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921-929.9 EDUCATIONAL FILM GUIDE STORY OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS. BBF 1948 17min sd (American history ser) $75.50, rent $5; also color $153, rent $8 921 el-Jh-sh Guide Produced by Emerson Film Corp. Re-enacts the dramatic events leading to the discovery of America by Columbus, whose faith in a dream remained unshaken despite the many obstacles placed in his path. Columbus' life is portrayed from boyhood to the time when he lands on the tiny island of San Salvador on October 12, 1492 ,, ^, "Beautifully photographed and excellently acted, the film gives the well-known facts about Columbus and his explorations." Film world STORY OF DR CARVER. TFC lOmin sd (Pete * Smith specialties) apply 921 jh-sh-c Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer "The story of a negro slave-boy who received an education and became a scientist. . . Highly recommended for social studies, agriculture, and general science." Advisory committee STORY OF ELIAS HOWE. TFC llmin sd (Fools who made history) apply 921 jh-sh-c-ad Produced by Columbia Pictures Corp. "The story of Elias Howe and his years of struggle to perfect the sewing machine. The picture attempts to show that inventors seldom profit from their inventions and rarely enjoy the gratitude of the age in which they live "Early types of machines are shown and their first use in factories." Advisory committee STRANGE DESTINY. TFC lOmin sd (MGM miniatures) apply 921 Jh-sh-c-ad Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer When the great port of Smyrna was under siege by the forces of the Turkish leader Mustapha Kemal Pasha in 1922, over 350,000 Greeks were stranded in the city. A YMCA worker drew up and executed a humanitarian plan for their safe evacuation THE SULLIVANS. Films 120min sd apply 921 Jh-sh-ad Anne Baxter and Thomas Mitchell in a film paying tribute to the 5 Sullivans who went down with the USS Juneau. Outlines the lives of the five brothers from boyhood on TEDDY THE ROUGH RIDER. TFC 19min sd * color apply 921 Jh-sh-ad Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures A biography of Theodore Roosevelt from 1898 to 1914 showing his activity as Assistant secretary of the Navy; his organization of the Rough Riders and participation in the Spanish American war; his election as Governor of New York; his nomination and election to the Vice Presidency of the United States THOMAS A. EDISON. GE 16min si loan 921 el-Jh-sh-c-ad Actual pictures of Thomas Edison made during various visits to the General Electric Co. in Schenectady WEST WIND. CanNFB 1943 20min sd color $150, rent $5 921 Jh-sh-c-ad Comparative shots of Tom Thomson's sketches and the Algonquin park landscape that was his painting ground Distinguished fellow artists, Lawren Harris, A. Y. Jackson and Arthur Lismer, pay tribute to the genius whose career was so tragically cut short WILLIAM TIN DALE. RFA 1938 40min sd rent $10 921 Jh-sh-ad Produced by the Religious Film Society, London "A portrayal of the life of the man who gave his life in order that the common man might have the priceless gift of the Holy Bible in English." Georgia WILSON. Films 135min sd color apply 921 Jh-sh-c-ad Produced by 20th Century-Fox An historical biography that chronicles Wilson's career from 1909 when, as president of Princeton, he accepts the nomination for the governorship of New Jersey, to 1920 when he quits the White House, weary and dispirited, his plans for a League of Nations sadly deflated WINGS OF VICTORY. Brandon 1942 lOOmln sd (United nations ser) apply, rent $25 921 Jh-sh-ad The story of Valery Chkalov who is best known to Americans for leadership of the first transpolar flight from Moscow to the U.S. in 1937. Story of a stunt pilot who overcame many odds to achieve important accomplishments in the field of aviation in the interests of humanity YOUNG MR LINCOLN. Films 1939 120min sd apply 921 Jh-sh-ad Produced by 20th Century-Fox "Historical drama. . . Henry Fonda plays the Great Emancipator in those years of his life just before be became a great world figure when he came from the small town of New Salem, Illinois to take up law practice in Springfield." Mot. pict. rev. digest YOUNG MR PITT. Films 1942 120mln sd apply 921 Jh-sh-ad Produced by 20th Century-Fox Robert Donat and Phyllis Calvert in a film of England in Napoleonic days with emphasis on the political and military career of one of England's greatest prime ministers 929.9 Flags FLAG SPEAKS. TFC 19min sd color apply 929.9 Jh-sh-c-ad Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer "This subject represents the fiag, symbol of freedom and democracy for hundreds of social and racial divisions of 133 millions of people, and cites significant events in its autobiography. "Dramatizations are shown of the unfurling of the Revolutionary Flag at Fort Stanwix ana of the Constitutional Convention. Then the flag tells, with dramatizations, of abuses of freedom of the Press, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly. "The final sequences are a guide to the correct use of the flag and correct manners of salute, closing with the singring of 'America the Beautiful.' "Highly recommended at all grade levels for classes in social studies and citizenship." Advisory committee FLAGS ON DUTY. Frith 1941 12min sd color $65 929.9 el-Jh-sh-c-ad In this picture are brilliantly colored flags calling out messages in Washington, New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles. A brief historical introduction shows ten of the more important flags of the United States We see the upholstery shop where Betsy Ross made her flag and Independence Hall in 630