes, lizards and crocodiles. The turtle has a remarkable history, too. He has been around for 200 million years and is relatively unchanged from his early ancesto...

454. U.S. Department of the Interior "Write Clean Water" (01:00)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
U.S. Department of the Interior
Summary:
A public service announcement from the U.S. Department of the Interior in which audio of children singing about going to the beach overlays a scene of a deserted beach covered with trash, dead fish...

455. Unconscious understanding (29:54)

Date:
1957
Summary:
What is the role of unconscious understanding, in dreams, in poetry, and in wit and humor? It plays a major part in all of these. In wit, satire, and puns, the unconscious understanding contributes...

456. Underpainting (29:49)

Date:
1957
Summary:
After putting the outline of his main figure on the canvas, Painter Reinhardt does something which non-artists might consider astonishing: he begins to cover the figure with the “underpainting.” Bu...

457. University of Toronto "Pollution Probe" (01:00)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
University of Toronto
Summary:
A public service announcement from the University of Toronto featuring a silent scroll of text discussing the problem of noise pollution and urging the viewer to contact the university's Pollution ...

458. 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.

459. 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...