A catalogue of selected 16mm. educational motion pictures (New York)

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18 Catalogue of Motion Pictures No. Service No. Subject Reels Charge 25-330 The Little Swiss Wood Carver 1 1.00 Story of little Swiss mountaineer weaves in scenery, story of William Tell and other lore, occupations and native life. (See also History—"Chronicles of America Photo- plays") 25-402 Down the Yukon River 1 1.00 Lakes and glaciers at the source of the Yukon; riding a canoe down the rapids; Miles Canyon and Whitehorse Rapids; picturesque Indian burying grounds at Nulato with little houses built over the graves; traveling by dog team over the frozen river in winter; break up of the ice in spring; fish wheels; natives catching salmon; Eskimo homes on the delta; herds of reindeer pastur- ing on the tundra; gold mining district near Nome; the cabin where Rex Beach wrote "The Spoilers." Arranged and produced by Jack Robertson. 25-403 Along the Alaskan Coast Line 1 1.00 Forests of spruce and hemlock; salmon fishing and canneries; ice breaking away from glaciers in the fjords; Kodiak, the old Russian capital; an old Russian Greek church still in use; silver fox farms; sea-lions on the rocky coast; coal strata and outcroppings along the shore; Aleut Indians in Southwest Alaska; volcanic area of the "Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes"; wading through mud, pumice and ashes to reach Mount Katmai. Arranged and produced by Jack Robertson. 25-408 Winter Olympics 1 1.00 Held at Lake Placid in the Adirondacks. Seventeen nations compete for titles in ice-skating races, hockey, figure skating, dog-sled racing, ski-jumping, and bob- sled racing. Famous athletes such as Jaffee, St. Goddard, Ruud, Sonja Henie, and Stevens Brothers. FORESTRY *25-115 Reforestation 1 1.00 I. Effect of wasteful cutting. II. Tree nursery. III. School project in reforestation. U. S. Department of Agriculture films: 25-510 The Forest and Wealth 1 .30 A story of the forest's contribution to industry and to the comfort and wealth of mankind. 25-505 The Forest and Health 1 .30 How the forest ministers to the spiritual and physical health of mankind. * Film lesson available. See introductory paragraph on page [vj.