Category Archives: 1950s

Presidential Elections (1952)

title missing. Describes the process of electing a President of the United States. Analyzes the structure and strategy of campaign organizations and the major politcal moves involved in the nomination and election of a president.

Pressure Of Light (1959)

Discusses the role of light pressure in the universe. Shows how light pressure on a thin foil suspended in a high vacuum sets the foil into oscillation. Includes a discussion of the Crookes radiometer. B W 1959 Educational film about physics, exploring the notion that light exerts pressure on the objects it strikes. The host [...]

Pride – The Saddle Horse (1952)

Giddyap Pride, giddyap. Grandpa tells the boys about the horse Pride and how he was trained.

Pride, The Saddle Horse (1952)

Grandpa tells the boys about the horse Pride and how he was trained.

Printing Through The Ages (1950)

Traces the story of printing from ancient times to the present. Shows early methods using carved wood blocks, transition from printing pictures to printing letters, Gutenberg’s contribution, evolution of modern type face and effects of the industrial revolution. Educational film, for young children, about printing technology and newspaper presses. 00:00:41:00 B/W 1950 Boy carves simple design into potato, [...]

Progressive Waves: Transverse And Longitudinal (1954)

Introduces the subject of transverse progressive waves by illustrating a pulse being sent down a stretched rope. Shows its velocity of travel to be dependent upon the elastic and inertial factors. Longitudinal wave disturbance is shown by a pulse moving down a row of beads connected by light-weight springs.

Punctuation (1958)

Function of punctuation: use of period; question mark; exclamation mark; comma and quotation marks.

Puss In Boots (1958)

not in FSL. Retells the fairy tale with animated puppets made by the Dietz Brothers. Uses stop-motion photography.

Why You? (1952)

Explains the circumstances affecting the selection of an individual for military service by presenting information on deferments and exemptions and by describing the operation of the selective service boards.