Educational film guide ()

626-627.8 EDUCATIONAL FILM GUIDE IRRIGATION FARMING. Castle ISmin sd $24.99 626 sh-c-tr-ad Produced by the U.S. Soil conservation service from whose regional offices it may be borrowed Irrigation problems and methods in the southwest IRRIGATION FARMING. EBP 1939 llmin sd (People at work) $45, rent $2.50 626 el-jh-sh Guide Collaborator: George T. Renner, Jr, Teachers College, Columbia University "This film shows man's ingenuity in using the resources of nature to make usable and profitable a land that would otherwise bp arid and desert, incapable of supporting vegetation. . "How engineers harness the water which begins with melting mountain snow is shown, as well as how the farmer uses the water by various methods of irrigation such as the pipe, the canvas, and the ditch methods." Wisconsin LOCKS AT SAULT STE. MARIE, Rev. ed. Ed Flm 1940 15min si $25, rent $1 626 Jh Guide Shows the action of the locks in lowering and raising boats. Great ore boats are shown going both up and down 627 River, harbor and hydraulic engineering. Salvage HARBOR GOES TO FRANCE. BIS 1946 15min sd $47.50, rent $2.50 627 sh-c-ad The offlclal British Army film recording the history of "Operation Mulberry," the prefabricated harbor which was used by the Allies tn the invasion of Europe MIGHTY COLUMBIA RIVER. Coronet 1947 * lOmin sd $45; also color $90 627 el-Jh-sh Guide Collaborator: Clifford M. Zierer, professor of geography. University of California In scenes of the work of the Bonneville and Grand Coulee Dams, the kodachrome camera captures the tremendous force and vitality that make the Columbia not only the largest river flowing Into the Pacific from the West coast of North America, but also one of the world's greatest sources of hydro-electric power. Navigable for ninety miles upstream by ocean-going vessels, the Columbia has carved, at its mouth, the only deep water harbour between San Francisco and Cape Flattery. It Is also one of the world's important sources of fish SAFE IN PORT. Frith 1948 15min sd color (Harbor ser) $95 627 p-el-Jh-sh Guide Bob Gaffner learns how engineers plan and build harbors to withstand the power of the mighty ocean storms. The film was made to make children understand the magnitude of man's work in building the breakwaters and piers, digging the harbor channels and filling in the harbor bays. Shows the forces of the ocean waves, the powerful cranes and dredges, and the men working in unison on the large construction jobs. Bob and his dog actually experience the high surf, climb and fish for crabs on the two-mile breakwater and Investigate the pelicans and seals that seek refuge from the ocean storms SUNKEN FLEET (RENFLOUEMENT). AFFIm 1946 lOmin sd $32.50, rent $3 627 Jh-sh-c-ad Shows the highly dangerous work involved in the refloating of the sunken French merchant marine. Many underwater scenes and deep-sea divers are shown at work TIME AND TIDE. BIS 16min sd $47.50. rent $2.50 627 sii-c-ad The important and little known work of the men of the Admiralty salvage department is shown as they clear a harbor of wrecked enemy vessels and open it once again to Allied shipping 627.1 River and valley improvement TVA. RKORadio 1948 ISmin sd (This is America) apply 627.1 sh-c-ad-forum Shows the history making results of the Tennessee valley authority, not only in terms of electric power but in prosperity and a fuller and richer life for the people of the valley. Thru the electricity manufactured fertilizers were developed to renew the earth reclaimed from erosion by new methods of planting, including contour plowing, levels and ditches. From the earth reclamation new farm industries were developed such as dairy farming, cattle raising and meat-packing, thereby freeing the valley from its one crop system — cotton raising. From the lakes created by the dams a waterway was formed leading to the sea supplying not only the basis for new businesses but giving the people an opportunity for recreation and relaxation on beaches and with water sports 627.8 Dams BUILDING OF BOULDER DAM, IntHarvester 1935 lOmin sd loan 627.8 Jh-sh Produced by Dowing & Brownell of Hollywood Pictures man's conquest of the Colorado River by the building of a great dam. The varied activities incidental to the creation of this huge dam are w^oven into a story Many scenes show the important part played by International trucks in the transportation of material and men HOOVER DAM. USBurReclamation 32min sd loan 627.8 sh-c-ad Also available in a 75 minute silent version Shows the construction of the world's highest dam from start to finish MIRACLE OF HYDRO. TFC lOmin sd (Magic carpet ser) apply 627.8 Jh-sh Produced by 20th Century-Fox "A descriptive presentation of the significance of the Bonneville and Grand Coulee Dams. Beside interesting views of the dama there are scenes of the salmon run along the Columbia River and logging activities. "The film closes with interesting shots of the effects of artificial irrigation in other sections of the country where similar dams have been constructed. "Recommended for courses in general science." Advisory committee NORRIS DAM CONSTRUCTION. TVA 1941 20min si loan 627.8 Jh-sh-c A semi-technical subject showing how the Clinch River dam was built TVA. TVA 1941 20min sd loan 627.8 Jh-sh-c "Presents the work and accomplishments of the TVA after more than seven years' progress towards the unified development of the Tennessee Valley. It shows the multi-purpose dams operating to help control floods, to aid navigation, and to produce power. 460