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Cannons on Wings

Description: This film focuses largely on the assembly line construction of Bell Aircraft's fighter planes.
Date: unknown
Duration: 28 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Bell Aircraft Corporation
Partner: UNT Media Library
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What is Modern Art?

Description: Filmed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Vladimir Sokoloff introduces a young woman to some examples of modern art by Picasso, Chagall, Dali, and others and explains the motivations behind some of the techniques developed by the artists.
Date: 1948
Duration: 20 minutes 01 second
Creator: Brentano, Felix; Riethof, William & Samuels, Spencer
Partner: UNT Media Library
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Your Fair Share

Description: This film represents an appeal for donations to the Newark, N.J. area Community Service Association. Presents the stories of individuals with health or social problems who need assistance and then suggests community programs that could help.
Date: 1956
Duration: 13 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Carey, Macdonald; Rodakiewicz, Henwar & Turner, Howard
Partner: UNT Media Library
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The Telefixit Program

Description: A film of Greg Coleman advising viewers on TV tuning procedures.
Date: unknown
Duration: 3 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Coleman, Greg
Partner: UNT Media Library
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Know Your Enemy - Japan!

Description: This American propaganda film from the 1940s sought to educate Americans on the Japanese people, their land, and their alleged plan to take over the Pacific.
Date: 1942
Duration: 14 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Eliot, George Fielding; Hall, Radcliffe & Knox, Gordon
Partner: UNT Media Library
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Wings Over Dexter

Description: A film showing the role of local service airlines in modern transportation.
Date: 1953
Duration: 19 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Elwyn, Robert & Beck, Sherman
Partner: UNT Media Library
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Fabric Magic

Description: A short film examining the strengths of three Milliken-made fabric blends - nylon and wool, orlon and wool, and dacron and wool.
Date: unknown
Duration: 15 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Elwyn, Robert & Lyon, Sumner
Partner: UNT Media Library
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Description: Film overview of the history and services offered by the American Kennel Club.
Date: 1953
Duration: 23 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Elwyn, Robert; Knox, Gordon; Beck, Sherman & Kannon, John
Partner: UNT Media Library
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A Rising Tide

Description: Film describing the history of industry in New Bedford, Mass., focusing on the decline of the textile industry. The film presents the planning, implementation, and results of New Bedford's initiatives to foster economic development and create new jobs.
Date: 1964
Duration: 28 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Glenn, Jack; Zack, Eugene C.; Knox, Gordon & Kannon, John
Partner: UNT Media Library
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Via Port of New York

Description: A film on the Port of New York. Contains animated sequences.
Date: unknown
Duration: 27 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Granducci, O.; Rodakiewicz, Henwar & Holton, L. H.
Partner: UNT Media Library
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An American Museum

Description: A film about the City Art Museum of Saint Louis. It includes information on the roles of museum staff, including the duties of the curator. The film provides examples of how artifacts are examined for authenticity, techniques for display and information on traveling exhibits.
Date: 1954
Duration: 24 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Guggenheim, Charles & Torno, Laurant
Partner: UNT Media Library
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The Liquid Fire

Description: This is a dramatization of the life of labor leader Samuel Gompers.
Date: 1962
Duration: 29 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Hoade, Martin; Ann, Doris & Vlahos, John
Partner: UNT Media Library
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Jobs for America

Description: This film explores how relationships between struggling communities and the Area Redevelopment Administration helped struggling local economies by creating new jobs.
Date: 1962
Duration: 21 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Huntley, Chet; Knox, Gordon; Pfister, Walter & Ewing, Maxwell
Partner: UNT Media Library
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Lasers: Coherent Light Sources for Research and Industry

Description: Film presents the story of laser technology from its initial development, through the present state of the art, to its future potential.
Date: 1964
Duration: 34 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Huntley, Chet; Lackey, Douglas; Kauer, Gene; Davidovsky, Mario; Knox, Gordon & Mahon, John
Partner: UNT Media Library
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The Active Peacetime Service

Description: This film shows the many ways that the U.S. Coast Guard serves its country. Viewers learn that, among other duties, the U.S. Coast Guard regularly monitors the weather, warns ships of nearby icebergs, and patrols inland waterways.
Date: unknown
Duration: 25 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Knox, Gordon
Partner: UNT Media Library
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Son of the Conquistadors

Description: This film tells the story of Juan Martinez, a young man who leaves his family to join the US Air Force.
Date: 1944
Duration: 21 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Knox, Gordon
Partner: UNT Media Library
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Fortress of the Sky

Description: This film shows the work that everyone from Boeing researchers to factory workers put in to Boeing aircraft.
Date: 1943
Duration: 24 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Knox, Gordon; Burnside, Norman & Gudebrod, G. David
Partner: UNT Media Library
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Backfire

Description: "This story is based upon the actual classroom experiences of Thomas J. Shelly, teacher of Economics and History in the Yonkers High School, Yonkers, New York. The American Economic Foundation is happy to present this example of how common sense combats economic fallacies" - from film.
Date: unknown
Duration: 15 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Knox, Gordon; Elwyn, Robert & Lyon, Sumner
Partner: UNT Media Library
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Men Bet Their Lives On It

Description: Film focusing on Packard engines, the Packard company, Packard engine production, and Packard's contributions to the war effort in the 1940s are the focus of this program.
Date: unknown
Duration: 30 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Knox, Gordon; Elwyn, Robert & Winsten, Archer
Partner: UNT Media Library
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It Happens Every Spring

Description: This film briefly explores the history of the New York Wire Company and the making of aluminum wire screening.
Date: unknown
Duration: 15 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Knox, Gordon; Holton, L. H. & Capsis, John
Partner: UNT Media Library
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60 Seconds to Safety

Description: This film outlines suggested fire safety measures for schools.
Date: unknown
Duration: 9 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Knox, Gordon; Neeman, Robinson & Wilson, Donald
Partner: UNT Media Library
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Americans at Home: Treasure for your Table

Description: Film about the history of craftsman housewares in America, such as crystal ware, fine china, and sterling silver.
Date: 1956
Duration: 26 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Knox, Gordon; Oser, Jean & Turner, Howard
Partner: UNT Media Library
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The Navy's Blue Angels

Description: This film looks at The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels, a highly trained group of precision flying pilots.
Date: unknown
Duration: 26 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Knox, Gordon; Skoggard, Bruno; Blume, Wilbur T. & Lipton, Rex
Partner: UNT Media Library
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