Educational film catalog (1936)

EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG 677.2-678 Land of cotton. IR 16-si-loan 35-si-f-nf- loah General electric 677.2 "Illustrates the cotton industry from the planting of the seed to the finished fabric. . . The story of cotton, beginning on the largest cotton plantation, the largest cot- ton terminal and one of the largest textile mills in the world, presented in an in- structive and fascinating manner. [Useful inj geography, domestic science, nature study, history and commercial geography [Classes]" Am. museum of nat. hist. Within the gates. 30min 16-si-loan 35-si- nf-loan Women's bureau 677.2 Produced by Roland Rogers picture service, inc. "Begins with the picking of cotton, fol- lows it through the fascinating processes in the mills by which the raw cotton is turned into thread, then into cloth; goes to the factory where the cloth is turned into a shirt; pictures the steps by which the garment is shipped to the store, where it is sold to the customer." Producer "An interesting film for use in sociology classes or with groups which are interested in the workings of industry." Utah "Effective for the study of vocations, cotton and textiles, economics and sociol- ogy, and health and welfare problems." In- diana 6113 Wool Golden fleece. IR 35-si-nf-loan 1923 U.S. agric. 677.3 A Bureau of agricultural economics film "Jason, a progressive farmer, learns that clean handling of wool, grading, and co- operative selling will bring success in his search for 'the golden fleece.' For wool growers particularly, but of general rural interest." Indiana Woolen goods. ISmin 16-si-$24 1930 Eastman 677.3 "Sources of wool, llama wool, goats, sheep. Homespun woolens, sheep shearing, carding, spinning, knitting, old style weav- ing. Woolen factory, shearing shed, large flock of sheep, dyeing wool, mixing wool, carding machine, making clothes, testing fabric, shrinking cloth, cutting, basting linings and stiffening, finishing garment, pressing." Ohio "Geography teachers will find good use for this film in studying wool. History and social science classes will discover illumi- nating contrasts between domestic and fac- tory methods of production. Home economics classes will gain an adequate understanding of textile manufacture." Wisconsin el-jh-sh-c Guide Woolen yarn. IR 16-si-loan 35-si-f-nf-Ioan General electric 677.3 The wool industry, from shearing the sheep to manufacturing the cloth, including views of the various methods and ma- chines now used in carding, spinning, and weaving and giving a brief review of the history of the industry "[Useful in] geography, commercial ge- ography and domestic science [classes]" Am. museum of nat. hist. el-jh-sh 611A Silk, ^apon From cocoon to kimona. %R 16-si-$5 Burton Holmes 677.4 "We see the tiny silkworms from the time they are hatched until they are sorted and the cocoons unraveled to become the raw silk of commerce." Colorado Jh Romance of rayon. 18min 16-si-loan 35-si- nf-loan Viscose 677.4 Produced by Pathescope company of America "Shows the manufacture of rayon in a way that will interest every pupil and im- press facts on the memory in an emphatic manner. The boys and girls can figurative- ly tramp through the heart of the spruce woods for trees, watch them felled and fioated down to the mills to be processed, gather fluffy cotton to be added, and guide the immense machines that spin the threads and weave them into shimmering cloth for use in every kind of wearing ap- parel." Washington "[Useful in] geography, domestic science, commercial geography and general science [Classes]" Am. museum of nat. hist. el-Jh-sh Romantic story of silk. 18min 16-si-loan 35-si-nf-loan Belding Heming^way Cor- ticelli 677.4 "Covers the complete story of silk, from the culture of the silkworms and the weaving of the raw silk in Japan, to the manufacture of the finished thread and fabrics in this country." Producer "[Useful in] biology, nature study, do- mestic science, geography and commercial geography [classes]" Am. museum of nat. hist. el-Jh-sh Silk. 15min 16-si-$24 1929 Eastman 677.4 "Gathering mulberrry leaves, feeding silkworm, cocoons, sorting cocoons, heat- ing ovens, steaming cocoons, unreeling silk, Japanese silk factory, shipping silk, 'the silk express," train moving at high speed, unloading silk. Weaving, opening silk bales, treating raw silk, preparing the warp, woof thread, winding quills, looms in operation, printing designs, finishing." Ohio el-Jh-sh-c Guide 611.6 Special fabrics Tapestries and how they are made. iSmin 16-si-$30 35-si-nf-$60 1933 Metropoli- tan museum 677.6 "The technique of tapestry weaving from the dyeing of the woolen yarn to the fin- ished piece Is . . . pictured in this . . . film. . . Some noteworthy tapestries from the Museum's collection are shown." Pro- ducer Jh-sh 678 Rubber Conquering the jungle. ISmin 16-si-loan 35-si-nf-loan prior 1927 Goodyear 678 "Shows how rubber is produced in Sumatra; also interesting views of life and customs of the natives." Missouri Romance of rubber. 2R 16-si-loan 1926 U.S. rubber 678 "Excellent film giving in detail the work on a rubber plantation in Sumatra. The care of the trees, the tapping by coolies. ti-silent; sd • sound; f • inflammable; nf - safety; el - elementary; Jh - Junior high; th • senior high; c - college 67