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The Seven Wonders of Wool

Description: A film of Dorothy Burgess educating consumers on the seven wonders of wool: its wrinkle resistance, its absorbancy, its insulating properties, its "dye affinity," its heat and flame resistance, the way it's "easy to handle," and its durability. These are described as selling points during a sales training session.
Date: unknown
Duration: 21 minutes 27 seconds
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

[Weighing and Mailing]

Description: Photograph taken at the original building of the Princeton Film Center in New Jersey, around the time that the building first opened. Two men in the mail room use an envelope printer and scale.
Date: unknown
Partner: UNT Media Library

[Weighing and Mailing]

Description: Photograph taken at the original building of the Princeton Film Center in New Jersey, around the time that the building first opened. Two men in the mail room use an envelope printer and scale.
Date: unknown
Partner: UNT Media Library

[Women Filing Cards]

Description: Photograph taken at the original building of the Princeton Film Center in New Jersey, around the time that the building first opened. Women file cards in drawers labeled, "To be filed", "OHIO", "Kansas", "North Dakota", etc; with Employee Notice board in the background.
Date: unknown
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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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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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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Old Man In A Hurry

Description: This film tells the story of Bion Shively, the oldest man to win the Hambletonian Trotting Classic.
Date: 1956
Duration: 24 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Wishengrad, Morton; Carmer, Carl; Hammid, Alexander; Farmer, Tom & Knox, Gordon
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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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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Shooting Straight with Tim Holt

Description: Film of Tim Holt educating his young friend, Porky, on guns and gun safety. Part two covers sighting techniques, target practice, and techniques for loading a Kentucky Rifle. Includes a brief history of the John James Audobon and the habitate of a variety of birds.
Date: 1953
Duration: 13 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: National Rifle Association of America (NRA)
Partner: UNT Media Library
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Shooting Straight with Tim Holt

Description: Film of Tim Holt educating his young friend, Porky, on guns and gun safety. Part one covers the history of rifle use by early American settlers, including Buffalo Bill, and displays a matchlock rifle and a Springfield breechloading rifle.
Date: 1953
Duration: 13 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: National Rifle Association of America (NRA)
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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