16751. The grey armada (09:20)

Date:
1935
Summary:
The United States Naval fleet in action. Film captures launching of planes and firing broadsides of big guns.

16752. The Grist Mill (14:34)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Bash Kennett visits an old time grist mill, pointing out the huge water wheel used to turn the mill where wheat was ground into flour. She shows viewers the patterned mill stones and tells of activ...

16753. The growth of London (22:18)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Uses actual scenes, models, diagrams to present a survey of the principal events which shaped London and the British Empire. Discusses the position of London on the Thames, the Roman conquest, the ...

16754. The growth of motor behavior : in the first five years (11:21)

Date:
1945
Main contributors:
Arnold Gesell
Summary:
Traces the development of motor control from birth through the first five years. Indicates that the newborn baby is active but has no control over muscles, that gradually movements become more comp...

16756. 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...

16757. 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.

16758. 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 ...

16759. 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...

16760. 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...