1000 and One--the Blue Book of Non-Theatrical Films (1926)

Record Details:

Title:
1000 and One--the Blue Book of Non-Theatrical Films
Date:
1926
Publisher:
Chicago, Educational Screen
Volume:
1000 and One: The Blue Book of Non-Theatrical Films (1926)
Leaf #:
00034
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Catalogs","Motion pictures in education
Collection:
Non-Theatrical Film
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
April 11, 2024
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26 EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES "1000 and One" GROUP 24 ('Continued) Educational Activities Twenty Centuries of Shorthand (1) From the days of picture writing to its use in modern business. Some famous Americans who used shorthand and champion speed writers at work. (XXX) * The University of the Night (2) Presents in animated cartoon the need for and value of home-study and shows scope and influence of the work of the greatest of correspondence schools. (21) Vocational Training for Blind Soldiers (1) Teaching trades to the sightless at "Evergreen," Baltimore, Md. Red Cross film. (134) (See also Groups 106, 111, 124-7, 134, 137) GEOGRAPHY GROUP 25 AFRICA Northern Africa ***AIgeria, the Ancient (1) Arabs of the Sahara living as they did centuries ago. Oases and village life. Making sun-dried brick. All in Prizma color. (TV, XX, 33) Algerian Contrasts (1) The new and old cities of Algiers. (151) Ancient Rome in Africa (1) Glimpses of the ruined cities: Timgad, El Digem and Carthage. (151) Biskra, the Beautiful Oasis (1) A beauty spot in the Algerian Sahara. Camel trains and donkeys. The white clad Arab population. Desert vistas. (67) Children of the Sahara (1) Scenes of camel trains: herding of caravans; evening prayer in the Garden of Allah. (134) The City of Algiers (1) Its varied aspects of new and old. (67). Danse du Ventre (1) Dancing girls of famous tribe in Algeria, 1000 miles into the Sahara. Prizma color photography. (XX) ***Desert of Sahara (3) Extensive and careful study of the region by Capt. Angus Buchanan. Well adapted for teaching purposes. (49) Houses of Hair (6) A record of the life and strange customs of the Bedouins, the first ever secured by a motion picture photographer. (XVI) Life in the Sahara (1) Arab's mode of living in the Desert, including the date harvest and Arab Fantasia. (151) The Moor (6) One Thousand and One Nights in this mysterious country. (151) Morocco, the Mysterious (1) Astounding revelation of the customs and occupations of the people of Fez. (151) Mosques and Minarets (1) Scenes of interest in Constantine and Tunis. (151) ***Oases of the Sahara (1) Scenic gem, devoted to the desert and its people. Caravans, oases, market day in an Arab city and the primitive method of drawing water from desert wells. Prizma color. Admirable for classroom use. (XX) ***The Sacred City of the Desert (1) Oasis vegetation and various views in and around a desert city, said to have been built centuries ago by a tribe which found refuge there. Prizma color. (XX) Wandering Tribes of the Sahara (1) A unique annual occasion among the Israelites of the Desert. (151) (See also Groups 26, 60, 73) GROUP 26 (Northern Africa), Egypt Alexandria (1) Streets and structures of the city of Alexander the Great. (67) The Bazaars of Cairo (1) Intimate picture of the teeming life in the streets and bazaars of the Egyptian Capital. (67) British Egypt (1) Cairo; the Nile Bridge; caravans in the morning mist. (67) Calling on the Sphinx (1) The Great Pyramid of Cheops; the Second Pyramid; surprising aspects of the Sphinx. (67, 69) Cosmopolitan Cairo (1) Where modern progress mingles with the past. (151) The Delta of the Nile (1) River life on the Nile. (151) In and About Cairo (1) A study of native life. (111A, 151) The Lower Nile (1) The Sphinx; the Pyramids; "going up"; Nile steamers; Luxor; Karnak. (67) The Real Streets of Cairo (1) Intense Oriental life in the Metropolis of Africa. (67)