Motion pictures for instruction (1926)

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308 MOTION PICTURES FOR INSTRUCTION Metals and Mineral Conquest of a Wilderness, — 4 reels— Illinois Steel Co., 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, III. The building of the great mills and the city of Gary by the Illinois Steel Company. Iron and Steel — Ford Motion Picture Laboratories, Detroit, Mich. An educational film on the manufacture of steel, from the ore fields to the finished product, showing the great transports on the Great Lakes. Making Steel and Wire— 5 reels— American Steel & Wire Co. 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, III. One is amazed at the great variety of uses to which wire is put in modern life, as shown in this film. From the wire nail to piano wire seems like a long journey, but when the steps are all shown the essential unity of the process is seen. The Making of Steel— 2 Reels— International Harvester Co., 606 South Michigan Ave., Chicago, III. Latest picture of a great industry. Steel Pipe — 4 reels — Bu. Mines. This film shows the manufacture of steel pipe from the mine, transportation, blast and open-hearth furnaces, ingot pouring, blowing, skelp mills, spelterizing, and welding. (For technical classes.) Steel and Plate Glass— N. C. R. Making electrotype blocks— a visit to a steel mill— a plate glass factory. Silverware — N. C. R. How silver plating is done. Story of Steel— 6 reels— Bu. Mines. The complete story of steel made by the Bureau of Mines and the United States Steel Corporation. (For technical classes.) Reel 1— Shows open-pit iron mining; transportation of ore by water; blast furnace; by-product coke-oven operation; Bessemer and electric furnaces; pouring ingots and the soaking pits,