18362. Monuments of Ancient Mexico (35:55)

Date:
1942
Summary:
Shows the monuments, pyramids, and other evidences of Mexico's ancient civilizations; explains these archaeological discoveries; and reconstructs, through drawings, the ancient cities and villages.

18363. Good Neighbor Family (17:24)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Pictures family life and relationships in Latin American countries. Customs and privileges are compared and contrasted to those in the United States. Shows the tradition of handing down estates, f...

18364. The agriculture story (13:53)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Reviews the development of American agriculture, an explains the services of the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture and the cooperative assistance rendered by land-grant colleges and univeristies, by State...

18365. Water : friend or enemy (09:49)

Date:
1943
Summary:
Stresses the importance of pure water; illustrates correct measures in keeping spring and well water from being contaminated; and suggests boiling of water as a final precaution. Animated cartoon.

18367. Action at Angaur (28:20)

Date:
1945
Summary:
Documents the invasion and capture of Angaur Island (Palau group) by the 81st ("Wildcat") Infantry Division in its first battle. In July 1944 the troops relax at Honolulu. Shows activities aboard a...

18368. Army air forces : Pacific (16:49)

Date:
1945
Summary:
Reports Gen. H.H. Arnold's plea for a strong post-war Air Force; explains that war time supremacy was the result of aviation, naval and ground force power; and includes scenes of the air war over W...

18369. Boring to close tolerances (17:32)

Date:
1944
Summary:
Shows how to mount and adjust the brass valve bonnet in a ring fixture; how to select and set boring tools for brass; how to rough and finish-face the hub; how to rough and finish-bore the hole to ...

18370. Army Chaplain (19:20)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Narrated by Ray Morgan, this installment focuses on the importance and role of the Army Chaplain in a group of soldiers as they face the fight of their lives.

18371. Feeding the patient (13:56)

Date:
1944
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Summary:
Presents factors which affect appetite and digestion; preparation of the environment and the patient for the meal; proper balance of food and arrangement of the tray; individualized feeding care; a...

18372. Brucellosis ring test. (06:21)

Date:
1956
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Summary:
Describes the methods and techniques of a presumptive herd test for brucellosis. Explains that the B.T.R. is applied to milk samples from dairy herds as a screen procedure to locate herds containin...

18373. Drilling, boring and reaming work held in chuck (10:57)

Date:
1941
Summary:
This film gives the operations followed when cutting a tapered hole in a solid forged gear blank. Operations of entering the piece in a chuck, rough facing drilling, taper-boring, and reaming. Che...

18374. Fixed gages (17:00)

Date:
1941
Summary:
An explanation and definition of the various forms of fixed gages, a demonstration in the correct use and care of fixed gages. Emphasizes their importance in modern mass production. A series of vie...

18375. Forge welding (11:41)

Date:
1945
Summary:
Shows how to maintain a clean, deep, hot fire; how to heat mild steel for forging; how to upset and scarf round stock; how to make a lap weld; and how to shape and hammer-refine the weld.

18376. Fundamentals of filing (12:41)

Date:
1942
Summary:
Shows the selection of the right file for the right job; the various kinds of files and the type of work that each does best; the use of single-cut files to obtain a fine finish on soft steel; the ...

18377. Instructing the disabled worker on the job (13:47)

Date:
1945
Summary:
Presents dramatized instances of good and poor instruction of disabled workers. Also shows how a one-armed worker successfully learns to operate a drill press after proper instruction.

18378. Fundo in Chile (20:28)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Portrays typical life on one of Chile's great fundos, or ranches, common in sections of South America. Includes the community of hundreds of workers, their uses of modern farming methods, and the ...

18379. Maintaining workers' interest (12:36)

Date:
1944
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Summary:
Explains that the job of the supervisor includes preventing problems caused by a worker's loss of interest in the job. Narration explains "one of the most powerful spurs to production is the intere...

18380. Maintaining good working conditions (09:06)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
Division of Visual Aids, U.S. Office of Education; Federal Security Agency; Mode-Art Picture
Summary:
Several cases where improvement in working conditions result in increased production and better satisfied workers are shown. The importance of the part played by supervisors in maintaining good wor...