15821. Woodcarving (15:05)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Bash tells of woodcarving in early American life and explains how carving was done, what tools were used and exhibits some early chests, utensils, signs and Indian figures. Songs include “There’s a Hole in My Bucket,” “Bonnie Wee Lassie” and “Raisins and Almonds” and the Lillian Patterson Dancers pantomime one of the songs.

15822. Woodcarving and artistic expression (30:18)

Date:
1958
Summary:
There is in the heart of every man the desire to express himself through the creation of something beautiful, says Shari Lewis. Whatever the motivation for making the object, the result is, in many cases, beauty. Woodcarving from many parts of the world is examined and provides an opportunity to explore its beauty.

15823. Wooden face of Totonicapan (09:50)

Date:
1942
Summary:
Shows a workman producing one of the wooden masks used in religious festivals in Guatemala. Then pictures a religious procession at Solosa, with its effigies of Christ, and a special worship service at the church.

15824. Wooden Giant (29:31)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Tells the story of the lumber frontier of the Midwest in the region west and south of Lake Superior. Describes the living conditions of the lumberjacks. Explains how the indiscriminate cutting of the forests led to the demise of lumbering in the Midwest.

15825. Wooden Shoes on the Hudson (30:15)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Discusses Dutch holdings on the Hudson, in the East, and in Brazil. Appraises the Dutch efforts at empire building and governing. Relates Henry Hudson's discovery of the fur-rich Hudson valley in his search for a Northwest passage. (KETC) Kinescope.

15826. Woodwinds and brass (12:07)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
Eugene Kash, Gudrun Parker, Denis Gillson, Joseph Champagne, Eldon Rathburn, Thomas Daly, Guy Glover, Peter Jones, Margaret Ellis, National Film Board
Summary:
The various instruments of the wood-wind and brass sections of an orchestra are characterized as to appearance, tone, and use during a children's concert conducted by Eugene Kash, Canadian violinist. Then demonstrates the effect of both sections combined.

15827. Woolco Department Store "Family" (00:32)

Date:
1977
Main contributors:
Woolco Department Store
Summary:
A family has a blast as they test out products at the various departments in Woolco. A Woolco theme song plays in the background.

15829. Words and music (48:28)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
Peter Ustinov, Roger Englander
Summary:
Series: New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts

15830. Words for battle (07:54)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989
Summary:
Laurence Olivier's reading of passages from Milton, William Blake, Robert Browning, Rudyard Kipling and Abraham Lincoln accompany scenes of daily life in wartime Britain. The texts selected emphasize national identity and heritage, patriotism, and the justness of the Allied cause.