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917.98-918.1 EDUCATIONAL FILM GUIDE ALASKA TOUR — Continued Wrangel. Juneau and Skagrway. Totem poles and other interesting shots; also scenes of salmon packing industry." Advisory committee CUTTER NORTHLAND IN ALASKA. Bray 1935 llmin sd (Story of the US Coast guard) $30, rent $1.50 917.98 Jh-sh-ad Each summer the Coast guard sends a cutter to Alaska to render such medical, adjudiciary and other aid as necessary to the Eskimos FUR AND FEATHERS IN ALASKA. HawleyLord 1947 9min sd $22.50; also color $85 917.98 Jh-sh-c-ad This picture opens with shots of a boat moving up the Inland Passage. There are seQuences showing black and brown bear, flocks of geese, duck and sand-pipers; also excellent scenic shots of glaciers and ice-bergs JOURNEY TO DENALI. TFC 1942 lOmin sd apply 917.98 Jh-sh-c-ad Produced by Columbia Pictures Corp. "A trip up the Alaska Railroad from Anchorage to Mt. McKinley or, as it is known to the Alaskans, Denali. "The tour goes through Fairbanks and the Matanuska Valley where the Dust Bowl farmers, settled by the U.S. Government in this beautiful section, have built a thriving cooperative community." Advisory committee NEW HORIZONS— ALASKA. TFC 9min sd apply 917.98 el-Jh-sh-ad Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures Presents scenic views of Alaskan topogrraphy and shows significant industrial developments in this territory NORTHERN RAMPART. RKORadio 1948 18min sd (This is America) apply 917.98 Jh-sh-ad The complete and timely story of America's last frontier — ^Alaska, a keystone of national defense and a storehouse of national resources. Today, in the age of the jet plane and the atom bomb, hardy persons are carving farms out of Alaska's wilderness. Fishermen, trappers, lumbermen are wresting fortunes from its waters and forests. Sourdoughs still seek gold along its fabulous Yukon. To military strategists, Alaska is one of our first lines of defense. To economists it is a source of supply of much raw material. To many ex-GIs It is a land of adventure and opportunity PASSAGE TO THE PRIBILOFS. Hardcastle 1947 lOmin sd color $85 917.98 el-Jh-sh-ad Guide Starts from Seattle, with an interesting water trip through the inside passage and across the Gulf of Alaska, to the Bering sea. Landing on the rockbound Pribilof islands, we find a surprisingly modern civilization. Aleut Indians, modem dwellings, reindeer, radio communications, wild flowers, no trees, rare birds, are some of the unusual contrasts. But most interesting of all Is the great Alaska fur seal, who returns year after year to these tiny Islands, the only place In the world he is known, to touch land VALLEY OF TEN THOUSAND SMOKES. TFC lOmin sd (Father Hubbard's adventures) apply 917.98 Jh-sh-ad Produced by 20th Century-Fox "The film story of Father Hubbard's expedition to explore the region in Alaska where great volcanic upheavals have destroyed vegetation and left residues of gas vapors which give the appearance of smoke. "Father Hubbard and hia party find the heat of the region decreasing since his previous visit indicating the possibility of nature recovering from the volcanic destruction. "Recommended for use in high school classes in geology and for geography (Alaska) at junior high school levels." Advisory committee WINGS TO ALASKA. PanAm 1945 25min sd color loan 917.98 el-Jh-sh-c-tr-ad Guide From Seattle to Alaska over the snowcapped Rockies by plane. Gives an idea of the glaciers, the salmon canneries and shrimp Industries and shows wild life and trout fishing There is gold mining on the Yukon and scenes in Mt McKinley National Park. Totem poles, wild flowers, and sled dogs In summer add to the film 918 South America ANDES AND PAMPAS. Fllmsets Smln si $12.50 918 el-Jh Guide Contrasts the life and Industry in the mountains of Chile with that on the pampas of Argentina CONTINENT OF SOUTH AMERICA. EBF 1931 15min si $24 918 el-Jh-sh Guide "Position. Andean highlands. Eastern highlands and lowlands: Brazilian highlands and La Plata Basin, Guiana highlands and Orinoco Basin, Amazon Basin." California GOOD NEIGHBOR FAMILY. Castle 1943 18mln sd $23.54 918 Jh-sh-c-ad-forum Produced by Julien Bryan for the Office of Inter-American Affairs Pictures family life and customs in Latin American countries and contrasts these ways of living with those of the United States GOOD NEIGHBORS. TFC llmin sd (Magic carpet ser) apply 918 el-Jh-sh-ad Produced by 20th CenturyFox "A travelogue of Lima, Peru and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil showing the wealth of these beautiful cities, and then to Buenos Aires whose architectural magnificence is depicted. Contrasting with these are scenes of primitive harvesting and threshing in the pampas country. "The film is unusual for its airplane views of the Andes, showing evidences of prehistoric settlements at heights never reached by explorers. Unique views of crater interiors are also included. "A survey picture of a large area on the South American continent which might be useful in elementary geography classes or for groups discussing Latin America." Advisory committee PAN-AMERICANA. Brandon 1941 lOmin sd (Pan-America ser) $40, rent $2 918 Jh-sh-ad Guide Directed by Arthur Browning and supervised by William Wachs. Portrays the trade relations and means of communication within the Western hemisphere and indicates some elementary rules of pronunciation of the Spanish language 918.1 Brazil AMAZON. Filmsets Smln si $12.50 »18.1 el-Jh Guide Shows the animal, vegetable and native life in the Jungles along the Amazon river. Also the products of Brazil — rubber, nuta, cacao, etc. 618