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 #:
00064
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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56 INDUSTRY AND ENGINEERING "1000 and One" GROUP 73 (Continued) Mining — Coal, Oil and Gas ***Liquid Gold of Texas (1) Story of oil production, transportation and refining-. Film deals excellently with drilling process, pumping oil to surface and dehydrating. Good classroom material. (XVI, 151) The Age of Oil (1) Oil wells and oil production. (IX) Story of a Rotary Drilled Oil Well (2) Building of a derrick and details of drilling a well and "bringing in" the oil. (142) Modern Oil Refining (1) Petroleum story from drilling the well to the finished product. For sale only. (58) ***The Story of Natural Gas (4) From preliminary hauling of drilling equipment to derrick construction, drilling, and laying pipe lines, compressing stations and trunk lines carrying gas to consumer cities. (142) (See also Groups 71, 107) GROUP 74 ~ Mining — Miscellaneous The Story of Rock Drilling (2) Use of drills in mining, in granite quarries, at work on the 10 -mile power canal of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario. (142) Gold Mining in Alaska (1/4) How ground is thawed by steam and how mine is operated in Juneau. (22) Diamond Mines in South Africa (1) Self-explanatory. (22, 112) "Magic Gems" (1) A studv of minerals and precious stones. Prizma color. (otO Quicksilver and Its Properties (1) From mine to its many uses. (151) Mining with the Llamas in Peru (1) Vanadium and copper mining. Sure-footed llamas carry the ore from the mines. (XXI) Iron Ore Mining (1) Milling, open pit and under-ground mining. (148) Iron Ore Mining (1) Range buildings; ore transportation — mines to docks. (148) The Story of Sulphur (1) From its source to its ultimate uses. (151) The Story of Sulphur (2) How it is melted 1,000 feet below the earth's surface by superheated water and forced by compressed air to surface and stored in huge vats; huge pipe lines to sulphur fields. Building of vats, blasting of hardened sulphur, and loading into box cars and ships. (142) ***Salt of the Earth (1) Salt mining in New York state; preparation for shipment. Excellent for school use. (IX) Salt Mining (1) How salt is secured for the market. (112) Pillars of Salt (1) How salt is mined and refined. Many scenes filmed far underground. (X) The Story of Asbestos (3) Self-explanatory. (142) (See also Groups 20, 30, 32, 36, 49, 79, 81, 107, 133) GROUP 75 Quarrying Dynamite in Quarry Work (1) Self-explanatory. (46) Granite Block Paving (1) From quarry to pavement. (144) Marble Fields of Carrara (%) Mining in one of the famous marble quarries of Italy. (22) The Marble Industry (1) New Hampshire quarries. All processes shown. Scenery of surrounding country. (28) Vermont Marble (x/4) Methods of obtaining the stone and its shipment. (XX) ***A Sculptor's Paradise (1) Quarrying Carrara marble and noted buildings constructed from it in Rome, Venice, Pisa, Versailles and the Hague. (IX) Quarrying and Shaping Slate (2) Self-explanatory. « (XXX) Mineral Aggregates (1) Handling of sand and gravel from pit to finished product. (121, 1S1) (See also Group 81) MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES GROUP 76 Building Materials The Background (1) Manufacture and application of wall covering. (XXX) ** The New England Home (1) Manufacture of fire-proof shingles. (102) Brick — From Clay to Pavement (1) Self-explanatory. (144) The Manufacture and Use of Face Brick (2) The title tells it. (XXX) Brushin' Up (2) Growth of the paint and varnish industry. (XXX) The Day of the Modern Way (1) Modern, improved methods of painting buildings and large stationary surfaces; varnishing or finishing manufactured articles. (XXX) ***Story of Portland Cement (1) How it is manufactured. Advantages of cement construction as in the Panama Canal. (83, 142)