Start Over Date 1959 Unit IUL Moving Image Archive

401. Whaling (15:28)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Host Bash Kennett tells the story of whales and whaling, describes the harpooning of this mammal, and explains the uses of whale oil. Songs performed include "The Whale" by Burl Ives, and"The Green...

402. What Makes a Picture (29:43)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Discusses and reviews the basic elements that are combined to produce design. Explains the importance of individual interpretation. Concentrates on the place of shape in designing a picture.

403. What We Say (15:12)

Date:
1959
Summary:
There are many familiar expressions which we use. Bash traces the story behind some of these back to pioneer life. After showing how the phrases developed, Bash sings “Goin Down the Road,” “Lo Back...

404. What's the best form of government? (28:43)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Students from Yugoslavia, France, Germany and the Sudan discuss the problems of communism by examining questions such as: How can a nation choose between “Washington and Moscow”? What do the differ...

405. Wheelwright, Cooper and Smith (15:12)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Bash sings the “Nonsense Song,” “Wooly Boogie Bee,” “Old Dan Tucker” and “Jolly Old” in this program which tells of the specialized work of the wheelwright, cooper, smith and the ladder maker.

406. When, why and how do you pray? (29:20)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Teenagers attending the New York Herald Tribune World Forum from Pakistan, India, Brazil, and England discuss their religious beliefs. Questions are raised concerning the origins of religion, the p...

407. Where do we go from here? (29:20)

Date:
1959
Summary:
In this final program, all twenty-five previous participants in the Herald Tribune Youth Forum meet with Mrs. Waller to sum up their experiences in the United States, and their thoughts and hopes a...

408. Where land and water meet (29:03)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Discusses and shows the wide variety of creatures who inhabit the seashore. Explains how they are adapted to the environment in which they make their homes. Presents filmed sequences of the sand ...

409. Who is prejudiced? (29:30)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Brotherhood Week provides the Youth Forum programs numbers 6 and 7 with an opportunity to discuss the question of prejudice. Program number 6 brings together students from Norway, England, Ethiopia...

410. Women behind bars (29:37)

Date:
1959
Summary:
In this program, criminologist Joseph D. Lohman points out that women prisoners do not present the same problems as men do. However, the situation is serious and approximately 10,000 women are in p...

411. Woodcarving (15:05)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Bash tells of woodcarving in early American life and explains how carving was done, what tools were used and exhibits some early chests, utensils, signs and Indian figures. Songs include “There’s ...

412. Wooden Giant (29:31)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Tells the story of the lumber frontier of the Midwest in the region west and south of Lake Superior. Describes the living conditions of the lumberjacks. Explains how the indiscriminate cutting of t...

413. Words that don't inform (28:58)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Discusses the use of pre-symbolic language in furthering communication. Defines and illustrates the function of social language. Shows how social conversation enlarges the possibility of friendship...

414. Working Dogs (15:04)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Bash Kennett tells some unusual anecdotes about dogs in our history and then visits various places to watch today’s sheep herding dog, a retriever and a pointer. She visits a dog who can spell. Son...

415. Yes and no (29:53)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Dr. Maria Piers delves into the question of how children learn to talk and think logically. Some of the topics she covers are: What do the “no’s” mean? When does “no-ism” begin? Is there too much o...

416. Your Child Goes to the Hospital (29:34)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Dr. Maria Piers discusses different ways parents can keep a child's fears of hospitals, doctors and nurses to a minimum. She talks about different coping methods for parents and children while a ch...

417. Alpine Cigarettes [unknown title] (01:02)

Date:
1958 to 1965
Main contributors:
Alpine
Summary:
An advertisement for Alpine cigarettes in which a narrator describes a man named Joe who is watching cigarette commercials and has trouble deciding which product he likes, until he sees an Alpine c...

418. American Cancer Society "PSA" (00:59)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
American Cancer Society
Summary:
A public service announcement for the American Cancer Society in which a doctor walks down a hospital corridor while addressing the camera about how money raised for cancer research is being spent....

419. American Cancer Society [unknown title] (00:59)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
American Cancer Society
Summary:
A public service announcement from the American Cancer Society in which a man buying cigarettes from a vending machine is juxtaposed with shots of casino games, rolling dice, and a horse race. The ...

420. American Cancer Society, New York Division "PSA" (00:59)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
American Cancer Society, New York Division
Summary:
A public service announcement from the American Cancer Society in which a woman takes a shower while an offscreen female narrator urges viewers to give themselves a monthly breast self-examination....

421. American Institute of Architects "PSA" (00:57)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
American Institute of Architects
Summary:
A public service announcement from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in which the song "America the Beautiful" plays ironically over still images of trash, poverty, and destitution in an i...

422. Arco & Sinclair "PSA" (01:01)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Atlantic Richfield Company; Sinclair Oil
Summary:
A public service announcement from the Atlantic Richfield oil company (ARCO) announcing their acquisition of Sinclair Oil and phasing out of Sinclair's dinosaur logo. The ad features an animation o...

423. [Baskin-Robbins] (01:01)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Baskin-Robbins
Summary:
An advertisement for Baskin-Robbins 31 Flavors ice cream in which a variety of animated characters try different flavors while a narrator describes the company's offerings.

424. [Beatrice Foods : Meadow Gold] (01:01)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Beatrice Foods
Summary:
An advertisement for Beatric Foods Meadow Gold ice cream in which a narrator drops scoops of three flavors of ice cream from the top of the Leaning Tower of Piza in order to determine the bounce qu...

425. Springtime in Europe (12:57)

Date:
1957 to 1964
Main contributors:
Bernadine Bailey
Summary:
Home movie documenting multiple trips Bailey took to Europe between 1957 and 1964. Highlights include pastoral scenes and medieval architecture in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany ; Bailey boardin...

427. Broadview Savings [unknown title 1] (00:21)

Date:
1959 to 1976
Main contributors:
Broadview Savings
Summary:
An advertisement for Broadview Savings in which a puppet tells the viewer they will be able to visit Echo Valley if they save money at the organization. Submitted for Clio Awards category Banks.

428. Broadview Savings [unknown title 2] (00:22)

Date:
1959 to 1976
Main contributors:
Broadview Savings
Summary:
An advertisement for Broadview Savings in which a puppet attempts to make a dog tell the viewer they will save money using the organization's services. Submitted for Clio Awards category Banks.

429. Formulas in mathematics (10:27)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Bruce Cornwell; Katharine Cornwell
Summary:
Discusses how to simplify a mathematical word formula by restating it in letters and signs. Explains the mathematical formula for distance by graphic and pictorial examples and by practical applica...

430. Bugles "Supermarket" (01:11)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Bugles
Summary:
An advertisement for Bugles snack food in which a narrator describes the plot by potato chips to keep Bugles away from consumers in the supermarket.

431. Camel [unknown title] (00:15)

Date:
1958 to 1965
Main contributors:
Camel
Summary:
An advertisement for Camel cigarettes in which an animated man's head is shown to be frowning before smoking Camels and then smiling after smoking them. Submitted for Clio Awards category Tobacco P...

432. Stag Beer "Operation Payback" (00:29)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Carling Brewing Company
Summary:
A public service announcement from Stag beer in which a group of elderly women collect and crush aluminum cans, while an offscreen male narrator describes how the company will pay one-half cent per...

433. London - 1959 (20:30)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Charles Long; Edward R. Feil
Summary:
Travelogue documenting Ed Feil’s trip to London in Fall 1959. Highlights include: people feeding pigeons at Trafalgar Square, passing Windsor Castle, the Royal Guard and a marching band outside Buc...

434. Citizens for Clean Air "PSA" (00:59)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Citizens for Clean Air
Summary:
A public service announcement from the Citizens for Clean Air in which the close-up and audio of a man breathing overlays shots of cars, planes, factory chimneys, and other sources of air pollution...

435. The humanities : what they are and what they do (30:09)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Clifton Fadiman; Massachusetts Council for the Humanities; Juilliard String Quartet
Summary:
Clifton Fadiman discusses what the humanities are and why they are studied, using examples of literature, photography, and music. Points out the dissimilarities and complimentary features of the hu...

436. [Wesley's Quaker Maid] (01:01)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Clio Awards Collection
Summary:
An advertisement for Wesley's Quaker Made ice cream in which a man eats the product and tells the viewer that they must taste it.

437. Commerce Union Bank [unknown title] (01:03)

Date:
1959 to 1976
Main contributors:
Commerce Union Bank
Summary:
An advertisement for Commerce Union Bank in which a boy who is being chauffeured to the bank trades vehicles with a boy who rode on his bike. Submitted for Clio Awards category Banks.

438. Crocker-Anglo National Bank [unknown title 1] (00:25)

Date:
1959 to 1976
Main contributors:
Crocker-Anglo National Bank
Summary:
An advertisement for Crocker-Anglo National Bank in which a man tells his co-worker that a bank teller is interested in him and the other man says that all of the bank's representatives treat custo...

439. Dairy Queen : family road trip (01:02)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Dairy Queen
Summary:
An advertisement for Dairy Queen ice cream in which a family takes a road trip and the parents forget their son at the Dairy Queen, and they travel back to find him enjoying a sundae.

440. Dairy Queen : mailman (01:01)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Dairy Queen
Summary:
An advertisement for Dairy Queen ice cream in which a mailman takes a break to eat a banana split and laughs as a dog tries to perform tricks in order to eat some of the ice cream.

441. Dairy Queen : teen idol (01:01)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Dairy Queen
Summary:
An advertisement for Dairy Queen ice cream in which a Monkees-esque teen idol runs from a group of fans and travels to the Dairy Queen and feels refreshed.

450. London (01:58)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil
Summary:
Brief travelogue documenting Ed Feil’s trip to London in Fall 1959. Features driving by Palace of Westminster and Big Ben, guards at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace, Kensington Gardens, and th...

451. Paris 1960 (03:23)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil
Summary:
Travelogue documenting Ed Feil's trip to Paris in 1959. Offers views of Notre Dame, the Seine, Sacre Coeur, and the city as seen from the top of the Eiffel Tower. Feil focuses briefly on a street a...

452. [Feil Home Movie - England and France 1959] (22:40)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; Charles Long
Summary:
Begins with Ed shooting aerial footage of Cleveland in a small plane piloted by his friend, Charles Long. The film then shows Charles and Ed on their trip to Europe, with scenes from London and Cap...

453. Italy 1959 (31:01)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; Charles Long
Summary:
Edited travelogue documenting Ed Feil's trip to Italy in 1959 with long-time friend Charles Long. Shows the pair travelling from Milan to Venice, Rome, Florence, Pompeii, and Capri. Primarily shows...

454. London - Fall, Sept. '59 (05:55)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; Charles Long
Summary:
Condensed versions of London - 1959 (barcode 40000003363977).

455. Paris - Jungfrau 1959 (39:13)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; Charles Long
Summary:
Home movie documenting Ed Feil’s trip to Paris in 1959. The film captures several notable landmarks, including the Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower, Sacre Ceour, Notre Dame, and a visit to the Louvre....

456. Paris Cuts (18:04)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; Charles Long
Summary:
Home movie documenting Ed Feil’s trip to Paris in 1959. Begins with footage of a flight from Gander, Canada to Paris. The film captures several notable landmarks, including the Arc de Triomphe, Eif...

457. Paris, Venice, Florence (40:29)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; Charles Long
Summary:
Home movie taken on Ed Feil’s trip to Paris in 1959. Shows Ed visiting the Eiffel Tower, including the view from standing underneath the tower, riding up in an elevator, and the view of Paris from ...

458. At Marens 1959 (01:25)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; Harold S. Feil; Nellie Feil
Summary:
Home movie of the Feil and Hellerstein children playing on a swingset at the George Feil home. The children then eat ice cream cones on the patio.

459. Ellen's & Suzy's Party (03:14)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; Nellie Feil; Susan Hellerstein
Summary:
Home movie of a joint birthday party for Ellen Feil and Susan Hellerstein at the Harold Feil home. Nellie then presents a birthday cake to each of the girls. The children gather in the living room ...

460. Health in our community (13:27)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Donald A. Dukelow; Larry Yust
Summary:
Deals with the actions of community health organizations in their efforts to fight disease. Shows the functions of the department of health in preventing and controlling the spread of contagious di...

461. The fireman (second edition) (10:45)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Ernest Horn; Milan Herzog
Summary:
Jim Briggs, a fireman, shows how he cares for equipment and participates in drills and testing of trucks, hose, ladders, and life-saving devices in typical settings. Affords an opportunity to obse...

462. Life of a plant (10:52)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, inc.; R. O. Freeland; John Nash Ott, Jr.
Summary:
Shows the steps in the life-cycle of the pea plant. Uses animation and time-lapse photography to explain the roles of roots, stem, leaves, flower, fruit, and seed.

463. Long time intervals (25:23)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Larry Yust; Archer Goodwin
Summary:
Portrays various methods of measuring long time intervals including the ordinary clock, the movement of the earth about the sun, growth rings of trees, deposition of layers of sedimentary rocks and...

485. First National Bank of Kansas City [unknown title] (01:00)

Date:
1959 to 1976
Main contributors:
First National Bank
Summary:
An advertisement for First National Bank of Kansas City in which a man writes to thank his father for his advice to enroll in the bank program. Submitted for Clio Awards category Banks.

486. First National Bank of Portland [unknown title] (01:01)

Date:
1959 to 1976
Main contributors:
First National Bank of Portland
Summary:
An advertisement for First National Bank of Portland in which a narrator instructs the viewer on how best to save money using the bank's services. Submitted for Clio Awards category Banks.

487. First Security Bank [unknown title 10] (00:25)

Date:
1959 to 1976
Main contributors:
First Security Bank
Summary:
An advertisement for First Security Bank in which an animated man introduces the institution's "check way" checking account. Summary for Clio Awards category Banks.

488. First Security Bank [unknown title 1] (00:12)

Date:
1959 to 1976
Main contributors:
First Security Bank
Summary:
An advertisement for First Security Bank in which an animated man stands on a weight scale and a narrator compares a systematic diet to a savings plan at the bank. Submitted for Clio Awards categor...

489. First Security Bank [unknown title 2] (00:14)

Date:
1959 to 1976
Main contributors:
First Security Bank
Summary:
An advertisement for First Security Bank in which an animated man sits on top of a model of his home and considers buying a larger one. Submitted for Clio Awards category Banks.

490. First Security Bank [unknown title 3] (00:16)

Date:
1959 to 1976
Main contributors:
First Security Bank
Summary:
An advertisement for First Security Bank in which an animated man holds a paper over his head to repel rain, representing his emergency savings plan. Submitted for Clio Awards category Banks.

491. First Security Bank [unknown title 4] (00:12)

Date:
1959 to 1976
Main contributors:
First Security Bank
Summary:
An advertisement for First Security Bank in which an animated man nervously introduces the institution's services. Submitted for Clio Awards category Banks.

492. First Security Bank [unknown title 5] (00:12)

Date:
1959 to 1976
Main contributors:
First Security Bank
Summary:
An advertisement for First Security Bank in which an animated man rests on a cloud and holds up his savings plan to indicate how relaxed he feels. Submitted for Clio Awards category Banks.

493. First Security Bank [unknown title 6] (00:11)

Date:
1959 to 1976
Main contributors:
First Security Bank
Summary:
An advertisement for First Security Bank in which an animated man nervously introduces the institution's services by altering a sign to include the slogan. Submitted for Clio Awards category Banks.

494. First Security Bank [unknown title 7] (00:11)

Date:
1959 to 1976
Main contributors:
First Security Bank
Summary:
An advertisement for First Security Bank in which an animated fortune teller looks into a crystal ball and finds a new car using a "timeway" loan. Submitted for Clio Awards category Banks.

495. First Security Bank [unknown title 8] (00:10)

Date:
1959 to 1976
Main contributors:
First Security Bank
Summary:
An advertisement for First Security Bank in which an animated man guards a pile of valuable documents but someone burns them with a match, and the narrator suggests a safety deposit box to prevent ...

496. First Security Bank [unknown title 9] (00:12)

Date:
1959 to 1976
Main contributors:
First Security Bank
Summary:
An advertisement for First Security Bank in which an animated man nervously introduces the institution's services in front of a large check. Submitted for Clio Awards category Banks.

497. Foremost : big dip (01:02)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Foremost
Summary:
An advertisement for Big Dip "ice milk" in which an animated man tells an ice cream scoop about the product and the scoop creates a sculpture of the Eifel Tower out of the ice milk.

498. Franklin Federal Bank [unknown title] (00:22)

Date:
1959 to 1976
Main contributors:
Franklin Federal Bank
Summary:
An advertisement for Franklin Federal bank in which a postal worker opens a mail box to find it full of letters addressed to the bank. Submitted for Clio Awards category Banks.

499. General Electric "Men Helping Man" (01:03)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
General Electric
Summary:
An advertisement for General Electric garbage disposals in which an offscreen male narrator describes the disease risk from common houseflies and how the town of Jasper, Indiana eradicated most of ...

500. General Electric "Men Helping Man" (01:30)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
General Electric
Summary:
An advertisement for General Electric in which actor and Native American chief Dan George talks about the significance of Lake Tahoe to his people. An offscreen male narrator discusses how General ...