Catalogue of Pathépictures Selected for Educational, Religious and Social Groups (1925)

PATHEPICTURES 7 devoted to Deer, showing the Axis, the White-tailed Deer, Elk and the last few scenes of Reindeer include some of the most marvelous and spectacular "shots" that have ever been thrown on the screen, showing thousands of Reindeer swimming a stream over a mile wide. ANTS: NATURE'S CRAFTSMEN 1 Reel This is a most fascinating micro-cinematographic study of Ants and Community Life. It deals with a careful analysis of the structure of the Queens, Males and Workers. Very instructive pictures of mounds and ant-hills; thousands of workers at work. The story of hatching. The "nurse" ministering to newly born ants. Attacks upon enemies; feeding habits; defense of their homes, etc. BABY SONGBIRDS AT MEALTIME 1 Reel This film is not so much a technical study in ornithology as it is a delightful little nature study which deals almost entirely with little songbirds and their eating habits. It shows many fascinating pictures of parent birds feeding their nestlings. Some of the birds treated in this film are: Sparrows, Linnets, Canaries, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Brown Linnet, Titmice or Chickadees, the Long-tailed Tomtit, European Warbler and the Marsh Wren. HONEY MAKERS 1 Reel An intimate study of the life and habits of the Bee, with titles that are scientifically authoritative. No more valuable contribution to the cause of visual instruction has been made than this picture of the most interesting and fascinating of all insects. Historical Scenics AMERICAN LANDMARKS OF OUR FOREFATHERS 1 Reel Jamestown, Yorktown and Williamsburg, Virginia. Scenes of the first settlement of English speaking people in the Western Hemisphere; of the spot where Lord Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington; of the oldest college in America. Diagrammatics and informative titles give this picture exceptional educational value. NEW ENGLAND SHRINES 1 Reel Historic and literary landmarks in and around Boston. Plymouth and the famous Rock, Faneuil Hall, King's Chapel, the site of the Battle of Lexington, the homes of Hawthorne, Longfellow, Louisa M. Alcott and other places of interest make this picture of value to the teacher of history or literature. CHARLESTON, PAST AND PRESENT 1 Reel Beautiful, historic Charleston, with some history of the Carolinas and much of the architectural beauty and the culture that have made this Southern city a place of beauty and distinction. FIRST AMERICANS 1 Reel A subject that contrasts the habits, industries and religious ceremonies of the Indians of the Southwest with those of the more familiar Indians of the Plains. Pictures were made on the Blackfeet Reservation in Glacier National Park and among the Pueblos of Arizona and New Mexico. There are some scenes of the ancient cliff dwellings. EUROPEAN ATHENS, THE GLORIOUS 1 Reel A beautiful colored picture of Athens of both the Greek and Roman periods. On the same reel are scenes. on the island of Crete, showing remains of civilization that antedated that of Greece by more than a thousand years. The Department of Classical Art of the Metropolitan Museum of Fine Arts criticised and approved this picture. THE ANCIENT DUCHY OF BRITTANY 1 Reel A Pathecolor picture of customs, costumes and types in town and country of one of the oldest, most picturesque provinces of France. The subject affords an effective background for French history or literature. THREE ANCIENT CITIES OF FRANCE 1 Reel A colored picture of Southern France. The valleys of the Aude; villages and castles in the Pyrenees; Aries, known as the Gallic Rome; Avignon, the City of the Popes and the medieval fortified city of Carcassonne are shown in this beautiful and inspiring subject. AFRICAN EAST IS EAST 1 Reel A Pathecolor picture of Northern Africa, old and new Tunis, industries, street life and glimpses inside the Mohammedan home, scenes on the desert and in the oases to the south of Tunis.