Educational film catalog (1936)
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EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG 623.825-627.8 623.825 Submarines Submarine service. IR 16-si-sd-loan 35-si- sd-f-loan Navy recruiting serv. 623.825 "Training personnel for submarine duty. Life on board a submarine. Operating submarine and undersea rescue apparatus.' Producer el-jh-sh-c 624 Bridges How Brooklyn bridge was built. lOmin 16-si-$10.99 35-si-f-nf-apply Bray 624 "A combination of photography and ani- mated drawings shows . . . how this famous structure was erected." Producer Jh-sh-c Span supreme. 80min 35-si-nf-loan Am. inst. of steel construction 624 Operations in the construction of George Washington bridge, New York 625 Railroad and road engineering For history and discussion of railroads in general see class 385 Conquest of the Cascades. IR 16-si-loan 35-si-f-nf-loan General electric 625 The new Cascade tunnel and its contri- bution to easier and faster transportation between the East and the seaports of the Pacific Northwest Railroad safety. iSmin 16-si-$24 1931 Eastman 625 Film on modern railroad transportation. Surveyors lay out the road, ties are placed in position and rails are spiked to the ties. The road-bed is banked, and guard rails are laid at curves to prevent ac- cidents. A track inspector notes defects in a track and repairs are made immedi- ately. A snow fence is set in position. A snow plow clears the track. An inspector tests an engine for broken wheels and hot bearings. An engineer has his watch regulated, and his eyes tested. A tele- phone report is made to the dispatcher from each station as a train passes. Way- side signals and automatic train controls are explained el-jh Guide Ties of steel. IR 16-si-loan 35-si-f-nf-loan General electric 625 "Converting worn-out rails into railroad ties through electric welding." California 625.7 Roads. Highways Building forest roads. IR 16-si-loan 35-si- nf-loan 1922 U.S. agric. 625.7 A Bureau of public roads film "Men and machinery at work in the national forests, pushing good highways through the great mountains and wood- lands." Producer sh Concrete road construction. 2R 16-si-loan 35-si-nf-loan 1929 U.S. agric. 625.7 A Bureau of public roads film "Illustrates the essential requirements in the design of concrete pavements to pro- vide the necessary stability to resist the destructive action caused by the volume, weight, and speed of modern motor traffl,c. Shows the principal operations in the most advanced methods of concrete-pavement construction." California Highway beautification. 2R 16-si-sd-loan 35-si-sd-nf-loan 1932 U.S. agric. 625.7 A Bureau of public roads film "Suggests ways to preserve and enhance the beauty of roadside plant material and otherwise beautify highways, and add to the safety and comfort of travel by elimination of obstructions interfering with vision and by the removal of eyesores. Rec- ommendations are made concerning con- struction scars, steep banks, scenic look- outs, guard rails, automobile camps, bridges, etc." California Men who build the roads. IR 16-si-loan 3S-si-nf-loan 1927 U.S. agric. 625.7 A Bureau of public roads film "A tribute to the courage and ingenuity of the builders of our mountain highways, with glimpses of them engaged In the task of penetrating the rocky barriers of Glacier National Park with a modern road." Iowa State college 626.8 Irrigation Irrigation. 15min 16-si-$24 1928 Eastman 626.8 The Roosevelt project; the Imperial Val- ley project; irrigation in the region of San Diego "One of the most important conquests of nature by man has been the increase of food production by irrigation. This film thru detailed illustrations gives an under- standing of how the once barren desert land has been transformed into productive regions that add to our national wealth." Indiana el-jh-sh-c Guide Irrigation —a brief outline. IR 16-si-loan 35-si-nf-loan 1935 U.S. agric. 626.8 A Bureau of agricultural engineering film "Covering the Important points in irriga- tion. For public schools especially." Pro- ducer Orchard irrigation. 2R 16-si-loan 35-si-nf- loan 1932 U.S. agric. 626.8 A Bureau of agricultural engineering film "Up-to-date practices in orchard irriga- tion by contours and terracing, and by the pressure, the basin, and the overhead sys- tems." Producer Preparing to irrigate. IR 16-si-loan 35-si- nf-loan 1932 U.S. 626.8 agnc. A Bureau of agricultural engineering film "Different types of ditch-making machin- ery; location for field ditches; necessity for keeping ditches free from moss and weeds." California Story of federal reclamation. 2R 35-si-nf- loan 1924? Bur. of reclamation 626.8 "Government reclamation of waste lands: building of dams in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, California, and Washington." Texas sh 627.8 Dams Boulder dam. 6R 16-si-$144 35-si-nf-$450 Boulder dam serv. bur. 627.8 In color "Created primarily for engineers and technical societies." Producer The following are also available: IR 16-si-$36 35-si-nf-$H2.50; ?4R 16-si-$18; also three MR versions at $6 each and one li - silent; sd • sound; f - Inflammable; nf - safety; ei - elementary; jh • Junior high; sh • senior high; c • college 45