16051. Practice makes champions (27:43)

Date:
1947
Summary:
The Phillips "66" championship team demonstrates basketball fundamentals. Slow motion and stop motion photography are used frequently to show techniques as follow-through, pivoting, passing drill,...

16052. Ratio and proportion (13:20)

Date:
1947
Summary:
Uses such situations as computing a baseball player's batting average and adapting a recipe to illustrate the principles and uses of ratio and proportion. Explains the terms used, the difference b...

16053. Ready to type (10:51)

Date:
1947
Summary:
George follows carefully planned preliminary operations in getting ready to type. Jane, who makes her preparations haphazardly, learns later to practice George's methods and is then ready to type ...

16054. Rise and Fall of Nazi Germany (18:17)

Date:
1947
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Reviews the rise of Hitler to power, his broken promises, the invasion of Germany's neighbors, Germany's eventual defeat, and the Allied occupation of Germany, with its many problems which are aggr...

16055. Rivers of the Pacific Slope (11:07)

Date:
1947
Summary:
Compares the Columbia, Colorado, and Sacramento-San Joaquin river systems to show what man has done to utilize each to his advantage. Illustrates the adaptation of the rivers to diverse uses--as av...

16057. Seaports of the Pacific coast (10:33)

Date:
1947
Summary:
Includes harbor activities at the ports of San Francisco, Puget Sound, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Portland. Also shows how Los Angeles, lacking a good natural harbor, built one by erecting huge b...

16058. Spring on the farm (10:56)

Date:
1947
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, inc.; E. Laurence Palmer
Summary:
Joan and Jerry Johnson observe the changes on their parents' farm during the spring. Includes plants, trees, birds, farm animals, a frog, a moth, and a rabbit. Also shows some of the children's a...

16059. Summer on the farm (10:45)

Date:
1947
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Summary:
Joan and Jerry Johnson watch the growth of plants and animals on their parents' farm during the summer. They fish, watch a frog and a dragonfly, see a young robin leave its nest, help their parents...

16060. The American teacher (15:10)

Date:
1947
Summary:
Presents the pros and cons of "progressive education" and points out the citizen's responsibility toward the schools. Also gives a brief history of education in the United Staes, including the pre...

16063. The doctor (11:04)

Date:
1947
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.; Louis W. Sauer
Summary:
Shows the day's activities of a child specialist in his office, on a home call, and at a hospital. He makes a physical examination, vaccinates a baby, visits his hospital patients, and diagnoses a...

16064. The drawings and the shop (14:58)

Date:
1947
Main contributors:
Pathescope; Charles J. Vierck; Charles D. Cooper
Summary:
Designed to be used with an engineering drawing text. Describes the relationship between the making of a drawing and various production operations in shop and factory. Then shows representative op...

16065. The Pacific Coast (15:37)

Date:
1947
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Summary:
Reviews the important wartime changes and also points out their lasting effect upon the entire nation, as manufacturers planned to keep industry in the West after World War II. Offers glimpses of ...

16067. The secretary takes dictation (10:00)

Date:
1947
Summary:
Illustrates the practices and procedures in taking dictation in a modern business office. Pictures the routine and special duties of a secretary as compared with those of stenographer or clerk. E...

16068. The secretary's day (11:21)

Date:
1947
Summary:
Daily activities of a secretary are compared with those of a stenographer, to show the added duties and responsibilities of the secretary. She is shown handling callers, appointments, telephone cal...

16070. Throwing in baseball (11:06)

Date:
1947
Summary:
Explains the various techniques to be mastered in learning to throw a baseball effectively. Professional players give demonstrations of four throws--the overhand, the three-quarter, the side-arm, a...

16071. To hear your banjo play (16:26)

Date:
1947
Summary:
Pictures American folk singers in various parts of the country and discusses briefly the development of folk music here. Peter Seeger is shown singing and playing his banjo in a city setting, and t...

16072. Trading centers of the Pacific Coast (11:01)

Date:
1947
Summary:
Pictures Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego to illustrate how centers of commerce develop. Shows how the existence of surrounding farmland, forests, and mineral resources...

16073. Wastage of human resources (11:19)

Date:
1947
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.; Lawrence K. Frank
Summary:
Emphasizing the needless loss of life through a hotel fire, the film discusses various causes of the wastage of human resources at different age levels, such as disease, accidents, juvenile delinqu...

16075. Wedding Best (04:46)

Date:
1947
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; Mary Feil Hellerstein; Herman Hellerstein
Summary:
Footage from Mary and Herman's wedding, followed by a reception at the Harold Feil home. Shows Mary and Herman cutting their wedding cake and Mary tossing her bouquet. Ends with footage of Herman a...

16077. Army Cadets vs Navy Midshipmen (02:25)

Date:
November 30, 1946
Main contributors:
Army Cadets (Football team); Navy Midshipmen (Football team)
Summary:
Army Cadets - 21; Navy Midshipmen - 18; Clip of Army Cadets and Navy Midshipmen football game; Game played at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia, PA

16078. Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen 1946 (game end) (02:47)

Date:
November 30, 1946
Main contributors:
Wismer, Harry ; Army Cadets (Football team); Navy Midshipmen (Football team)
Summary:
Army Cadets - 21; Navy Midshipmen - 18. Call by Harry Wismer of the game ending, as Navy drove the ball with a chance to beat the undefeated Army Cadets, and failed at the final goal line. "Arm...

16079. Boston College Eagles vs. Tennessee Volunteers (2:34:41)

Date:
November 16, 1946
Main contributors:
Stern, Bill, 1907-1971; Tennessee Volunteers (Basketball team); Boston College Eagles (Basketball team)
Summary:
Boston College Eagles - 13; Tennessee Volunteers - 33; Game played at Braves Field in Boston; Called by Bill Stern on NBC Radio Disc 1 1. Pre Game 2. First Quarter 3. Second Quarter Disc 2 1. H...

16080. Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2:27:17)

Date:
November 9, 1946
Main contributors:
Stern, Bill, 1907-1971; Army Cadets (Football team); Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Football team)
Summary:
Army Cadets - 0; Notre Dame Fighting Irish - 0. Battle of Unbeatens; Considered "Game of the Century" Game played at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York. Disc 1 1. First Quarter 2. Second Quarter ...

16081. Army Black Knights vs. Michigan Wolverines (2:39:35)

Date:
October 12, 1946
Main contributors:
Stern, Bill, 1907-1971; Michigan Wolverines (Football team); Army Black Knights (Football team)
Summary:
Army Black Knights - 20; Michigan Wolverines - 13 Battle of Unbeatens Game played at Ann Arbor, Michigan. Disc 1 1. Pre-Game 2. First Quarter 3. Second Quarter 4. Half-time Disc 2 1. Third Qua...

16082. 1943-1946 (16:32)

Date:
1946
Main contributors:
Feil, Ed; George Feil; Mary Feil Hellerstein
Summary:
Compilation of home movies taken by Ed Feil during his military service. Begins when he enters the Army in June 1943. Covers his basic training at Fort Riley, experience in the Army Specialized Tra...

16083. [Austria, Hallein] (05:11)

Date:
1946
Summary:
Home movie of Ed Feil traveling from Paris to Vienna at the end of his military service. Shows soldiers in a bombed out train station in Karlsruhe and a landscape of heavy rubble while passing thro...

16084. [Brennan Untitled # 10] (04:01)

Date:
1946
Summary:
[landscape shots; grain elevator; livestock from a moving train] Black and white footage of Northern Ontario taken from the back of a moving train. Train passes the depots for Schreiber and Jackfi...

16086. [Easter 1946 and Chicago home] (04:44)

Date:
1946
Summary:
Home movie of Bernadine Bailey and her second husband, George W. McCord. They were married from 1946-1947 and resided in Florida. The film shows a sunrise Easter service being held at Castillo de S...

16088. [St. Augustine 1946] (04:24)

Date:
1946
Summary:
Begins with exterior and garden of Valencia Apartments, Bailey's residence in St. Augustine with her second husband, George W. McCord. Bailey and McCord kiss for the camera, then she and her friend...

16090. Airways of the Future (12:20)

Date:
1946
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Shows the actual training and activities of Air Transport Command personnel with routines of briefing, radio communications, and other precautionary measures during World War II.

16091. Aqua frolics (09:07)

Date:
1946
Summary:
Includes scenes of performing seals, underwater basketball, cliff diving, water skiing, canoeing in rapids, motor boat feats, and synchronized swimming.

16092. Atomic energy : an introduction (11:17)

Date:
1946
Summary:
Explains, with animation, atomic structure and the basic concepts of atomic energy. Distinguishes between electronic or chemical energy and nuclear energy. Explains the three known forms of atomi...

16093. Britain and Her Empire (17:17)

Date:
1946
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Summary:
Gives a pictorial exposition of the relationship of England to her colonies, protectorates, and mandates and highlights the outstanding characteristics of the free and self-governing dominions; the...

16094. Brotherhood of man (11:20)

Date:
1946
Summary:
An animated cartoon which explains that there are no basic differences between the races of the world. Uses small green demons to caricature prejudice and racial hatred. Relates the history of mank...

16095. City Water Supply (11:09)

Date:
1946
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Summary:
Animated drawings review man's dependence upon water for life. Describes the sources of city water supply--wells, rivers, lakes, and watersheds; water-borne diseases; and methods of water distribut...

16096. Coming home (15:42)

Date:
1946
Summary:
Home movie of Ed Feil's return trip to the United States at the end of his military service. Beginning on a train, he travels to Camp Phillip Morris in Le Havre before sailing to New York on the Fl...

16097. Conquest of the spoon (14:33)

Date:
1946
Main contributors:
Arnold Gesell
Summary:
Explains that spoon feeding is a more complex behavior than feeding from a cup, and points out that the spoon is a complicated tool requiring fine manipulative skills for its efficient use. Describ...

16098. Defensive Footwork in Basketball (09:34)

Date:
1946
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Summary:
Analyzes defensive footwork action in basketball by first demonstrating the correct stance. Slow motion and close-up photography then portray the two basic defensive moves: the parallel movement,...

16099. Defensive footwork in basketball (09:34)

Date:
1946
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.; Wilbur Johns; Norman Sper
Summary:
Analyzes defensive footwork action in basketball by first demonstrating the correct stance. Slow motion and close-up photography then portray the two basic defensive moves: the parallel movement, ...

16100. Distribution of foods (10:40)

Date:
1946
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.; O.E. Baker
Summary:
Presents technical developments in the preservation and transportation of foods, the economic problems involved, and the world flow of foods. Depicts how such developments have increased the possi...