Educational film catalog (1936)

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917.5-917.8 EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG Old South. ISmin 16-si-$24 1932 East- man 917.5 "The land, people, products, communica- tions, plantation life. Animated maps, Vir- ginia coastal landscape, flood plain of Mis- sissippi, mountains of North Carolina. Scene in small town. Negroes cultivating peanuts, tobacco fields, sugar culture, rice culture, cotton culture. The ox cart. Dis- mal Swamp, canal boat, river steamer. Plantation home, negro pastimes, fox-hunt- ing, southern hospitality." Ohio el-Jh Guide Southern states. 2R 16-si-apply 35-si-nf- apply Soc. for visual educ. 917.5 "Motion pictures show the level, sandy belt bordering the sea, the Florida Keys, the foothills of the Appalachians; coal- mining in the Birmingham district; the cul- tivation of cotton, sugar-cane, rice, pea- nuts and various fruits; lumbering in the famous cypress forests; the manufacture of turpentine." Producer 917.52 Maryland ISmin 16-si-$24 1930 917.52 Chesapeake bay. Eastman Evolution and development of the tide- water area. Animated maps show how the gradual sinking of land formed Chesapeake bay. There are views of historic James- town. Portsmouth and Norfolk are located. Some of the methods used in the oyster and soft crab industries are outlined. Scenes in Baltimore and of the Naval academy at Annapolis are shown el-Jh Guide 917.53 Washington, D.C. Carry on. 2R 16-si-loan 35-si-nf-loan 1928 U.S. agric. 917.53 An Extension service film "Scenic film of Washington, D.C, show- ing the experiences of members of the 4-H Club on a national encampment." Colorado Washington— the capital city. ISmin 16- si-$24 1930 Eastman 917.53 "Designed particularly for use in ge- ography classes, this film will also be help- ful in classes in history and American gov- ernment. A series of dissolves shows Washington from the air; the District of Columbia, and the Capitol area are located on a relief map; views follow of the Capi- tol and grounds, the Library of Congress, Pennsylvania Avenue, and the Columbus Memorial. Many other interesting scenes in Washington are also included. The film has been divided into the following units: The Capitol area, White House section, the Mall." Iowa univ. el-Jh-sh-c Guide 917.55 Virginia Historic scenes along the Mount Vernon memorial highway. IR 16-si-loan 35- si-nf-loan 1933 U.S. agric. 917.55 A Bureau of public roads film "Places of scenic beauty and historical interest along this beautiful highway from Washington, D. C, to Mount Vernon. This highway was built in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington." Iowa state college el-Jh Virginia —the Old Dominion. ISmin 16-si- $24 1932 Eastman 917.55 "Depicts a region rich in geographic, commercial, and historic interest. Surveys 'Tidewater Virginia' with its cities, land and sea products; 'Piedmont Virginia'; the beautiful 'Blue Ridge' country; the 'fall line' cities and crops; the 'Greater Valley' and its rich tributaries, showing scenic wonders, waterfalls, forests, and pulpwood products." Producer "May well be used in geography and his- tory classes." Indiana Guide 917.63 Louisiana New Orleans. ISmin 16-si-$24 1929 East- man 917.63 "Views of the city, including French quarter, at the wharves, loading cargoes of bananas, coffee, and other South American products. Loading cotton for export." In- diana "A great amount of useful material has been correlated in this film on a city which has become a central point for the com- merce of the Americas." Wisconsin el-Jh Guide 917.7 North central States Central plains. 2R 16-si-apply 35-si-nf- apply Soc. for visual educ. 917.7 "Agriculture—the most important indus- try of the Central Plains—is studied via motion pictures taken in various sections. A type study of modern farming methods is included. Other pictures show stock- raising, dairying, poultry farming, etc. There are intimate glimpses of coal and copper mines; huge ore boats; logs from the forests of Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota reaching the lumber mills; the famous limestone quarries of Indiana; dam and power-house at Niagara." Producer Guide 917.8 Western states Great plains. IR 16-si-apply 35-si-nf-apply Soc. for visual educ. 917.8 "The region between the valley of the Mississippi and the foothills of the Rockies. . . Sheep and cattle on the range and en route to eastern markets; activities on a modern ranch; cowboys in a roundup. . . Views ... of Denver, the great railroad center of the West, and panoramas of the peaks and foothills of the Rockies." Pro- ducer Guide Rio Grande. ISmin 16-si-$24 1930 East- man 917.8 "The Rio Grande River, first as a boun- dary between Mexico and the United States, then showing the people living along the 1300 miles of its course, also ir- rigation and fruit growing along the lower Rio Grande. The film is divided in the fol- lowing units: The source of the Rio Grande; the upper Rio Grande; the middle Rio Grande; and the lower Rio Grande." Iowa univ. Guide Roads in our national parks. IR 16-si-loan 3S-si-nf-loan 1927 U.S. agric. 917.8 A Bureau of public roads film "A panorama of the service performed by the Bureau of Public Roads in constructing modern highways in our western national parks." Producer (1-silent; Ml-sound; f - Inflammable; nf • safety; el - elementary; Jh - Junior high; eh - senior high; c ■ college 86