Educational film catalog (1936)

970.1-973.2 EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG Pueblo dwellers. iSmin 16-si-$24 1931 Eastman 970.1 "Pictures the home life of the Pueblos of New Mexico, showing an Indian vil- lage, adobe dwellings, method of plant- ing corn, squaws preparing tortillas, bak- ing in an outdoor oven, basket-weaving, pottery-making, ceremonial dances, and a government Indian school." Producer el-Jh Guide Survivals of primitive home life. (Amer- ican Indian no.2) IR 16-si-apply 35-si- nf-apply Religious motion picture found. 970.1 "Some interesting domestic methods and customs which have been handed down through succeeding generations to the pres- ent." Producer el-jh-sh-c When the white man came—and after. (American Indian no.l) IR 16-si- apply 35-si-nf-apply Religious motion picture found. 970.1 "Picturing the tribal and cultural dis- tribution of the primitive Indian, his life, and the influence of the white man upon it." Producer el-jh-sh-c 973 United States 973.1 Discovery Columbus. (Chronicles of Am. photoplays ser.) 60min 16-si-rent $7.50 35-si-f-nf- rent $12 1923 Yale 973.1 Adapted from "The Spanish conquerors," a chronicle written by Irving Berdine Rich- man "The 'mad Italian' is first seen at the Court of King John II of Portugal in 1485. On discovering the duplicity of this monarch he leaves Portugal and after years of arduous endeavor at length secures a hearing before Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. At first rebuffed, he is granted a second hearing through the intercession of the learned priest, Juan Perez, and finally obtains Isabella's support. The de- parture of his tiny fleet from Palos, his dangers and doubts while on the high seas and his eventual triumph in landing upon "Watling Island, October 12, 1492, are all depicted." Producer el-Jh Guide English settlements in North America. IR 16-si-apply 35-si-nf-apply Soc. for visual educ. 973.1 "The first English settlements are visu- alized. . . As Dutch and Swedish settle- ments are absorbed, the original names fade out and give place to New York, Albany and Wilmington. The screen pic- tures the substantial homes and mills that were built, and a contrast is developed between the colonizing of the English and the mere exploration of the French. The Appalachian barrier is portrayed. The map traces the one easy pathway to the west, and shows how the French blocked the way." Producer Guide French explorations in North America. IR 16-si-apply 35-si-nf-apply Soc. for visual educ. 973.1 Traces main routes of the French explor- ers, traders, and missionaries by animated lines upon a map. The country is visual- ized through scenics. Shows how the French were blocking the westward spread of English colonies sh Guide Jamestown. (Chronicles of Am. photo- plays ser.) 60min 16-si-rent $7.50 35- si-f-nf-rent $12 1923 Yale 973.1 Adapted from "Pioneers of the Old South," a chronicle written by Mary Johnston The Jamestown settlement in 1612 re- vealing the daily life of the colonists, con- fronted with the ever-present menace of the Indians whose hostility is aggravated in part by Spanish intrigue. The capture of Pocahontas, her marriage to John Rolfe, and the end of Powhatan's war of ex- termination el-jh Guide 973.2 Colonial period Eve of the Revolution. (Chronicles of Am. photoplays ser.) 45min 16-si-rent $7.50 35-si-f-nf-rent $12 1924 Yale 973.2 Adapted by George Pierce Baker of Yale university from a Chronicle of the same name, written by Carl Becker "Scenes incident to the 'Stamp Act,' 'Taxation Without Representation,' the 'Boston Massacre,' the 'Boston Tea Party,' the Salem Assembly, the famous rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes, Jr., the sharp military clashes at Lexington and Concord and the retreat of the British." Producer el-jh Guide Gateway to the West. (Chronicles of Am. photoplays ser.) 45min 16-si-rent $7.50 35-si-f-nf-rent $12 1924 Yale 973.2 Adapted from "The conquest of New France," a chronicle written by George M. Wrong "Dramatization of that heroic portion of our national epic when France, working south from Canada, and England, pressing westward from her seaboard colonies, be- gan the inevitable conflict over the vast wilderness west of the Alleghanies. The film presents George Washington ... as the young Colonel who, sent by Governor Dinwiddle of Virginia to lodge a protect with the French, assumed command of the expedition upon the death of his ranking ofllcer and made his courageous stand at Fort Necessity; an engagement which opened the eyes of England's ministers to the seriousness of the French menace in America." Producer el-Jh Guide Peter Stuyvesant. (Chronicles of Am. photoplays ser.) 45min 16-si-rent $7.50 35-si-f-nf-rent $12 1924 Yale 973.2 Adapted from "Dutch and English on the Hudson," a chronicle written by Maude Wilder Goodwin "Presentation of the events from 1653 to 1664 through which Dutch New Amsterdam became English New York. Life in the picturesque colony; the frivolity of the court of Charles 11, King of England; the decision to send a fleet to New Amsterdam; the growing revolt of Stuyvesant's citizens against his autocratic administration; the arrival of the English fleet; Stuyvesant's determination to resist; and his ultimate surrender. Professor Dixon Ryan Fox of Columbia University wrote the script and supervised the production of this subject." Producer el-Jh Guide 8i - silent; «d- sound; f - inflammable; nf- safety; el • elementary; Jh - Junior high; sh - senior high; c - college 96