13982. Railroad rhythms (10:25)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Records the activities and sounds in a freight yard upon the arrival of a freight train. Portrays a turntable in operation, a steam locomotive in a roundhouse for servicing, a diesel engine moving ...

13983. Railroads (14:36)

Date:
1958
Summary:
After looking at the first railroad engine, the Tom Thumb, and the De Witt Clinton, and seeing an engine in a race with a horse, wherein the horse won, Bash climbs aboard a real engine of the early...

13984. Railroads coast to coast (15:30)

Date:
1959
Summary:
The fabulous story of the men who built the railroad to join the Atlantic and Pacific coasts is told by Bash Kennett. The struggles of the laborers in the west who battled granite cliffs in order t...

13985. Rain (10:01)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Uses simple terms and illustrations to explain and discuss the water cycle, evaporation, and condensation. Shows the phenomenon of a rainbow and the effects of wind, cloud formations, and sunshine ...

13986. Rain (15:11)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Explains how rain if formed. Demonstrates how water vapor gets into the air, collects as clouds, and drops as rain. (WCET) Kinescope.

13987. Raindrop splash (15:26)

Date:
1955
Summary:
The Friendly Giant reads the book, Raindrop Splash, by Alvin Tresselt, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard, and published by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard. After the story, the Friendly Giant and Jerome the ...

13988. Raju Narisetti, MA'91 (02:12)

Date:
2014
Main contributors:
Narisetti, Raju
Summary:
Raju Narisetti has crafted a career that parallels journalism’s evolution into digital media and publishing’s move toward a viable business plan. Currently the senior vice president for strategy at...

13989. Ralph Ellison, on works in progress (28:58)

Date:
196X
Summary:
Reveals a candid portrait of Ralph Ellison, author of The Invisible Man. Presents Ellison discussing the function of the writer in society, how he came to write The Invisible Man; his own involveme...