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1949 EDITION 625-626 SANDHOGS. TFC lOmin sd (Adventures of a news cameraman) apply 625 Jh-sh Produced by 20th Century-Fox "A factual story of the various operations incident to the building of an underground tunnel. Various sequences show workers entering the tunnel by elevator, the operation of air-pressure gauges, exit from the air chamber into the tunnel Itself, workers using rock drills, scoops, and dynamite for the blasting. "The work of the men engaged in this precarious operation is idealized as they are shown removing mud, damming off and pumping out water, erecting girders, welding, and 'holing' through. This is a graphic presentation of the labor that goes into the construction of a modern convenience used by millions. "Recommended for use in junior and senior high schools for social studies groups studying transportation and industries. Might be useful also for vocational guidance groups discussing essential labor and motivation." Advisory committee 625.7 Highway engineering BUILDERS OF THE BROAD HIGHWAY. Frith 1941 22min sd color $130 625.7 el-Jh Guide In two parts. Each part may be purchased separately for $65 •'In a setting of rugged country between high cliffs, contractors and foremen are studying blueprints for a large construction job. We learn how the bids are let and the plans made before the work is started. Surveyors stake out the road for the direction and height of the road. Close-ups thruout the picture teach us accurately the different processes, but we stress always the men themselves. , „, "A real opportunity to show the different skills and crafts. . . 'Supercolossal' might be the term to use in summing up this film. It is so good that there is nothing to criticize. Photography, color, narration are excellent. "Pt.2 opens with inspectors and foremen. . . bending over a blueprint. . . They are studying the plans for a bridge. On a table they are making a model of a span for a bridge. For this road building project the ground has been leveled and is now ready for the construction work. First carpenters build the forms. . . The height of the walls and bridges makes a thrilling sight as the cranes lift huge concrete buckets high up In the air. . . We see how the concrete is mixed, poured, and smoothed. "Many close-ups make us feel we are a part of this big project. An Inspector uses the sun s reflection in a mirror to see down into the black corners of the retaining wall. . . More than Just a vocational guidance film.'' Secondary educ. BUILDING A HIGHWAY. EBF 1948 llmln sd * $45, rent $2.50 625.7 el-Jh-sh-ad Guide Collaborator: Professor Maurice B. Lagaard, Civil Engineering Dept. Technological Institute, Northwestern University Shows the role of highways in America's system of transportation and pictures the major processes of roadbulldlng. Shows that the construction of a road involves the use of huge and powerful machinery, as well as manpower Much of the actual construction of the modern, two way highway shown in the picture was filmed in Wisconsin. The surveying scenes were taken near the Wisconsin Dells, and the roadbed and grading scenes were made in northern Illinois and near Chicago, with the final photography showing a portion of the outer drive along Chicago's lakefront All major construction steps are shown in the film, from the first surveying, cutting, scraping and leveling of the roadbed thru as sembling of materials, mixing and dumping of concrete, smoothing and finishing the surface, to the completed highway open for trafflc FUTURAMA. GM 1940 lOmin sd loan 625.7 Jh-sh-ad How the world of 1960 will look according to the General Motors 1939-1940 World's Fair exhibit For a more detailed presentation see "To New Horizons" (listed below) HORIZONS UNLIMITED. NatHighway 1948 17min sd $25, loan 625.7 el-jh-sh-tr-ad Produced for the Automobile Manufacturers Association by RKO Pathe and sponsored by the highway transportation industries of America Shows how highway transportation has brought a new standard of living to all — farmers, small towns, big cities ROADS AND EROSION. Castle 1941 20min sd 127.12 625.7 sh-c-ad Produced by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, from whose regional ofiices it may be obtained Presents the outstanding measures now being used by farmers and highway departments throughout the country for the control of farm and highway erosion. Typical examples of erosion are shown along with cooperative conservation work of farmers ajid highway departments The advantages of planned highway construction and highway erosion control in beautifying the roadside, reducing highway maintenance costs, and Improving highway safety are summarized TO NEW HORIZONS. GM 1940 24min sd part color loan 625.7 el-jh-sh-c-ad "To depict the thrilling beauty and inspirational appeal of the famous General Motors Futurama, which was the smash hit of the New York World's Fair, the entire range of moving picture technique and artistry was drawn upon in an effort to capture this very unique and popular exhibit. The picture is a documentary record of the famous exhibit. You'll like it." Secondary educ. "Masterful technique. Dramatic and Impressive look into future. A photographic journey to the Futurama at the New York World's Fair, partly in black and white and partly in color." Collaborator 626 Irrigation. Canals BIG DITCH OF PANAMA. TFC lOmln sd (FltzPatrick traveltalks) apply 626 el-Jh-sh-ad Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The story of the development and the significance of the Panama canal FUNDAMENTALS OF IRRIGATION. USBur Reclamation 24min sd loan 626 Jh-sh-c-ad Illustrates methods of conserving irrigation water and how to apply to avoid overwatering certain types of land. How to estimate amount of water needed for various crops IRRIGATED PASTURES. USBurReclamation 16min sd color loan 626 sh-c-ad Illustrates methods of irrigating pasture lands to produce the forage crops desired 459