Start Over Unit IUL Moving Image Archive

7702. Looking through glass (18:08)

Date:
1944
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Summary:
Surveys the British glass manufacturing industry and shows the processes of purification and manufacture.

7703. Surface tension (29:23)

Date:
1959
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Summary:
In this episode, Eric Rogers demonstrates adhesion and cohesion, along with surface tension and the spheroidal state. A number of interesting demonstrations of change in surface tension are shown.

7705. The art of the theatre. Color and cloth : costumes for illusion (28:55)

Alternative title:
Color and cloth; Art of the theatre; Art of the theater
Date:
1955
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Summary:
Discusses the contribution of stage costumes to the art of the theater. Follows the costume designer through the initial analysis of the play, the drawing-board, the costume workshop, and to the ac...

7706. Thailand's streams of life (10:55)

Alternative title:
U.N. at work
Date:
1953
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Summary:
This film explores three United Nations Technical Assistance Administration projects focused on Thailand's extensive system of waterways. UN experts have studied the country's efficient canal netwo...

7712. Ask me, don't tell me (23:01)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Discusses the work of youth for Service, an organization sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee and created to help teenage boys to realize that they can help others in the community t...

7713. [John A. Robb Reels 33-34] (30:32)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Reel 33- Colorado 1966 Reel 34- 1967: John & Meg; John Graduation; Elmwood; San Francisco; Hop & Chris; Lake April '67

7714. Watts Towers theatre workshop (28:14)

Date:
1969
Summary:
Introduces the Watts Towers Theatre Workshop consisting of black teenagers from the Los Angeles Watts neighborhood. Relates that the group was founded in 1963 by Stephen Kyle Kent as a Join the Art...

7715. Fifth Avenue models (1:09:52)

Alternative title:
5th Avenue models
Date:
1925
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Summary:
Isobel Ludant, a model working in a high-end clothing shop, becomes embroiled in a quarrel, resulting in a ruined gown. To pay for the dress, she turns to her father, an artist, who gets entangled ...

7717. The overthrow of social democracy (30:04)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Immediately after the overthrow of the Czar in 1917 the Kerensky government was formed, the short-lived and only democratic national government Russia has ever known. Dr. Sworakowski provides a det...

7718. Barney's Warehouse Sale (00:32)

Date:
1978
Main contributors:
Barney's
Summary:
Well dressed New Yorkers slowly form a line outside of Barney waiting for the store to open for Barney's warehouse sale.

7719. Barney's "1923" (01:02)

Date:
1974
Main contributors:
Barney's
Summary:
We see the original owner of Barney's in the 1920s waiting outside of a medium-sized store. He leads a man into the store and helps him find a suit, doing all of the selling and prep work himself. ...

7722. Barney's [Unknown title] (01:00)

Date:
1969
Main contributors:
Barney's
Summary:
An older person in a cleaning uniform is wiping off dust with a rag when she comes upon a placard that says Barney's has 60,000 fashions for men. She is in disbelief at the number and decides to co...

7723. 1976 Clio Awards (38:35)

Date:
1976
Summary:
This is a compilation of advertisements from the Clio Awards collection.

7725. [Bolex testing #2] (02:55)

Date:
2022
Summary:
Camera tests performed by the Moving Image Archive staff using the Bolex 16mm camera prior to sending the camera out for Century of 16mm commissioned films project. Filmed in and around Wells Libra...

7729. [Bolex testing #1] (02:59)

Date:
2022
Summary:
Camera tests performed by the Moving Image Archive staff using the Bolex 16mm camera prior to sending the camera out for Century of 16mm commissioned films project. Filmed in and around Wells Libra...

7730. The new colonialism : the Soviet Union (29:20)

Date:
1960
Summary:
In this program, Stoessinger points out the continuity of imperialism from Czarist Russia to Russia today, Russia’s attitude toward nationalism being that it should be ruthlessly crushed. The Sovie...

7731. Ban deodorant : psychiatrist (00:21)

Date:
1968
Summary:
Advertisement for Ban roll-on deodorant, featuring a patient asking her psychiatrist if using Ban will help get rid of her problems.

7732. Tiger Shikar in India (11:15)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Frank Ferrin; Ellis R. Duncan; John M. Foley
Summary:
Warning: This film contains graphic footage of hunting that some viewers may find distressing. Frank Ferrin filmed and narrated his experience hunting tigers in India.

7733. African nationalism and prejudice (29:25)

Date:
1959
Summary:
This program concentrates chiefly on racial prejudice as exhibited in South African and the United States. The panelists consider topics which include: How does race prejudice begin? Can it be just...

7734. Education (27:11)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Delegates from Australia, the Union of South Africa, and the Gold Coast discuss the problems of education both in the United States and abroad. Each of the delegates to the forum was the guest of a...

7735. The white South : two views (59:51)

Date:
1963
Summary:
During this hour-long program, NET continues its examination of the civil rights issue by presenting two separately produced half-hour segments which probe the attitudes of white southerners whose ...

7736. Breaking Habits (29:28)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses and illustrates some principles that can be applied in the breaking of habits with specific application to smoking and alcoholism. Points out that to break a habit, one must know what ne...

7737. Three fox fables (11:03)

Date:
1948
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.; Grace Storm
Summary:
Uses live animals to tell the three fox fables about the fox and the sour grapes, the fox and the crow who allowed himself to be flattered, and the fox and the stork who gets the last laugh.

7738. The Kachi-Kachi Mountain (29:48)

Date:
1959
Summary:
This is a fairy tale about a mischievous badger who plays tricks upon a friendly rabbit. We learn how he was taught a lesson and never again played pranks. Mr. Mikami illustrates this tale with bru...

7739. The Charlotte Observer : newsboy (01:01)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
In this humorous advertisement, from the Clio Awards - 2017 Donation collection, a voice over impersonation of John Wayne commands paperboys who stand at attention as the camera dollies from left t...

7740. Eddie's Bar Mitzvah (05:45)

Date:
1978
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; Edward G. Feil; Ken Feil
Summary:
Home movie of Eddie's Bar Mitzvah party, 1978. Shows the family attending synagogue, then celebrating with cake back at the Feil home.

7741. Jewish philosophy of education (29:47)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Explains that the Jewish view of education is based on the Jewish view of man. Man may be limited and small, but he can grow toward God because something in him corresponds to God. Answers objecti...

7743. Tribute to the Alumni (19:26)

Date:
1954
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Summary:
Presents a tribute by Herman B. Wells, President of Indiana University, to past students on the 100th anniversary of the Alumni Association. Pictures scenes of the campus and student activities th...

7744. Great lakes invader : the sea lamprey (12:29)

Alternative title:
Sea lamprey
Date:
1982
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Summary:
Explains how sea lamprey nearly destroyed the fish in the Great Lakes. Scientists studied methods of controlling this predator and devised electrical barriers and electromechanical weir and traps.

7745. Focus on behavior : the science of psychology. Of men and machines (28:42)

Alternative title:
Of men and machines; Focus on behavior
Date:
1963
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Summary:
This program explores the man-machine relationship through the research of Paul Fitts, Julian Christiansen, and George Briggs. It examines how humans handle and process information, as well as the ...

7746. Marian Anderson (25:49)

Alternative title:
Marian Anderson
Date:
1953
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Summary:
Describes Marian Anderson's life, from her early years in Philadelphia through her New York Town Hall recital, and presents her as a concert artist singing Begrüssung by Handel; the Negro spiritual...

7747. Focus on behavior : the science of psychology. The conscience of a child (28:41)

Alternative title:
Conscience of a child; Focus on behavior
Date:
1963
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Summary:
Presents some of the ways in which psychologists are studying the growth and development of personality and emotional behavior in children as observed in the laboratory of Dr. Robert Sears at Stanf...

7748. Yesterday's worlds. [More honorable than gold] (29:12)

Alternative title:
More honorable than gold; Yesterday's worlds
Date:
1957
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Summary:
This episode focuses on the art of the Etruscans, renowned for their skill in terra-cotta sculpture, particularly in creating larger-than-life figures. It highlights a display of such sculptures, i...

7749. 1960 Marching Hundred (18:21)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Shows the pre-game and half-time maneuvers of the Indiana University Marching Band during two of the 1960 home football games. The band is seen in pre-game activities for the Marquette game and th...

7751. The little red hen (14:30)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
This episode of The tales of Poindexter explores the fable The little red hen.

7752. Hopi horizons (20:42)

Date:
1946
Main contributors:
Mary L. De Give; Margaret Cussler; Social Documentary Films
Summary:
Shows the Hopi Indian as a farmer, herder, craftsman, and trader. Pictures how difficult it is for him to live on the desert, especially with some of the government controls. Gives the Indian a ch...

7753. The physiology of reproduction (29:09)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Discusses and shows with charts the female and male reproductive organs and explains their functions. Discusses the role of hormones in sexual maturation and in the processes of ovulation and feta...

7754. 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 ...

7755. Congressional hearings : the drug debate (31:52)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
This film shows excerpts from the three-day subcommittee hearings on patent medicine, antitrust, and prescription drug laws. The bill before Congress, number S-1552, Drug Industry Antitrust Act, is...

7756. Getting ready physically (10:50)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Fifth in the "Are You Ready for Service?" series. Illustrates the great demands on physical strength and endurance in the service, and recommends that young men in high school consider how much tim...

7757. Children Who Draw Pictures (37:48)

Date:
1959
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Summary:
Through free expression art activities, a teacher shows how children think, feel, and develop in a year at a Japanese school. Selects pupils from a first-grade class and traces their personality gr...

7758. Lenses (09:57)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Explains the effects of lenses on light, and shows the construction and use of a lens. Pictures the types of images formed by convex and concave lenses when an object is placed at varying distances...

7759. 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...

7760. Algae (17:14)

Date:
1964
Summary:
Depicts the five major groups of algae, showing growth, movement, reproduction, and nutritional patterns. Describes the tremendous size range of algae from the giant kelp to the minute forms found ...

7761. Experiments in the revival of organisms (19:52)

Date:
1946
Summary:
Presents a record of the successful experiments in resuscitating dead animals conducted at the Institute of Experimental Physiology and Therapy at Veronezh, U.S.S.R., by Dr. S. S. Bryukhonenko. Th...

7762. The weeks after birth (29:22)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Discusses the care of the mother after delivery and demonstrates exercises designed to aid the mother in rapid and thorough recovery. Points out the changes which occur in the mother's body and em...

7763. Digestive systems in animals (14:50)

Date:
1971
Summary:
Shows the variety of ways animals obtain food and their different types of digestive cavities--fully closed, one opening, and two openings. Examines digestive organs in an earthworm, grasshopper, f...

7765. Testing intelligence with the Stanford-Binet (18:12)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Shows excerpts from four tests: two six-year olds (I.Q.s 104 and 156) and two ten-year-olds (I.Q.s 100 and 80). Indicates techniques of rapport and standardized administration. Concepts and computa...

7766. Research by rockets (27:54)

Date:
1960
Summary:
This film traces the history of rocketry and describes the use of sounding rockets as tools for scientific research in the upper atmosphere; this film discusses the need for such tools, shows how r...

7767. Your Indiana state parks (20:31)

Date:
1948
Summary:
Shows scenes of Indiana state parks during the various seasons. Stresses the facilities available for camping, boating, fishing, hiking, studying nature, horseback riding, picnicking, and participa...

7768. Operation and Care of the Kodak Pageant Projector (11:25)

Date:
1962
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Summary:
Explains the set-up and operation of the Kodak Pageant motion picture projector. Shows proper placement of components for effective use, threading, focusing, and centering the picture on the scree...

7769. 1968 Little 500 (26:39)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
Robert Appelman
Summary:
A short film about the 1968 Little 500.

7770. Nuclear transplantation (12:37)

Date:
1976
Summary:
Uses photomicrography and time-lapse sequences to reveal the research technique of nuclear transplantation. Shows how nuclei are transplanted from donor body cells into activated eggs.

7771. Thumbelina (15:13)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
This is the story of a little girl no bigger than a thumb who is carried away from her home by a frog to be the bride of the frog's son. Thumbelina escapes from the Frog with the help of a rabbit. ...

7772. The Stalin Era (58:07)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Uses newsreel footage to outline the important events preceding the Second World War. Explains Stalin's efforts to build his personal image. Reviews the non-aggression pact signed with the German R...

7773. The middle months of pregnancy (29:09)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Discusses such topics as superstitions about birth marks and deformities, how to relieve morning sickness, changes in clothing, and how to relax and rest. Contains suggestions for relieving constip...

7774. Nervous systems in animals (16:38)

Date:
1971
Summary:
Uses drawings and dissected specimens to compare the nervous systems in hydra, planaria, earthworms, and grasshoppers and shows the response of a paramecium, euglena, amoeba, hydra, and planaria to...

7775. The film laboratory (19:19)

Date:
1974
Summary:
Discusses and demonstrates the laboratory procedures involved in the production of a 16mm, color, sound film. Follows the camera original film and a quarter inch audio tape through the following p...

7777. World War II prologue, U.S.A. (28:29)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Reviews, through documentary scenes taken from the National Archives, the historic events which led to the entry of the United States into World War II. Records the failure of the League of Nations...

7778. Learning about learning (29:44)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Outlines the work of Dr. Howard Kendler, Dr. Tracy Kendler, Dr. Spence, Dr. Harlow, and Dr. Skinner, in exploring the different strategies employed in developing new theoretical concepts about man'...

7781. Hearing deficit and memory (12:48)

Date:
1969
Summary:
One in a series, this film takes a look at memory as it is exhibited by children with hearing deficits. Each child watches the instructor use a pencil to tap blocks in varying sequences, then tries...

7783. Preparing the home for the baby (29:09)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Introduces and outlines the twelve-program series AT HOME WITH YOUR CHILD. Discusses the baby's need for space in the home and suggests and shows furnishings for the nursery area. Describes some o...

7784. Angry boy (31:27)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Dramatizes the story of Tommy Randall, who has been caught stealing at school, and who is sent to a child guidance clinic rather than being of an emotional problem. Traces the disturbance, through...

7785. Brazil (29:46)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the political history of Brazil and her relations with the U.S. Considers Brazilian art, economic problems and potentialities, and the role of U.S. business in Brazil. A photo series pre...

7786. Advocates: On Abortion at Will in the First Twelve Weeks (58:13)

Date:
1969
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
Questions a woman's right to terminate pregnancy in the first three months through legalized abortion. Points out that increased accessibility to abortion would decrease the number of unwanted chil...

7787. Coal gas (08:17)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Animation is used to present the story of the Bagley family, who do not use their furnace correctly. When Mr. Bagley over-fires the furnace, the narrator, who is a gnome, and cutaway diagrams of t...

7788. The red ball express (03:55)

Date:
1975
Summary:
Uses animation to show a train changing shape and color set to much. This is achieved by drawing directly on the film, a technique for fast-paced animated short films. Without narration.

7789. Fabricantes mexicanos de ollas (09:24)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Shows how the Indians in the Mayo village off Ubalama live, how they make and use ollas, and how they trade them for the necessities of life. Explains why primitive industry of making ollas has ret...

7790. The television picture tube (20:21)

Date:
1968
Summary:
Construction of the television picture tube and how its components operate. How the tube transforms the TV signal into a moving picture. (animated)

7791. [Hopscotch House carnival] (06:18)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
A young man and person in a lion costume walk around a carnival, enjoying the rides, interacting with a clown, before being united with a young woman looking for them. Deggeler Amusement Company a...

7792. Attitudes and health (10:33)

Date:
1949
Summary:
When Marv Baker does not make the basketball team, he begins to worry. When he finds out that his sister Alice's sickness is caused by worry and learns from her doctor three rules to insure health...

7793. Protest : black power (14:30)

Date:
1975
Main contributors:
Mert Koplin; Charles Grinker
Summary:
Utilizes excerpts from speeches and interviews of many leading black activists to exemplify the various components of "Black Power." Ranges from discussion of black separatism and violence to non-v...

7794. 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 ...

7796. The presidency (10:31)

Date:
1949
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Traces the position of the Presidency from its constitutional beginnings to the present status of the office. Explains the effect of the development of the implied powers, and discusses the unique...

7798. Battle for Bread (20:17)

Date:
1952
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Summary:
Gives the United Nations' report on how the Food and Agriculture Organization was beginning, in 1949, to solve the tremendous problem of doubling the world's food output. Emphasizes that the FAO is...

7799. Bill Jack Vs. Adolf Hitler (18:11)

Date:
1950
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Summary:
Shows how the Jack and Heintz Company, in Cleveland, greatly increased its output during World War II through improved personnel policies.

7800. Canadian Boom (27:04)

Date:
0000
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Shows the gradual development of a balanced economy in Canada through the growth of industry in the various provinces. Includes views of wheat harvesting, logging, tourist attractions, the transpor...