14081. Our Federal District | Seaports and Ships | New York City: Center of Megalopolis | Tidewater to P... (1:02:43)

Date:
1981
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 1 from the Agency for Instructional Television series American Legacy. Host John E. Rugg takes viewers to significant locations in and around Washington, D.C., to help them understand its important role in the country's history and in contemporary times. Archival photographs and a historical reenactment help to tell the story. Episode 2 shows fishermen along the New England coast and in the Atlantic catching lobster. Episode 3 shows several of New York's boroughs, not only in their contemporary setting, but also from their historical perspective. Archival pictures, voices, and a short dramatic sequence portray the great influx of immigrants from Europe, their first hours at Ellis Island, and their life in ethnic neighborhoods. Episode 4 visits the southeastern United States discusses the role of tobacco in the growth of the Virginia Colony, the importance of cotton and the fall line in making the Piedmont region the textile center of the nation, and George Washington Carver's research on uses for the peanut. Explores the political and cultural heritage of Williamsburg, Virginia.

14082. [St. Augustine 1946] (04:24)

Date:
1946
Summary:
Begins with exterior and garden of Valencia Apartments, Bailey's residence in St. Augustine with her second husband, George W. McCord. Bailey and McCord kiss for the camera, then she and her friends walk around the garden.

14083. [Iceland ca. 1971 #2] (02:22)

Date:
1971
Summary:
Home movie of Bailey's trip to Iceland circa 1971. Carson Ritchie (Bailey's third husband and travel companion in the early 1970's) walks along the shore of a small river. Shows people in a rowboat.

14084. [Iceland ca. 1971 #4] (02:26)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Summary:
Home movie of Bailey's trip to Iceland circa 1971. Shows large cruise ships in a harbor. Brief shots of a geothermal area with steam rising from the ground.

14085. [Lake Michigan and Calumet River ca. 1967] (02:52)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Summary:
Home movie taken while sailing in Lake Michigan and down the Calumet River circa 1967. Mostly shaky footage of the skyline and industrial activity along the river, possibly taken from a tourist boat.

14086. [Hula dancing ca. 1959 #5] (02:50)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Summary:
Bernadine performing a hula dance for the camera while wearing grass skirt and a lei. She uses pu`ili and uli’uli in this dance.

14087. The Japanese (22:39)

Date:
1983
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 1 of the Agency for Instructional Television Series Across Cultures. Follows the daily activities of two families. Shows interaction of Japan with other countries for importing and exporting, creating a diversified culture: a blend of tradition and technology, east and west, stability and change. Hosted by John Robbins. Produced for Wisconsin Educational Television Network and Agency for Instructional Television by Positive Image Productions, Inc., in association with Academy for Research, Instruction and Educational Systems.

14088. Film (22:43)

Date:
1984
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 7 from the Agency for Instructional Television series Watch Your Language. Uses on-camera narration and a dramatic episode to teach new vocabulary and word analysis skills. In this episode Al, Beth, and Carl decipher the specialized terms associated with filmmaking in order to prepare their entry for a local film festival. They also discover that different characters need different vocabularies to sound right.

14089. Devils, Monsters and Dragons (22:32)

Date:
1971
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 30 from the Agency for Instructional Television series Images and Things. Reveals how people in different societies have imaginatively depicted their conceptions of evil to ward off harm and destruction.

14090. What keeps you alive? (22:37)

Date:
1974
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 18 of the Agency for Instructional Television Series All About You, an elementary course in health education designed for children to help them understand basic human anatomy, physiology, and psychology.

14092. Signs of the Times (22:39)

Date:
1971
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 17 from the Agency for Instructional Television series Images and Things. Traces the development of signs and symbols in other times and cultures, studying their forms and their effect on contemporary behavior.

14095. We Make Anything (34:10)

Date:
1981
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 7 from the Agency for Instructional Television series American Legacy. Host John Rugg shows the mass production of bicycles and automobiles in order to foster an understanding of the importance of the assembly line in American manucaturing. Highlights the ingredients and techniques of making iron and steel. Discusses the innovations of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison.

14097. India: A Better Tomorrow (16:55)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Contrast of old and new India. Geography, religion, climate, crops, clothing and economic conditions. Important cities.

14098. Bailey Wisher Interview (1:30:26)

Date:
2024-08-07
Main contributors:
Wisher, Bailey, Larimer, Angeline R.
Summary:
Oral history interview with Bailey Wisher conducted by Angeline Larimer on August 7, 2024. Bailey discusses her path to recover and work as a substance use disorder peer recovery coach for Indiana Recovery Network and at previous organizations. Indiana Recovery Network is Indiana’s Recovery Hub, and aims to bridge gaps in services and engagement throughout the state to ensure that recovery support and services are accessible to all individuals. Indiana Recovery Network is a program of Mental Health America of Indiana.

14099. The American education system (28:43)

Date:
1959
Summary:
“American education is easy, lazy, and noisy.” With this statement four panelists, from India, Greece, Union of South Africa, and England, begin their discussion of American education. What are the aims of American education? Should education in a democracy be democratic education? How can a school system give students both a general introduction to culture and advanced technological training? Should everyone receive the same education? How are standards set for the schools and for the students? The debate centers around these topics and provides not only a new look at American high schools and colleges, but also at the educational systems of other countries.

14100. Have your ideas changed? (29:19)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Representatives of Japan, Iceland, United Kingdom and Denmark ask themselves, “Have Your Ideas Changed?” What has been learned, accepted, discarded by the panelists in the past three months? What value can be assigned to the Youth Forum project? How important was the strictly academic experience in their stay here? How can American and foreign schools be compared? What are some weaknesses of American schools? What effect does foreign language training have on students in various countries? What effect does the traveler abroad have on the people of the country he visits? What is the effect of an army of occupation, such as existed for a while in Japan? How can people learn more about each other?