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15051. The Home Place (31:16)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
United States. Department of Agriculture. Extension Service
Summary:
A history of home construction and architectural styles in the U.S. Emphasizes the homestead as symbolic of American values and national character. "The American farmstead, stronghold of human libe...
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15052. The micrometer (15:19)

Date:
1941
Summary:
Shows various types of micrometers; how to use a micrometer, read the barrel and thimble scales, check the accuracy of readings, and take care of the instrument.
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metadata (9)

15053. The milling machine (07:30)

Date:
1941
Summary:
Indicates the basic principle of the standard plain milling machine. Each part of the machine is named and explained, and some elementary setups are demonstrated.
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metadata (7)

15054. The sunfish (10:54)

Date:
1941
Summary:
Presents the life of the sunfish from the preparation of the nest, the laying and fertilizing of the eggs, the hatching of the eggs, and the development of the fish to maturity.
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metadata (14)

15055. Venture adventure (07:43)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
Hasse, Charles, 1904-2002
Summary:
Short film on the Air Training Corps of the British Royal Air Force, showing recruiting, enlistment and training.
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metadata (11)

15056. Venture adventure (08:35)

Date:
1941
Summary:
Short film on the Air Training Corps of the British Royal Air Force, showing recruiting, enlistment and training.
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metadata (11)

15057. Victory bond song (02:29)

Date:
1941
Summary:
The establishment of the payroll savings plan in a large industrial plant, and motivation of the purchase of bonds and stamps by visualizing the things we are fighting to maintain.
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metadata (7)

15060. Women at war (10:08)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
Hemingway, Mary Welsh, 1908-1986
Summary:
Produced for an American audience, the film explores the role of women in the war effort and thanks America for sending relief bundles to the victims of the London Blitz. Shows British women caring...
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metadata (12)

15061. Women in Defense (11:12)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Work of American women in the war effort: in scientific research, in industries taking the place of men, and in volunteer work--making bandages, contributing to blood banks, etc. Commentary by Kat...
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metadata (6)

15062. Words for battle (07:54)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989
Summary:
Laurence Olivier's reading of passages from Milton, William Blake, Robert Browning, Rudyard Kipling and Abraham Lincoln accompany scenes of daily life in wartime Britain. The texts selected emphasi...
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metadata (12)

15063. Worst of Farm Disasters (06:23)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
United States. Department of Agriculture. Rural Electrification Administration; Kendall Foss
Summary:
Worst of Farm Disasters was produced alongside the USDA's Rural Electrification Administration (REA) films Power and the Land and Bip Goes To Town. All three films document the life of an Ohio far...
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metadata (12)

15064. Zapotec village (19:52)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
Sergei M. Eisenstein; William F. Kruse; Egon Mauthner
Summary:
Documentary film by Sergei M. Eisenstein, famous Russian movie producer, about the Zapotec Village in Mexico. Made by special arrangement with Upton Sinclair, American author and politician.
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15066. Airscrew (21:07)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Tharp, Grahame, 1912-
Summary:
This short nonfiction film depicts the intensive testing that goes into developing and producing aircraft propellers. It opens with the whirring or propeller blades. Animated diagrams show how the ...
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metadata (23)

15067. And so they live (24:16)

Date:
1940
Summary:
Documents the tragic poverty of families in the southern mountains, the poor land, the lack of proper diet, inadequate housing, absence of sanitation, and the complete lack of adaptation of the sch...
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metadata (14)

15068. Argentina (people of Buenos Aires) (10:56)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Erpi Classroom Films Inc.; Earle K. James
Summary:
Buenos Aires, the commercial, financial, and industrial hub of predominantly agricultural Argentina. A grain broker and a packing plant employee, with the family of the latter, are introduced as re...
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metadata (14)

15069. Blessings of Grass (20:33)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
United States. Department of Agriculture; United States. Department of Agriculture. Forest Service
Summary:
Introduced as "the story of cattle grazing in the national forest," the film depicts cooperation between the Forest Service and local ranchers to manage the grazing of herds on public land. Origina...
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metadata (18)

15070. 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, th...
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metadata (14)

15071. 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 h...
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metadata (10)

15072. 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 pa...
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metadata (11)

15073. 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 s...
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metadata (15)

15074. 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...
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metadata (14)

15075. Control of body temperature (11:00)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Erpi Classroom Films Inc.; A.J. Carlson; F.J. Mullin
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 ene...
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metadata (19)

15077. 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 poin...
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metadata (8)

15078. 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 bet...
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metadata (17)

15079. 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...
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metadata (24)

15080. 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 p...
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metadata (10)

15081. New York City / Atlantic City / Wilikie 1940 (09:22)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Home movie from 1939-1940. Begins with New York City footage overlooking Central Park, focus on Chrysler building, skyscrapers, St. Patrick's cathedral, and Rockefeller Plaza. Also shows the city a...
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metadata (6)

15082. 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 wo...
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metadata (13)

15083. 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, telephone...
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15084. 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...
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metadata (13)

15085. 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. Gi...
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metadata (10)

15086. 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.
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metadata (5)

15087. 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...
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15088. 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 m...
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15089. 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 farm...
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15090. The passenger train (10:49)

Date:
1940
Summary:
Describes a journey on a streamlined Diesel-electric passenger train from a large city through a picturesque countryside. Depicts the duties of the engineer, the conductor, the cooks, and the pull...
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15091. 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 cru...
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metadata (7)

15092. 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 ha...
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metadata (13)

15093. 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.
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15094. 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.
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metadata (5)

15095. They Do Come Back (16:38)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Tells the dramatic story of two young people whose lives are interrupted and threatened by tuberculosis. Shows modern tuberculosis case-finding, diagnosis, hospitalization, and rehabilitation afte...
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metadata (6)

15096. Valley town : a study of machines and men (24:51)

Date:
1940
Summary:
Presents a documentary study of an important factor in the problem of unemployment--that of workers displaced by automatic machinery. Tells the story of a typical American steel town in the 1920's...
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metadata (18)

15097. Work of the kidneys (11:06)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.; A. J. Carlson; H. G. Swann
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...
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metadata (17)

15098. 10 - Friends (03:42)

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. This film has no sound and shows clips of the Jay family and friends boating at a lake shore, work...
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metadata (16)

15099. 501 So. Woodlawn, Bloomington, Ind (04:45)

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. This film has no sound; shows residential and campus life in Bloomington.
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metadata (10)

15100. 6 - Westminster Inn (04:14)

Date:
1939 to 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.
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metadata (11)