15801. Block That Termite (19:43)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
United States. Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Summary:
A presentation of the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine's code for the prevention of termite infestation. Using animated diagrams and detailed photography of actual termite infestations, the film educates builders and homeowners in inspection, remediation and prevention methods. Poor construction practices invite the ravages of these devastating insects. The film shows how buildings can be protected from further damage and points to be observed undertaking new construction. "It costs us 50 million dollars a year to feed the termites, it costs far less to block them," concludes the narrator.

15802. Boy in court (10:38)

Date:
1940
Summary:
Shows how intelligent probation can change a boy's attitude and conduct. In company with his gang, Johnny steals a car, which is wrecked during the excitement of their get-away. What might have happened to the boy is realistically portrayed in a sequence of vivid police and prison scenes. What actually happens to him in a good juvenile court with well-organized probation service provides a stirring contrast. A plea for youth and justice.

15803. Children of China (11:19)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Erpi Classroom Films, inc., L. C. Goodrich
Summary:
Presents episodes from the home, school, and play life of children in a representative Chinese village. Traditional patterns of Chinese family life are portrayed. School training in loyalty to parents, together with home and community customs, reflects the influence of Chinese tradition on contemporary life. Recreational activities are shown, and Chinese dialogue is reproduced and interpreted.

15804. Children of Switzerland (11:14)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Erpi Classroom Films Inc., Arthur I. Gates, Celeste C. Peardon
Summary:
Presents characteristic activities of a boy and girl living in the Swiss Alps. Follows them through the Alpine village as they watch the tourists and visit shops where clocks and woodcarvings are sold. Depicts them at home and as they accompany their mother on a long, steep climb up the mountain to the summer pasture where the father and brother are tending the cattle. An instructional sound film.

15805. Chile : people of the country estates (11:07)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Shows Chilean mountains, deserts, glaciers, mines, ports, pastoral areas, and an estate in the agricultural Central Valley. Here the role of the estate is seen in relation to the visiting owner and his family, the farming population, and Chilean agriculture generally. On the family's return to Santiago, varied aspects of Chile's capital city are featured. Includes some Spanish dialogue.

15806. Control of body temperature (11:00)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Erpi Classroom Films Inc., A.J. Carlson, F.J. Mullin, H.G. Swann
Summary:
Explains the regulation of body-temperature. Contrasts constant temperatures of warm-blooded animals with fluctuating temperatures of cold-blooded ones. Reveals the relationship of body heat to energy furnished by foods, and depicts the blood stream as a heat distributor. Illustrates body heat loss, and regulation by radiation, conduction, and evaporation. Depict the function of hypothalamus in regulating body temperature. For high school, college, and adult groups. Historical Summary: Explains the mechanism of body-temperature regulation by radiation, conduction, and evaporation. Contrasts the constant temperatures of warm-blooded animals with the fluctuating temperatures of cold-blooded ones. Reveals the relationship of body heat to energy furnished by foods, and depicts the blood stream as a heat distributor. Also shows the function of the hypothalamus in regulating body temperature.

15808. Finding your life work (20:52)

Date:
1940
Summary:
Opens with a picture of a boy fishing and quickly leads up to the fact that, in getting a job, the baits required are personality, training, and experience. Then follows a discussion of these points: know yourself, study vocations, learn of contributions your local school can make to your training, coordinate mind and body, build character on a firm foundation, and believe in opportunity.

15809. Goofer trouble (07:20)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Elvey, Maurice, 1887-1967
Summary:
"Short fictional film asking people to keep under cover during air raids. A group of English and Canadian fighter pilots report the number of German planes they have each shot down. The rivalry between the British and Canadian pilots is intense and later in the pilot's hut one of the English pilots is asked why he did not "kill" a German plane when he had the chance. He replies that the problem was "Goofer trouble". "Goofers" are seen leaving a shelter to watch a dog fight. Because these "Goofers" were in the street the pilot could not open fire without running the risk of hitting them."--British Film Institute website.

15810. Health in war (13:19)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Jackson, Pat, 1916-2011
Summary:
"Offers revealing insights into the re-structuring of health services in London and elsewhere in Britain following the outbreak of WWII ... The film is broadly divided into three parts. The opening sequence looks at the advances made so far in the battle against sickness and disease, brought about through slum clearance, preventative and curative medicine and research. The middle section describes the re-organisation of existing services in preparation for air raid casualties, with the redeployment of city centre hospitals for emergency services and first aid, and the movement of convalescent, maternity and evacuation hospitals further out into the country. The final section uses pictures of happy, healthy children running free in the English countryside to remind cinema audiences of what Britain is fighting for."--British Film Institute website.

15811. Into the blue (10:39)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Catling, Darrel, 1909-1991
Summary:
Shows how young airmen are trained by the R.A.F. Not only is the standard training such as solo flying shown, but also learning Morse code, navigation lectures, and special bombardier and fighter pilot training.

15812. People of Hawaii (11:01)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Erpi Classroom Films Inc., Margaret Mead
Summary:
Shows the location and physical features of the Hawaiian Islands, a wide variety of immigrant and native workers busy at large-scale production and harvesting of sugar cane and pineapples, other work, home life, and customs of the native Hawaiians. Portrays such native activities as fishing, cooking, eating, playing football, building canoes, and taking part in the ceremonies at a canoe-launching.

15813. People of Western China (10:57)

Date:
1940
Summary:
Portrays characteristic aspects of life in the valley of Western China, where habits and customs of past centuries exist side by side with such modern innovations as hydroelectric plants, telephones, and air transportation. Describes the age-old system of crop irrigation, the utilization of bamboo, and the fashioning of pottery, silver, and silk products.

15814. Pig Projects Make Profits (13:26)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Duroc Record Association, Frank Oberkoetter Studios
Summary:
Addressed to members of 4-H or FFA clubs interested in learning to raise pigs, stating "thousands of boys and girls choose swine for their livestock project work." Provides instruction and guidance for every aspect of the project, from purchasing, showing at the county fair, to reaping profits in the fall. "[P]oints covered include: buying a bred gilt; McLean County sanitation system; importance of accurate record keeping; equipment needed; feeding methods; value of clean pasture; disease prevention; showing at the fair; and the value of pig project work. Suggested for agricultural classes and for 4-H club activities" (University of Michigan Bureau of Visual Education Extension Service, Instructional Motion Pictures, 1940-1941, 8). Suggests that the profitability of such projects will help young people start their own farms. The film shows a young farm couple tending hogs while narration states "if a little boy blesses their home you bet ten to one that he too will get the chance to have the valuable experience of pig project work, just like dad."

15815. Radio and television (11:29)

Date:
1940
Summary:
Indicates the preparation necessary for entrance into radio work, stressing a strong foundation in science and mathematics. The development of personality and a cultural background is stressed. Gives an overview of radio and its present importance and the application of radio principles to public address systems, sound reproduction, and television.

15816. Siege (09:50)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Bryan, Julien H. (Julien Hequembourg), 1899-1974
Summary:
Presents a vivid record, uncensored by military authorities, of the 1939 siege and fall of Warsaw.

15817. T.V.A. (20:01)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Tennessee Valley Authority, National Defense Advisory Committee
Summary:
Narration introduces this report as "the story of the development of the Tennessee River," showing ongoing construction of major public works projects conducted under the Tennessee Valley Authority, including dams and hydroelectric plants. Touts the harnessing of waterpower to generate electricity for industry and farmers. Lists the improvements to quality of life in the region brought by electricity, including home amenities, pumped water for irrigation, and community refrigeration for food storage. Emphasizes the development of fertilizer manufacturing, as well as munitions and aluminum for defense industries. Includes footage of Wilson dam, Norris dam, Wheeler dam, Pickwick Landing dam, Guntersville dam, Chickamauga dam, and Watts Bar dam and generating station.

15818. Tall Tales (09:41)

Date:
1940
Summary:
Presents ballad singers singing three authentic American folk songs: "Strawberry Roan," "Grey Goose," and "John Henry." The background for the singers is a farmhouse kitchenyard after the noonday meal.

15819. The Land - To Have and To Hold (14:34)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
United States. Department of Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
Summary:
Recounts the history of land ownership by small farmers in the U.S. Free land for farmers gradually disappeared as the west was settled through the 19th century, resulting in the necessity for farmers to buy land with mortgages. Describes the creation of the 1916 Federal Farm Loan Act and regional land bank systems to enable tenant farmers to become landowners. "Shows how the cooperative mortgage credit system works in the everyday lives of John and Mary Farmer, who are typical of the 600,000 members of national farm loan associations now using their own credit system to achieve the goal of owning debt-free farms" (Motion Pictures of the United States Department of Agriculture, 1945, 21).

15820. The policeman (10:39)

Date:
1940
Summary:
Shows Jim Barnes, the typical policeman, directing traffic, rescuing a cat caught in a tree, finding a lost child, and arresting a reckless driver. Portrays the radio station at headquarters, a cruise car, a policewoman, two motorcycle officers, a patrol wagon, and an emergency car. An instructional sound film.

15821. The snapping turtle (10:49)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Erpi Classroom Films Inc., E. Laurence Palmer
Summary:
Presents the life story of the snapping turtle in its natural habitat. Observes the snapping turtle's features, its encounters with other animal life, the laying and protection of its eggs, its hatching, and developmental conditioning. Its appearance is compared with that of the painted turtle. Digging in for and emergence from the winter's hibernation conclude the presentation.

15822. The story of wheat (11:39)

Date:
1940
Summary:
Deals with the history, growth, harvesting, and preparation of wheat for its most important use as bread.

15823. They also serve (07:48)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Grierson, Ruby, 1904-1940
Summary:
"Story of an average wartime housewife whose dawn to dusk activities provide support for the duties of soldiers and defence workers."--BFI website.

15824. Work of the kidneys (11:06)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc., A. J. Carlson, H. G. Swann, F. J. Mullin
Summary:
Describes the structure and function of the renal system, and explains how the kidneys maintain uniformity in blood and tissues. Demonstrates, with animated drawings and laboratory experiments, the formation of urine, the regulation of blood composition, and the functioning of the bladder. Explains the relation of blood pressure to urine flow, and the rate of secretion as affected by sugar, water, and temperature.

15826. 10 - Friends (03:42)

Date:
1939/1946
Main contributors:
Jay, John, 1918-2008, Jay, Hilda L., 1921-
Summary:
These films are part of the John and Hilda Jay family papers. They likely date between 1939-1946. This film has no sound and shows clips of the Jay family and friends boating at a lake shore, working and playing in the yard, at home for Christmas, and taking portraits on the IU campus.

15827. 501 So. Woodlawn, Bloomington, Ind (04:45)

Date:
1939/1946
Main contributors:
Jay, John, 1918-2008, Jay, Hilda L., 1921-
Summary:
These films are part of the John and Hilda Jay family papers. They likely date between 1939-1946. This film has no sound; shows residential and campus life in Bloomington.

15828. 6 - Westminster Inn (04:14)

Date:
1939/1946
Main contributors:
Jay, Hilda L., 1921-, Jay, John, 1918-2008
Summary:
These films are part of the John and Hilda Jay family papers. They likely date between 1939-1946. Silent home movie of family and friends playing, cooking, and eating together.

15829. [Boy Scouts in Washington, D.C.] (16:39)

Date:
1939/1946
Main contributors:
Jay, Hilda L., 1921-, Jay, John, 1918-2008
Summary:
These films are part of the John and Hilda Jay family papers. They likely date between 1939-1946. Silent home movie shows Boy Scout troop at train station and in Washington, D.C.

15830. [Ellen Jay] (04:36)

Date:
1939/1946
Main contributors:
Jay, Hilda L., 1921-, Jay, John, 1918-2008
Summary:
These films are part of the John and Hilda Jay family papers. They likely date between 1939-1946. This silent film shows two young children playing outside and around a campfire with a woman.

15831. Class of '37; Detroit Relatives at Lake and Bontragers and babe (05:01)

Date:
1939/1946
Main contributors:
Jay, Hilda L., 1921-, Jay, John, 1918-2008
Summary:
These films are part of the John and Hilda Jay family papers. They likely date between 1939-1946. Silent home movies shows family and friends at the beach, eating and playing outside, and boating on the lake.

15832. Elkhart Boy Scout Troop activities (05:27)

Date:
1939/1946
Main contributors:
Jay, Hilda L., 1921-, Jay, John, 1918-2008
Summary:
These films are part of the John and Hilda Jay family papers. They likely date between 1939-1946. Silent home video of the Elkhart Boy Scout troop marching in Bloomington, at official events, and setting up camp together.

15833. Elkhart High year book etc. (04:36)

Date:
1939/1946
Main contributors:
Jay, Hilda L., 1921-, Jay, John, 1918-2008
Summary:
These films are part of the John and Hilda Jay family papers. They likely date between 1939-1946. Silent home movie shows students looking at yearbooks, groups at an amusement park and picnic, beach scenes.

15834. Emily Sue (05:30)

Date:
1939/1946
Main contributors:
Jay, John, 1918-2008, Jay, Hilda L., 1921-
Summary:
These films are part of the John and Hilda Jay family papers. They likely date between 1939-1946. Silent home movie of young children playing in gardens and the river.

15835. Relatives Greensburg and ??? (04:07)

Date:
1939/1946
Main contributors:
Jay, Hilda L., 1921-, Jay, John, 1918-2008
Summary:
These films are part of the John and Hilda Jay family papers. They likely date between 1939-1946. Silent home movie shows a woman riding a bike, farm scenes with sheep, gardening, etc.

15836. Wedding picnic [illegible] G.E. Bond, Emily Sue (04:43)

Date:
1939/1946
Main contributors:
Jay, John, 1918-2008, Jay, Hilda L., 1921-
Summary:
These films are part of the John and Hilda Jay family papers. They likely date between 1939-1946. Silent home video of the family taking wedding portraits, strolling the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and playing in the yard with the children.

15841. [Fishing trip 1939--Wilkinson family] (04:57)

Date:
1939
Summary:
Shows the Wilkinson family taking a fishing trip on a lake or river. Includes many shots of the water taken from a motorboat. Bernadine Bailey's nephew, Paul Freeman Wilkinson, is seen rowing a boat. Closes with more footage of the Wilkinson's Scottish terrier playing with a crawdad.

15842. Community Sing: Songs of Stephen Foster (11:02)

Date:
1939
Main contributors:
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Summary:
A Columbia short subject presentation, distributed for classroom exhibition by Teaching Film Custodians. Presents Stanley Brown, Donald Grayson, and others in a program of Stephen Foster songs: Oh Susanna, Beautiful Dreamer, Jeanie with the Light Browns Hair, Old Folks at Home, Camptown Races, and My Old Kentucky Home. Costumed performers in an antebellum Southern plantation setting, each song is given a brief introduction with invitation for the audience to sing along. [Spoken dialogue and song lyrics include mutliple uses of the pejorative "darky."]

15843. Endocrine Glands (10:49)

Date:
1939
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, inc., A. J. Carlson, H. G. Swann, Erpi Classroom Films Inc
Summary:
Demonstrates the importance of various glands of internal secretion. Experiments and diagrams illustrate how the pituitary gland exercises control over other glands and over growth, how parathyroid glands partially control calcium in the blood, and how insulin from the pancreas controls metabolism of sugar. Also describes how the thyroid affects respiration, and how certain hormones stimulate the growth of mammary glands.

15844. Giant People: The Watussi of Africa (10:53)

Date:
1939
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, George Herzog
Summary:
Reveals the activities, customs, and traditions of the Watussi, an African people characterized by their advanced culture. Shows the ruling prince and royal family and activities in the royal household, including weaving, decorating, cooking, and churning. Portrays the prince as he inspects his cattle and leads a hunt, and depicts his young son presiding over a ceremonial dance.

15845. Heritage (15:42)

Date:
1939
Main contributors:
Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau
Summary:
History of the settlement of the western Canadian prairie lands, from pioneers in covered wagons to the booming wheat industry of the early 20th century. Shows that the prosperity brought by wheat built the western cities and led to rampant increases in production, when "wheat flowed like a golden river." The plowing of vast acreage without concern for soil conservation led to the disastrous collapse of the western agricultural economy. "Long years of intensive drought, coupled with a disastrous fall in prices, forced many Prairie farmers to board up their homes and seek work elsewhere. But the majority remained, hating to leave the land they had broken, often lacking the capital to make a fresh start. To these, the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration, working through engineers and scientists on the experimental farms and stations, restored faith and morale. Conservation of moisture, development of new methods of farming and conversion of sub marginal land to other uses all helped to put these derelict farms once again on a working basis" (National Film Board of Canada catalog record http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=18392).

15846. Juarez (29:51)

Date:
1939
Summary:
Teaching Film Custodians classroom film of excerpts from the 1939 Warner Bros., feature film, "Juarez". Dramatizes the struggle of Benito Juarez to maintain independence and republicanism in Mexico from 1863 to 1867. Focuses on the Juaristas' resistance to French-supported Emperor Maximilian. Records that, with the end of the Civil War, the United States government warned Napoleon to withdraw his troops from Mexico. Shows Maximilian gambling on a victory by the loyalist Mexican troops over the Republican Army, failing, and being executed.

15848. Land of Mexico (11:00)

Date:
1939
Main contributors:
Erpi Classroom Films, inc., Wallace W. Atwood
Summary:
Portrays, with animated maps, the physical characteristics of Mexico and its strategic geographical relation to the United States. Enumerates her natural resources and industries. Depicts urban life and rural activities such as corn harvesting and grinding, home-building, beverage preparation, pottery-making, and handicraft work.

15850. Navajo Indians (10:52)

Date:
1939
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Tells the story of Taska and Alnaba, a young Navajo couple who are betrothed. Portrays their native environment and such activities as building a home, tilling the soil, tending sheep, carding the wool, and weaving it into colorful blankets. Also shows barter at a local trading post, the performance of native dances, the wedding ceremony, and the wedding feast.

15851. Round the World Trip 1939 : Part 1 South Asia and Europe (50:00)

Date:
1939
Main contributors:
Richard Leslie Gair (1892-1970)
Summary:
McRobbie-Gair Family Home Movies Collection: This movie documents farewell activities at the Port of Melbourne with members of the Gair family and friends on board the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, or simply P&O, ship, the SS Orontes. It then progresses through South Asia, the Middle East, the Mediterranean and Europe. Specific countries shown include Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka), Yemen, Egypt, Italy, France, and England. Specific cities, locations, and activities include Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka, that include wildlife (elephants) and local street scenes. Another sequence showcases the port city of Aden, Yemen and another in Egypt with a shot of “Cooks Rest House,” the pyramids, the Sphinx of Giza, and local peoples. Naples, Italy follows with black and white and color footage of the ruins at Pompeii and Mt. Vesuvius (which was active during filming!). London, England sequences are particularly interesting for their bustling urban shots and depiction of escalating wartime propaganda publications and signage, as well as capturing the Guard Mounting and Trooping of the Colour ceremonies. Several shots are taken specifically around Oxford and Regent Street. Footage consists of a combination of color and black and white film stock with title cards inserted for new locations.

15852. Round the World Trip 1939 : Part 2 – Europe (1:13:21)

Date:
1939
Main contributors:
Richard Leslie Gair (1892-1970)
Summary:
McRobbie-Gair Family Home Movies Collection: Footage is comprised of travelogue sequences primarily from south, central, and western England, but also of Sweden and Scotland. County and city locations in England include Canterbury, Nottingham, Twickenham suburb, Surrey, Manchester, the coastal town of Llandudno, Salisbury, and the Isle of Wright. Cities and locations in Scotland include Meikleour, Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, Loch Lomond, and Edinburgh, and locations in Sweden include Gothenburg, Stockholm, and Upsala, according to title cards. Highlights from England include shots of the “White Rabbit” monument in Llandudno commemorating Lewis Carroll’s inspiration for “Alice in Wonderland,” shots of Windsor, Conway, and Arundel Castles, the Manchester Piccadilly Station, Canterbury and Salisbury Cathedrals and a selection of hotel and restaurant signs from Canterbury (Tudor House, The Sun Hotel, Chequers Inn, Senlac Hotel, The BattleAxe – Crafts and Restaurant, Pilgrim’s Rest, and Fremlins George Hotel). Notable locations in Scotland include the Meikleour Beech Hedge [sic], and the Nigg Church of Nigg Parish (Nigg Old Church), Loch Lomond, and Edinburgh (Princes St.) city shots. Finally, sequences in Sweden open with travel on a passenger ship, the Patricia, to Gothenburg. In this sequence is also a shot of a Nazi flag, which according to the title card, was taken in Stockholm. Upsala cathedral is also shot with lots of sequences on waterways throughout. The film ends with a festival or event with people dressed in what appears to be traditional Swedish attire. Footage consists of color film stock with title cards inserted for new locations. Film shows signs of significant damage throughout, marked most significantly by a waving, shifting image, intermittent dark lines and small brown artifacts.

15853. Round the World Trip 1939 : Part 4 – West Coast, USA, and Pacific Ocean stops (48:00)

Date:
1939
Main contributors:
Richard Leslie Gair (1892-1970)
Summary:
McRobbie-Gair Family Home Movies Collection: This home movie concludes the footage from the 1939 trip and opens with beautiful vistas of the Grand Canyon, and then movies on to various locations, mainly in California, including Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Francisco, and Yosemite National Park. The film includes shots from the UCLA campus, St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, the Little Church of the Flowers, and the Wee Kirk o’ the Heather. Various beach shots capture the California coastline, including shots of the Cyclone Racer rollercoaster at the Pike Amusement Park in Long Beach. Footage then moves to Yosemite National Park, capturing various attractions, including the Grizzly Giant tree and the Massachusetts tree (which fell in 1927), as well as various shots of Yosemite vistas, waterfalls, deer, and chipmunk feeding. Footage then moves on to San Francisco and captures Fisherman’s Wharf, a parade, the San Francisco Zoo, and shots of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge. The Gairs then sailed back to Australia on an American passenger ship, the Monterey, as WWII had broken out earlier that month and it was deemed safer to travel on an American passenger ship since the USA was not then at war. The Monterey sailed back to Australia with stops at Honolulu, Pago Pago in American Samoa, Suva in Fiji, and Auckland in New Zealand before arriving in Sydney. There are shots from all these ports of call. Footage consists of color film stock with title cards inserted for several new locations.

15854. Sub-titles (00:43)

Date:
1939
Main contributors:
Heighway, George "Dixie"
Summary:
16mm ; black & white ; silent ; Kodak safety reversal

15855. The corn farmer (corn, hogs, beef cattle) (11:08)

Date:
1939
Main contributors:
Erpi Classroom Films Inc., William M. Gregory
Summary:
Describes the work of a farmer in planting, cultivating, and harvesting his corn crops. Presents problems of crop rotation, haying, hog and cattle raising, and marketing. Contrasts uses of machinery in modern farming with hand methods. Depicts scenes of typical home activities, a trip to town, and a livestock auction.

15856. Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling (07:43)

Date:
1938-06-22
Main contributors:
Louis, Joe, 1914-1981, Schmeling, Max, 1905-2005, McCarthy, Clem, 1882-1962
Summary:
Max Schmelling won the fight by knockout in the first round at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY

15857. Henry Armstrong vs. Barney Ross (1:07:55)

Date:
1938-05-31
Main contributors:
Ross, Barney, Armstrong, Henry, 1912-1988
Summary:
Henry Armstrong wins Welterweight Championship from Barney Ross at Madison Square Garden

15859. [Trip to Norway 1938] (04:20)

Date:
1938
Summary:
Black and white scenes of a market in Norway. People selling fish by a harbor, an old woman buys flowers from a cart. Scenes on a city street and views of the sea. Exterior shots of Borgund Stave Church. Ends with footage of cars being hoisted onto a ship.

15860. [United States, Indiana, Vincennes and Fort Wayne, French Americans, 1938] (58:39)

Date:
1938
Main contributors:
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002
Summary:
Descriptive information presented here may come from original collection documentation. Please note collections of historical content may contain material that could be offensive to some patrons. The original recordings in this collection are held at the Archive of American Folklife in the Library of Congress.

15861. [United States, Middle Atlantic States, 1938] (19:17:51)

Date:
1938
Main contributors:
Halpert, Herbert.
Summary:
A large collection of Anglo-American songs including ballads, Child ballads, children's game songs, play-party songs, bawdy songs, sea shanties, sailor's songs, local songs, historical songs, Civil and Revolutionary war songs, raftman's songs, lumbering and hauling songs, railroad songs, wainwright's songs, and white spirituals. The information presented here about each recording in this collection comes from original documentation by the collector/depositor, Herbert Halpert. Additions by archival staff for clarity are framed in brackets [ ]. The Archives of Traditional Music makes these recordings available for historical and cultural research and users should be aware that any archival collection may contain material that they find offensive.

15862. Boats (10:36)

Date:
1938
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Portrays the experiences of a boy and a girl going by boat from Albany, down the Hudson River, to New York City. Along the way, the children see many types of water craft, including a sailboat, a cabin cruiser, a fireboat, a barge, a police boat, and a huge ocean liner. At the captain's invitation, they inspect his wheelhouse and engine room.

15863. Bring the World to the Classroom (19:54)

Date:
1938
Main contributors:
ERPI Classroom Films, Inc., Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.
Summary:
Promotes the catalog of ERPI Classroom Films to educators, presenting excerpts from dozens of films with narration extolling their effectiveness (ERPI Classroom Films was the predecessor to Encylopædia Britannica Films, an acronym derived from Electrical Research Products, Inc.). "Designed to show how the sound film can surmount many barriers to human learning by bringing to the classroom concepts otherwise difficult or impossible to present" states narration. Examples of microphotography, animated diagrams, time-lapse and slow motion photography demonstrate the applications of the motion-picture film in the classroom. Travelogue, foreign cultures, training and trades are brought to the classroom. Cites a study finding that classroom films are particularly effective with "low I.Q." students. Includes time-lapse film of the solar eclipse of 1932.

15864. Camping Education (20:14)

Date:
1938
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Advocates that camping be made an integral part of the school experience in this title originally produced in 1938. Examines a program for training professional educators in the area of outdoor education through a camping experience. Presents a glimpse of organized camping in this historical period of recreation education.

15865. Dance festival (11:36)

Date:
1938
Main contributors:
Soyuz-Kino-Chronica, Tamara Hanoum, Ania Gouliaeva, Charikov, Coudelskaya, Zlobin
Summary:
Presents four styles of folk dances from the Soviet Union, Uzbekistan, Georgia, and Ukraine. Performed by the USSR delegation to the International Dance Festival in London, England. Dances include "Horoomi", "The Lezguinka", and "Gopak"

15866. Digestion of food (11:17)

Date:
1938
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc., A. J. Carlson, H. S. Swann, The Committee on Medical Motion Pictures of the American College of Surgeons
Summary:
Covers the mechanical and chemical aspects of digestion, together with the controlling factors. Includes mastication, swallowing, stomach contractions, intestinal segmentation, intestinal peristalsis, the production of saliva and action of ptyalin on starch, the production of gastric juice and action of pepsin on albumin, the production of pancreatic juice and action of lipase on fats, and the absorption of digestive products into the blood stream.

15867. Distance races (10:04)

Date:
1938
Main contributors:
Erpi Classroom Films, Lawson Robertson, Dean Cromwell, Brutus Hamilton, Harold A. Bruce, Amateur Athletic Union of the United States
Summary:
Includes races from 1,000 to 10,000 meters and steeplechase. Style of distance runner contrasted vividly with that of dash man. Differences in typical physiques. Steeplechase portrays various methods employed by participants in clearing barriers. An instructional sound film.

15870. Jumps and pole vaults (11:16)

Date:
1938
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, inc., Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Demonstrates in actual competition the running high jump; running broad jump; hop, step, and jump; and pole vault. Champions are pictured in slow motion photography.

15871. Livestock and Mankind (10:58)

Date:
1938
Main contributors:
United States. Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Animal Industry
Summary:
An address given by Dr. John R. Mohler, Chief of the USDA Bureau of Animal Industry, provides narration for this film reporting on the work of the Bureau. "Animal husbandry and veterinary science increase the usefulness of domestic animals to mankind. Research, regulatory, and informational work of the United States Department of Agriculture; Cooperation with the States in the eradication of diseases; inspection of herds; laws regulating dairy conditions; livestock improvement; scientific poultry raising" (Motion Pictures of the United States Department of Agriculture, 1945, 35).

15872. Navajo children (11:42)

Date:
1938
Summary:
Shows the experiences of a Navajo boy and girl in moving with their family, household effects, pets, horses, sheep and goats from their winter quarters to their summer home. As they journey by wagon, they sing native songs and the boys hold a marksmanship contest with bows and arrows. At their destination they repair their home, plant crops, care for their sheep and goats, and weave rugs.

15874. The wheat farmer (11:19)

Date:
1938
Main contributors:
Erpi Classroom Films Inc., Herbert B. Hartwig
Summary:
A view of life on a typical Kansas wheat farm. Shows how members of an average farm family spend their time, how the land is cared for, and how the winter wheat is planted, harvested, and stored in bins and elevators. Emphasizes the threat of inclement weather on wheat harvests. Includes animated sequences.

15875. The woodwind choir (11:26)

Date:
1938
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Reveals the appearance, tonal qualities, and functions of various instruments of the woodwind choir--piccolos, flutes, clarinets, oboes, English horns, bassoons, and contrabassoons. Uses close-up photography to illustrate the techniques of playing these woodwinds. Includes excerpts from Brahms' First symphony, Beethoven's Turkish march, and Brahms' Fourth symphony.

15876. Thermodynamics (08:39)

Date:
1938
Summary:
Discusses the chemical reactions that create heat and how we harness heat to generate power.

15877. Velocity of chemical reactions (10:58)

Date:
1938
Summary:
Reveals how the nature, concentration, and temperature of reacting substances affect the velocity of chemical reactions. Through laboratory experiments and animated drawings demonstrates and explains the role of these factors with respect to the velocity of molecules, spheres of influence; and vibrational energy. Through animation explains reversible reactions and the abstract processes of chemical equilibrium.

15883. [Destroyed homes, 1937] (04:39)

Date:
1937
Summary:
Black and white footage of homes and buildings that have been damaged and destroyed, possibly as the result of a tornado. Ends with a man scaling a catfish. Location unknown.

15884. [Skating spring 1937--Wilkinson family] (04:31)

Date:
1937
Summary:
Bernadine Bailey's sister, Joy, and her nephew, Paul Freeman Wilkinson emerge from the Wilkinson family home in Western Springs, Illinois. Paul is wearing roller skates. He roller skates down the sidewalk with an unknown girl as a collie plays alongside them. Bailey joins her sister, nephew, mother (Nellie Voigt Freeman), and an unknown man (possibly her husband, John Hays Bailey) as the group poses in front of the house. Brief shots of Paul Freeman Wilkinson riding a tricycle and a couple (possibly the Wilkinsons) working in the yard.

15885. [Wilkinson family, 1937] (02:26)

Date:
1937
Summary:
Shows a group of people posing for the camera in front of their house, including Nellie Freeman, Bernadine Bailey's mother. The rest of the group is likely Paul R. Wilkinson (the younger man with glasses), his siblings, and parents. Paul F. Wilkinson, Bernadine Bailey's nephew, is playing with a group of other children.

15886. A backward civilization (the Berbers of Northern Africa) (21:00)

Date:
1937
Main contributors:
Erpi Classroom Films Inc., Ellsworth Huntington, Ph.D. Yale University
Summary:
Presents study of economic and social conditions in a society isolated from the rest of the world by almost impenetrable natural barriers. Discloses representative aspects of the daily life of superstitions. Analyze the factors involved in continued existence of backward societies.

15887. Animals in modern life (10:41)

Date:
1937
Summary:
Shows how domesticated animals are used throughout the world for power, clothing, materials, and food. Shows how about 50 of the 500,000 known species of animals have been domesticated. Junior and senior high school level. An instructional sound film.

15888. Body defenses against disease (10:28)

Date:
1937
Summary:
Demonstrates through animated drawings and cinemicrography the three lines of defense against infection--the skin and mucous membranes, the lymphatic system, and the circulatory system including liver and spleen. Explains immunity to certain diseases, and describes how man can improve defenses against infection.

15889. Electrons (10:59)

Date:
1937
Main contributors:
Erpi Classroom Films, inc., Harvey B. Lemon
Summary:
Through animated drawings and photography explains the hypothesis that electricity consists of unit elementary charges. Demonstrates the conduction of electricity through solutions, gases, and vacuum: Faraday's laws; movement of charges in vacuum tubes: operation of photoelectric cells: and reproduction of sound on film. For high school and college groups.

15890. Exploring the universe (10:53)

Date:
1937
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Walter Bartky
Summary:
Illustrates dynamic aspects of stars within our galaxy and of galaxies themselves by use of animated drawings. Includes changes in the Dipper, binary stars, eclipsing variables, trinary stars, motion of stars in the Hyades and Hercules clusters, apparent star motion due to motion of the solar system, galactic rotation, and a portrayal of the theory of the expanding universe. Also describes the principles of refracting and reflecting telescopes.

15891. Future stars (09:05)

Date:
1937
Summary:
Mass exercise, tumbling, acrobatics, horseback riding, soapbox derbies, rowing, swimming and flying miniature airplanes.

15892. Heart and circulation (10:26)

Date:
1937
Main contributors:
Carlson, Anton J. (Anton Julius), 1875-1956., Erpi Picture Consultants, Incorporated
Summary:
Portrays how heart and blood vessels circulate blood throughout the body. Animated drawings depict the nature of the circulatory system and muscular and valvular heart action. Reveals factors affecting the rate of heart beat, flow of blood from a severed artery, and the effect of severing the cervical nerve. Through cinemicrography discloses capillary blood flow. For high school, college, and adult groups.

15893. Parabola (08:45)

Date:
1937
Summary:
Presents a rhythmical development and elaboration of parabolic curves synchronized with the Darius Milhaud ballet suite "La Creation du Monde."

15896. Shelter (11:08)

Date:
1937
Main contributors:
Erpi Classroom Films Inc., Wallace W. Atwood
Summary:
Shows the major concepts in the evolution of shelter, starting with primitive shelter construction from materials close at hand. Traces man's growing ability to change the form of these materials and shows how transportation has increased the variety of his supply. Emphasizes the high specialization of effort in construction of modern kinds of shelters, each designed for a special purpose. An instructional sound film.

15897. The nervous system (09:47)

Date:
1937
Summary:
Shows the structure of the nervous system, together with its pathways and connections; the nature of a nerve impulse; conditions for setting up impulses; their passage from cell to cell; their discharge; and resultant activity, along with reflexes, sensory integration, and finally, activity of the cerebrum.

15898. The romance of Robert Burns (16:12)

Date:
1937
Summary:
Presents a fictionized story woven about episodes in the life of Robert Burns. Includes Burns's trip to Edinburgh to visit wealthy patrons and his ill-treatment at their hands. He recites to them "A Man's a Man for a' That." Returning to his native village, he stops the wedding of his sweetheart to another man.

15899. Alaska's silver millions (30:55)

Date:
1936
Summary:
This informative short film narrated by Father Bernard Hubbard 'The Glacier Priest' shows in detail the large and lucrative salmon fishing industry in Alaska, from the catching of the fish to their canning.

15900. IU campus about 1935 (04:01)

Date:
1936
Main contributors:
Heighway, George "Dixie"
Summary:
16mm ; color ; silent ; Kodak safety reversal