Trying New Things (1950)
We see Pete Harvey conquer his fears of trying a new thing – swimming.
We see Pete Harvey conquer his fears of trying a new thing – swimming.
Tells the story of a girl who contracts pulmonary tuberculosis. Describes the process of primary infection and reinfection. Demonstrates the tuberculin and X-ray examinations and describes proper treatment. Asking the question why so many people still get tuberculosis, the narrator answers in part, \”Industrialization has spread faster than industrial health programs,\” some of the [...]
Shows examples of switching circuits in transistorized computers, explaining briefly the concept of digital computation and how transistors are used. Shows in more detail how a simple transistor switch works, with special attention to minority carrier storage in the base, showing how delaying effects of this storage are overcome. B W 1958 Instructional film about [...]
Shows the driver of a large trailer truck starting out on an overnight trip 350 miles away.
Surveys the causes, battles, leaders and effects of the Civil War. Made up mostly of Matthew Brady’s original wet plate photograhs, newspaper cartoons and headlines.
a Christian film where a young girl learns “to turn the other cheek”.
Shows how two city children, spending the summer at an uncle’s farm, watch the maturation of grain and vegetables and feed and care for animals. Shows the factors that affect children’s health and growth.
STORY OF TWO YOUNG RACCOONS SHOWING THEIR ADVENTURES IN THE WOODS & THEIR VISIT TO A NEARBY FARM. B/W 1951Nature film for young children featuring two raccoons, Randy andWilbur, who wander through the woods and then invade a farmhouse.Randy has a voice like Jerry Lewis and Wilbur sounds like Lenny in””Of Mice and Men””.00:09:04:00 B/W [...]