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16081. The Pioneer Blacksmith (36:40)

Date:: 1962
Summary:: Shows the pioneer blacksmith at work using the tools, materials, and techniques of his trade. Explains the importance of the blacksmith shop in filling the pioneers' needs for the manufacture and ...

16082. The Pit and the Pendulum (07:20)

Date:: 19XX
Main contributors:: Feil, Edward

16083. The planet Earth (29:30)

Date:: 1956
Summary:: Explains how the earth, its inhabitants, and its atmosphere are composed of 101 elements alone or in numerous combinations. Discusses the distribution of elements in the earth, in water, and in the...

16084. The plantation South (16:16)

Date:: 1960
Main contributors:: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Ray Billington, Ph.D. Northwestern University; James D. Sage
Summary:: Reviews the development of the agriculture and economics of the pre-Civil War South, and traces this growth from the early Virginia colonies. Shows present soil conditions in the south, views of so...

16085. The plastic ghost (26:37)

Date:: 1955
Main contributors:: Dorrell McGowan; Jodie Copelan; Stuart E. McGowan
Summary:: Series: Sky king

16086. The Play: Idea For Illusion (29:30)

Date:: 1957
Summary:: Shows and discusses the play from the point of view of the playwright and the stage director. Describes how the playwright uses such sources as feelings, ideas, actuality, real people, and in analy...

16087. The playboys of the zoo (29:46)

Date:: 1959
Summary:: Visits those animals at the Brookfield Zoo which are the most entertaining. Shows filmed sequences of the bears, otters, elephants seals, and sea lions. Explains why they are called the playboys ...

16088. The Pleasures and Challenges of Collaborative Qualitative Research (1:11:38)

Date:: December 9, 2016
Main contributors:: Armstrong, Elizabeth
Summary:: Contemporary qualitative research often involves teams of researchers collaborating on a project. Armstrong will discuss the pleasures and challenges of this style of research, drawing both on her ...

16089. The plump princess (15:15)

Date:: 1957
Summary:: Beautifully costumed marionettes bring this original story by Tom Tichenor to life. It’s the tale of Princess Frumptious who is called "Frumpy" by her servants and people of the kingdom, because he...

16090. The poet (1:00:03)

Date:: 1960
Summary:: Mr. Hartzell interviews three American poets to find out why they are writing poetry in a mechanical age. Is being a poet a real job? Or is a poet essentially a non-productive member of society? Sh...