3434 U.S. Government films (1954)

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MOTION PICTURES Alighting Gear U.S. Department of the Air Force, 1942. (Airplane Structures Series) Alighting gear; loads exerted; principles of oper- ation; component parts; devices that warn pilots of alighting gear's position. (TF 1-215; 10 minutes) 7, 32, 41 Aligning and Installing Auxiliary Machinery U.S. Office of Education, 1944. (Ship- building Skills Series. Marine Machinery Installation No. 2) How to lay out foundations for machinery installation; drill bolt holes; establish centers of holes for drilling; align machines accu- rately on foundations. Supplementary film- strip, same title, also available. (OE 96; 17 minutes) 32, 41 Alloy Steels: A Story of Their De- velopment U.S. Bureau of Mines in cooperation with Climax Molybdenum Co., 1940. Historical developments 1742 through 1938, including self-hardening steel; im- proved heat-treatment method; new al- loys; high-speed steels; SAE numbering system; tungsten and molybdenum steels; and modern plants and equipment for heat-treating and fabricating steel. (20 minutes) 17 Aluminum U.S. Office of Emergency Management, 1941. Manufacture of aluminum—from transmutation of bauxite into alumina and thence into aluminum sheeting and fighting planes. Gulf Coast and Southern reduction and sheet rolling plants. (9 minutes) 32, 41 The Amalgam Restoration U.S. Department of the Navy, 1948. Dentistry film; title self-explanatory. (MN 5369-d; 12 minutes, color) 41 The Amazon Awakens U.S. Office of Inter-American Affairs, 1945. Amazon River Basin, its history, industrial progress, richness of natural resources and possibilities for the future. Animated sequences. (35 minutes, color) 32, 37 America Hails Israel's Philharmonic Orchestra U.S. Department of State, 1950. Israel's orchestra of outstanding refugee musi- cians visits the United States; per- formance in New York under direction of Leonard Bernstein; tributes by out- standing American musicians. Released through U. S. Office of Education for educational use in the United States. (10 minutes) 32, 41 America Honors Her War Heroes U.S. American Battle Monuments Com- mission, 1937. Dedication ceremonies at the various World War I monuments erected by the American Battle Monu- ments Commission in Europe. Especially for use by veterans organizations. (90 minutes) 22 America Sails the Seas U.S. Department of the Army, 1947. Activities of the Merchant Marine. Re- vision of motion picture, same title, released by National Federation of American Shipping, 1946. (OF 39; 26 minutes) 32, 41 American Anniversary U.S. Department of the Army, 1949. How a young immigrant, discovering and appreciating freedom in America, becomes a leader in his factory and com- munity by applying the principles and responsibilities of the American system to himself. Revision of motion picture, same title, released by National Associ- ation of Manufacturers, 1942. (OF 53; 15 minutes) 32, 41 American First Army: Aachen to the Roer River U.S. Department of the Army, 1948. (Historical Reports Series) First army advance from Aachen to Roer River; activities of 1st, 9th, 28th, 83rd, 104th