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8261. The hands of man : adventuring in pottery (30:13)

Date:
1958
Summary:
William Daley and Shari Lewis discuss the capacity of man’s hands and the way hands in many parts of the world today still remain the primary means by which useful and beautiful objects are created...

8262. The Happiest Snowman Ever (15:00)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Dora teaches the audience about how snowflakes grow in size as they fall through the sky. Shows how to make a snoman puppet out of a paper bag and how to cut out various shapes of snowflakes.

8263. The Happy Travelers (15:14)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Dora and Fignewton Frog teach about different types of plant seeds including a milkweed, dandelion and maple seed along with a burr and how they travel and get planted. They ride wind currents and ...

8264. The Hartford "Bakery Fire" (01:03)

Date:
1964
Main contributors:
The Hartford
Summary:
An advertisement for The Hartford insurance in which an insurance agent talks about compensation with a business owner after a fire damages his bakery. The ad concludes with the bakery reopening fo...

8265. The Hartford "Burglary" (01:02)

Date:
1964
Main contributors:
The Hartford
Summary:
An advertisement for The Hartford insurance group in which an insurance agent talks to a woman following a burglary in her house. The ad concludes with an offscreen narrator describing how the home...

8266. The Hartford "Contentment" (01:00)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
The Hartford
Summary:
An advertisement for The Hartford insurance group in which an offscreen male narrator describes the benefits of various insurance plans over scenes of a family spending time together outdoors in th...

8267. The Hartford "Well Insured Family" (01:01)

Date:
1964
Main contributors:
The Hartford
Summary:
An advertisement for The Hartford insurance group in which a man narrates how Hartford's home, car, health, and life insurance plans make him feel protected. Footage plays of the man talking with h...

8269. The head of the house (40:01)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Depicts the emotional problems of a young boy, his rebellion against parental controls, particularly his father's repressive discipline, and his gradual development into a potential juvenile delinq...

8270. The heartmakers (58:53)

Date:
1969
Summary:
Develops the need for a artificial hearts while arguing for cautious human experimentation. Interviews Dr. Denton Cooley, who made the first artificial heart insertion, and Dr. Michael DeBakey, who...

8271. The Hecht Co. "Drive-In Movie" (01:01)

Date:
1969
Main contributors:
The Hecht Co.
Summary:
Two people are kissing on screen with the credits 'The end' superimposed over them. In a convertible car we see another couple kissing at the driver-in movie theater the film is playing at. The man...

8272. The helicopter (11:07)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Alexander A. Nikolsky; Hal Kopel
Summary:
Describes the unique contribution of the helicopter to transportation; explains how the helicopter flies and how it can be controlled; compares the helicopter with the conventional plane. Demonstra...

8273. The heretic king (29:09)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the revolutionary reign of King Akhnaton in Egypt, 1400 B.C. Emphasizes his attempt to establish monotheism and to direct Egyptian death. Considers, also, the change in painting and sculp...

8274. The hidden Earth (27:40)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Illustrates, using animation and live-action photography, man's efforts to learn more about the structure of the earth through study of deep mine shafts, deep wells, volcanoes, and earthquakes. Des...

8275. The high arctic biome (22:36)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Shows the simple forms of plant life that appear upon retreat of the glaciers and the role of these plants in preparing the earth's surface for other plant and animal life. "Forests" of the high Ar...

8276. The high plain (20:21)

Date:
1943
Summary:
Tells the story of the typical great agricultural estate in the highest farming land in the world--Bolivia. A landlord, whose family has owned his land for three hundred years, controls the labor ...

8277. The Hill Towns of Guatemala (10:09)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
United States. Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs
Summary:
A narrated travelogue addressed to viewers in the U.S. shows life in several small towns surrounding Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. Shows rope making from sisal hemp and traditional textile weaving. Conc...

8278. The History of a Bicycle (14:56)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Tells the story of the bicycle as a means of transportation. Demonstrates various early models. Includes the songs "The Old Gray Mare" and "Lonesome Road Blues"/"Going Down the Road Feeling Bad".

8279. The History of Antarctica (29:39)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Presents a survey of Antarctic exploration. Discusses the contributions of early seafaring explorers, the golden age of exploration, 1900-1920, and the Bryd expedition of 1928-30. Describes the di...

8280. The history of early flight (29:42)

Date:
1959
Summary:
"Dr. Lippisch's theme is the historical development of the flying machine. He begins his lecture with a short demonstration of Penaud's model. He shows how the invention of the cambered wing led to...