16001. Daniel Boone (17:47)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, inc.; Thomas D. Clark; Emerson Film Corporation
Summary:
Portrays the main events in the life of Daniel Boone. Includes his youth in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, his participation in the French and Indian War, his adventures in exploring and settling...

16002. Pixillation (04:23)

Date:
1970
Summary:
Uses computer animation and crystal graphics to create dynamic visuals which correspond to fast-paced electronic music. Shows shapes pulsating, merging, and dancing to form optical effects and ill...

16003. U.F.O.'s (04:03)

Date:
1971
Summary:
Shows rotating, gyrating spheres and ellipses, superimposed over a computer-generated backdrop of colorful patterns and designs. Includes an electronic musical accompaniment.

16004. The Human Subjects Research Submission Process at IU (1:23:15)

Date:
September 19, 2025
Main contributors:
Mumaw, Casey
Summary:
This session will cover information that will make the submission, as well as review and approval process, of human subjects research protocols at Indiana University. The presentation will cover va...

16008. Al Hobbs' Hall of Fame Video Bio (02:23)

Date:
2018
Main contributors:
Hobbs, Al
Summary:
Video bio of Al Hobbs, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2018; After attending high school in Louisville, Kentucky, alongside Muhammad Ali, Al Hobbs moved in 1960 to Indianapo...

16011. #2 Thanksgiving (04:50)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Home movie of the family dog with her litter of new puppies in a box. Members of the family sit and admire the puppies. Also shows shots of the interior of the home.

16012. Dog (15:39)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Home movie footage of a black Labrador Retriever dog. Shows the dog hunting and retrieving fallen birds for men with guns in a variety of seasons. Also shows farm scenes and rural landscapes.

16013. Christmas 1964 (08:59)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Home movie with handmade title cards. Begins with Christmas Eve 1964. Shows a train set amongst wrapped presents under a Christmas tree draped with tinsel. Shows two young girls with their mother s...

16014. #4 First Day of School ; Halloween (02:53)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Shows a group of girls in plaid dresses lined up to depart for the first day of school and one baby in a stroller. Cuts to dark footage of a child dressed as a witch for Halloween posing with other...

16015. Africa is my home (22:15)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Follows the life of an Ibo West African girl from birth through marriage. Shows the girl at home and at the Christian schools. Explains the basic issues of resurgent nationalist Africa: tradition...

16016. Music of Africa (29:04)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Features Fela Sowande of Nigeria, a leading African musicologist, composer, and organist, along with other Nigerian musicians demonstrating how contempory African music has mingled traditional Afri...

16024. #5 May 16, 1964 Fishing (17:41)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Home movie of a fishing trip, possibly in the Wisconsin area. Shows a group of men on a motorboat, catching fish in nets, depositing them on the shore, and posing for the camera with their catch. L...

16025. Washington D.C. (12:04)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Home movie travelogue of a trip to Washington, D.C. Features the following landmarks: Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Capitol building, Supreme Court building, Arlington Cemetery...

16026. #1 Snowstorm 1967 Chicago Ridge, Illinois (05:06)

Date:
1967
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Home movie of Lori, her sister, and another child in the snow after a snowstorm. They sit and pose next to large piles of snowfall while the camera surveys the accumulation on the ground, next to a...

16027. #3 Christmas (04:43)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Home movie showing Lori and her sister in pajamas on Christmas morning opening presents. Lori plays on a new electric keyboard while her sister admires a new tea set and play phone. Shows a train s...

16028. #3 Aug. 1960 Eagle Lake Canada (09:29)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Home movie with handmade title cards. Begins with title card that reads "Fishing in Canada, Eagle Lake August 1960". Group of 3 men on a motorboat fishing, unloading their catch onto a dock, and ho...

16029. [Lori Marion #7] (13:51)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Home movie of a road trip to Wisconsin. Begins with professional title cards that read "Our Vacation Trip". Shows Lori's mother loading her into the car and studying a map. The family watches a par...

16030. Christmas 1961 (16:08)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Begins with handmade title card that reads "The day before Christmas 1961". Shows Lori in front of a lit Christmas tree covered in tinsel. She plays on a rocking horse and with a new doll. Members ...

16031. [Lori Marion #8] (02:14)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Group of kids in a backyard playing with hula hoops. Shows women observing the children playing and men grilling. 1960s.

16032. [Lori Marion #6] (16:14)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Home movie of a fishing trip to Minnesota. Shows a stop at Gunflint Trail and a filling station in Grand Marais. Primarily shows men fishing and holding up their catch for the camera.

16034. Pox on Their House (28:23)

Alternative title:
Pox on Your House: A Study of...; A Pox on Their House
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Radio and Television Services

16036. IU Protest 1970 (03:21)

Date:
1970
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Footage of a demonstration and march from Indiana University’s Dunn Meadow featuring speeches by Keith S. Parker, IU student body president, 1970-71, Michael J. King, IU student body vice president...

16037. Donkeys (10:02)

Date:
1974
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Shows donkeys of all ages in a variety of moods.

16038. Mixummerdaydream (11:13)

Date:
1971
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
This experimental Dutch film uses optical effects and ballet to depict a composer's creative process as he writes a piece of music. Without narration, it visually explores his imagination and mood ...

16039. [Wawasee : July 1940 to summer 1949] (31:00)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Depicted here is a family enjoying their lake front property on Lake Wawasee in Syracuse, Indiana. Also captured on this reel are the bridge and pagoda at the Chinese Gardens, the Church of the Li...

16040. [September - October 1939] (32:39)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Depicted here is a family road trip with the family dog through the alpines and Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming in the USA. Some highlights include the changing leaves of deciduou...

16041. [Newfoundland : March to September 1954] (30:14)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Depicted here are the seashores of the Canadian Province Newfoundland and Labrador. Highlights include city scenes of St. John's, mountain streams, crashing waves, images from an airplane, and flor...

16042. [Fall 1950 to fall of 1951] (30:16)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Depicted here is a family road trip through the western United States of America. Some highlights include older ladies having a snowball fight, the Rock Mountains, mountain streams and rivers, picn...

16043. [July 1941 to spring '43] (29:46)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Depicted here is a family as it travels by car through the United States of America. Some highlights include military barracks, downtown Watertown, NY, minor flooding, and the pastoral beauty of th...

16044. [March and April 1939] (30:18)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Depicted here is a family road trip along the coast of California, USA; the family brought their dog with them. The road trip is mostly centered around visiting the missions along El Camino Real.

16045. [Newfoundland : May to September 1955] (33:09)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Depicted here are the seashores of the Canadian Province Newfoundland and Labrador. Highlights include crashing waves, an image capturing the twilight hour, and flora.

16046. [April 1952 to April 1953] (27:47)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Depicted here is a family road trip through the western United States of America with great views of the Rocky Mountains, deciduous forests, and flora.

16047. [Newfoundland : September 1954 to May 1955] (29:11)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Depicted here are bucolic images of the Canadian province Newfoundland and Labrador and also Greenland of Denmark. We see the beauty of late fall and spring as well as the harsh winter months on th...

16049. [July - August - September 1939] (30:55)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Depicted here is a family road trip through the Southwestern United States. Highlights include vistas of the city of San Francisco, a blimp in the sky, Stanford University, and the General Sherman ...

16050. [July 1939] (29:48)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Depicted here is a family road trip, with the dog, through parts of Nevada and California in the western United States of America. Highlights include flora and fauna, mountain ranges, streams and w...

16052. American Samoa : paradise lost? (53:39)

Date:
1969
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Shows that the traditional life of the Polynesians of American Samoa is being altered and challenged by its governing authority, the United States, and that a potential conflict exists between the ...

16053. [Jeffrey LeFors Collection #7] (18:01)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Home movie of various celebrations taking place in 1963, according to can label. Begins with a children's birthday party where Ted, Joan, and other children ride ponies in a backyard with a swing s...

16054. [Jeffrey LeFors Collection #9] (37:00)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Compilation reel of home movies from 1962, according to the can label. Shows a family beach trip to Margate City, New Jersey. Ted and Joan play at the beach and fly kites while women sunbathe. Show...

16055. [Jeffrey LeFors Collection #8] (24:20)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Home movie of a trip to the Jersey Shore. Shows a family with a young son (Ted) enjoying a day at the beach with friends. Ted and the other kids play in the surf while women sunbathe. The family al...

16056. [Jeffrey LeFors Collection #10] (22:46)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Compilation reel of home movies from the early to mid-1960's. Begins with a trip to the beach at the Jersey Shore. Shows children swimming in the waves, playing in the sand, and wearing lifejackets...

16060. Lake Front (02:55)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Home movie capturing the waterfront of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland. Shows unknown people boating and skiing. Heavy mold damage is apparent in the image, especially at the tail.

16061. Lakes (09:57)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Defines lakes in terms of their physical features, how they are created and destroyed, and their uses. Indicates that the size and shape of a lake may vary, but that all lakes are formed because t...

16062. Are the ideals of our parents outmoded? (28:28)

Date:
1955
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
This series, aired from 1954 through 1958, is built around the annual New York Herald Tribune World Youth Forum, which hosts approximately thirty foreign high school students from around the world ...

16063. #5 Christmas Party (05:10)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Home movie showing Lori with the family dog's puppies that appear to be just a few weeks old. Shows extended family members and guests opening wrapped gifts from under the Christmas tree.

16065. African girl...Malobi (11:14)

Date:
1960
Summary:
West Africans, their environment, homes and customs. A farmer's family is pictured and a village school is shown.

16067. Julie Dash interview (2006 October 29) (2:05:23)

Date:
October 29, 2006
Main contributors:
Dash, Julie
Summary:
An interview with Julie Dash conducted by Michael Martin, a former director of the BFCA, on October 29, 2006 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

16069. Expo 67 (30:10)

Date:
1967
Summary:
Home movie of a trip to Expo 67 in Montreal. The Pollack family is traveling in a camper van with a group of others. First stop is a visit to Niagara Falls. In Montreal, footage shows the inside of...

16070. [Lori Marion #4] (32:28)

Date:
1965
Summary:
Home movie of a family road trip, continuing at Disneyland from the end of [Lori Marion #3]. Shows the Rocket to the Moon, Matterhorn, Alice in Wonderland attractions. The family then visits Univer...

16071. [Lori Marion #5] (29:00)

Date:
1965
Summary:
Home movie of a family road trip, continuing at the Las Vegas strip from the end of [Lori Marion #4]. Shows the family at the swimming pool of the Stardust Hotel, visiting Hoover Dam and Lake Mead,...

16072. Milwaukee Zoo & The Hanels June 1, 1963 (10:51)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Home movie of a trip to the Milwaukee Zoo. Begins with professional title card that reads "Our Motor Trip" on the front of a Model T. Shows various zoo animals, including monkeys, polar bears, hipp...

16073. House of Dreams (1:10:53)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Berry, Robert
Summary:
Lee Hansen, a young horror writer who is struggling creatively, has recurring dreams of an odd abandoned house. In his dreams, he sees prophetic visions of the deaths of his loved ones. Where does ...

16074. 1960 Toll-To-Wis-Lake Wabausee-Greendale (10:26)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Home movie of a lake trip with multiple families, including children and pets. Begins with footage taken inside of a moving car on a toll road to Wisconsin. At the lake, men ride in a motorboat and...

16075. Jack & Mary's Sept. 10, 1961 (14:30)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Home movie of toddler Lori and family visiting with friends. Shows a house with an above ground pool. Inside, the home has wood paneling and a bar. Adults sit around smoking cigarettes. Then adults...

16076. #2 May 1959 Hayward Wisconsin (16:22)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Home movie footage of a fishing trip. Also shows a black lab playing fetch. Much of the footage is light and overexposed.

16077. Pollacks - Home - Chicago (17:11)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Home movie primarily showing the Pollack family home. Begins with brief footage of Lori's parents' wedding. The bridge and groom kiss for the camera while guests wave outside of the church. Shows t...

16078. Lori's Birthday May 9, 1961 (11:06)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Home movie footage of Lori's first birthday party. Shows family arriving with her parents and walking on the sidewalk with a black lab. The family gathers for a meal around a long table. Several ch...

16079. Lori 1961-1962-1963, Dawn-Lori-1964 (15:19)

Date:
1961 to 1964
Summary:
Compilation of home movies taken at the Pollack family home between 1961 and 1964. Begins in 1961 with one year old Lori sitting in the grass next to the text "Cooling off, Aug 27 61". She climbs o...

16080. Family Butcher (08:06)

Summary:
The title is possibly meant to be "Bucher" - referring to Lori's mother's family. Shows a group of people eating a meal at a long table. An unknown woman celebrates a birthday with a cake and unwra...

16081. Florida Buchers February, 1962 (09:12)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Home movie showing a family trip to Boca Raton, Florida. Begins with handmade title card that reads "Vacationing in Florida" ; "Whos in Florida" ; "The Buchers", which refers to Lori's mother's fam...

16082. Brookfield-Zoo 8-2-63, Worth Pool (13:13)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Home movie showing a day at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago. Primarily shows dolphins performing jumps and shooting basketballs into a hoop. Also shows some animals at the zoo, including polar bears,...

16083. #4 May 17, 1961 Grand Maris Minnesota Fishing (14:28)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Home movie of a fishing trip that begins with professional and handmade title cards that read "Don't miss the next thrilling episode. As our curtain rises, we see..." "Fishing for walleyes, Seagull...

16084. Children in spring (10:57)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Shows two children observing the signs of spring through a series of personal experiences. On a picnic in the woods they enjoy the blossoming trees and wild flowers, find tadpoles in a stream, and ...

16085. Plant motions--roots, stems, leaves (11:19)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Motions of plants as they grow shown by time-lapse photography. A series of class experiments illustrates the response of stem, leaves, tendrils, and roots of plants to light and gravity.

16086. Pass Creek (10:11)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Documentary of how careless logging practices permitted by the Bureau of Land Management have ruined some of the fragile summer steelhead spawning streams flowing into the North Umpqua River.

16087. Your friend the forest : save it or destroy it! (06:56)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
The Conservation Foundation
Summary:
Uses animation and live photography to show several benefits of good forests and some of the undesirable consequences of forest destruction. A boy and an animated piece of lumber discover that som...

16088. Roots of plants (11:10)

Date:
1931
Summary:
Describes tap, fascicled, and fibrous roots, and explains how they not only hold the plant in place but also absorb food elements from the soil. Time-lapse photography, microcinematography, animate...

16089. Bringing it home (12:20)

Date:
1922
Main contributors:
National Motion Picture Company Indianapolis and “produced under the auspices of the New York State Department of Health”
Summary:
An educational film about social work for babies in Indiana, during a time when better health services for American families was becoming a critical need.

16090. Pioneer Mill (29:57)

Date:
1960
Summary:
An important aspect of the agricultural revolution in nineteenth century America was the gradual transfer of the processing of agricultural goods from the farm to the factory. It was the building ...

16091. Northeast Farm Community (15:31)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Portrays life of a typical farm family during the early 1800s in the Northeastern United States. Illustrates the self-sufficiency of these farmers and the importance to them of wood, water, and fer...

16093. Pioneer Mill (11:49)

Date:
1972
Summary:
Describes briefly the arduous processes by which the early settlers ground corn in their homes and focuses on the construction and operation of large water-powered mills. Shows farmers bringing the...

16094. Play Can Be For Everyone: The Concept of Safe and Accessible Playgrounds (10:45)

Date:
October 1989
Main contributors:
Indiana University School of Medicine. Medical Educational Resources Program
Summary:
Under the three-year leadership of Janet D. Stout, OTR, Indiana’s first adapted playground for children with special needs in Indiana and possibly the first of its kind in a hospital in the United ...

16095. [Jeffrey LeFors Collection #5] (26:47)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Travelogue of a couple on a trip to Florence, Rome, Berlin, and Paris. Continuation of [Jeffrey LeFors collection #6]. Notable landmarks include: the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Treptower Park, Checkpo...

16096. [Jeffrey LeFors Collection #4] (20:47)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Home movie of a trip to Colorado. Shows extensive footage of the family horseback riding at some sort of ranch, trail riding, and watching a rodeo show. Also shows the group swimming and rock climb...

16097. [Jeffrey LeFors Collection #6] (22:39)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Travelogue of a couple on a trip to Lisbon, Madrid, and the French Riviera. Beginning in Lisbon, the film captures street scenes, a park, and interior of a cathedral. A woman poses in a wedding dre...

16098. Louis Allis Co. Jan. 1961 (06:04)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Home movie documenting Louis Allis Motor Company factory in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Shows exterior of industrial buildings in winter and auto parts manufacturing equipment in a factory setting.

16099. [Lori Marion #1] (34:24)

Date:
1965
Summary:
Home movie of a family road trip. Begins with Lori and her dad holding a sign that reads "California vacation June 19 1965". Shows the family traveling to Yellowstone National Park with several sto...

16100. [Lori Marion #2] (35:24)

Date:
1965
Summary:
Home movie of a family road trip, continuing from [Lori Marion #1]. At Yellowstone, the camera shows many shots of deer and brown and black bears wandering near cars. Landmarks show include: Mammot...