18201. Wedding picnic [illegible] G.E. Bond, Emily Sue (04:43)

Date:
1939 to 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 Washingt...

18202. New York Yankees vs. Cincinnati Reds (exhibition game) (28:25)

Date:
March 15, 1939
Main contributors:
Barber, Red, 1908-1992; New York Yankees (Baseball team); Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team)
Summary:
Exhibition game played between the New York (AL) and Cincinnati at Tampa, Florida (on ticker tape) - Red Barber (thru 4 innings) on SAW (28:25) [AI-Generated Summary] The New York Yankees and the ...

18203. Rose Bowl: USC Trojans vs. Duke Blue Devils (2:13:34)

Date:
January 2, 1939
Main contributors:
Barton, Cam; Duke Blue Devils (Football team); USC Trojans (Football team)
Summary:
25th edition of college football game. USC Trojans - 7, Duke Blue Devils - 3 [AI-Generated Summary] The 1939 Rose Bowl, played on January 2 at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, was ...

18206. 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 ...

18207. Endocrine Glands (10:49)

Date:
1939
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, inc.; A. J. Carlson; H. G. Swann
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...

18208. Heredity (11:03)

Date:
1939
Summary:
The mode of transmission of hereditary materials which are responsible for the inherited characteristics of all plants and animals is presented. Live action and animation are used to demonstrate wh...

18209. 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 ...

18210. 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 Mexic...

18212. 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 li...

18214. 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...

18215. 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 N...

18216. 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 locati...

18218. Sub-titles (00:43)

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

18219. 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 machiner...