16091. Aqua frolics (09:07)

Date:
1946
Summary:
Includes scenes of performing seals, underwater basketball, cliff diving, water skiing, canoeing in rapids, motor boat feats, and synchronized swimming.

16092. Atomic energy : an introduction (11:17)

Date:
1946
Summary:
Explains, with animation, atomic structure and the basic concepts of atomic energy. Distinguishes between electronic or chemical energy and nuclear energy. Explains the three known forms of atomi...

16093. Britain and Her Empire (17:17)

Date:
1946
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Summary:
Gives a pictorial exposition of the relationship of England to her colonies, protectorates, and mandates and highlights the outstanding characteristics of the free and self-governing dominions; the...

16094. Brotherhood of man (11:20)

Date:
1946
Summary:
An animated cartoon which explains that there are no basic differences between the races of the world. Uses small green demons to caricature prejudice and racial hatred. Relates the history of mank...

16095. City Water Supply (11:09)

Date:
1946
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Summary:
Animated drawings review man's dependence upon water for life. Describes the sources of city water supply--wells, rivers, lakes, and watersheds; water-borne diseases; and methods of water distribut...

16096. Coming home (15:42)

Date:
1946
Summary:
Home movie of Ed Feil's return trip to the United States at the end of his military service. Beginning on a train, he travels to Camp Phillip Morris in Le Havre before sailing to New York on the Fl...

16097. Conquest of the spoon (14:33)

Date:
1946
Main contributors:
Arnold Gesell
Summary:
Explains that spoon feeding is a more complex behavior than feeding from a cup, and points out that the spoon is a complicated tool requiring fine manipulative skills for its efficient use. Describ...

16098. Defensive Footwork in Basketball (09:34)

Date:
1946
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Summary:
Analyzes defensive footwork action in basketball by first demonstrating the correct stance. Slow motion and close-up photography then portray the two basic defensive moves: the parallel movement,...

16099. Defensive footwork in basketball (09:34)

Date:
1946
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.; Wilbur Johns; Norman Sper
Summary:
Analyzes defensive footwork action in basketball by first demonstrating the correct stance. Slow motion and close-up photography then portray the two basic defensive moves: the parallel movement, ...

16100. Distribution of foods (10:40)

Date:
1946
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.; O.E. Baker
Summary:
Presents technical developments in the preservation and transportation of foods, the economic problems involved, and the world flow of foods. Depicts how such developments have increased the possi...