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Gordon Knox Film Collection
- Sample TV news clip reel
- This film contains footage of black and white news clips from the 1950s. Subjects covered in these news clips includes Allis-Chalmers'cement-making process, pilot plant in Milwaukee and the installation of computing equipment ("Northrop Electronic Brain") in Hawthorne, California. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13660/
- The Banshee
- A film about the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation's "twin-jet carrier-based" fighter plane known as The Banshee. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13668/
- Son of the Conquistadors
- This film tells the story of Juan Martinez, a young man who leaves his family to join the US Air Force. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13664/
- The Building of a Tire
- This film shows the process involved in the making of Firestone tires (in the 1940s). This film contains some animated sequences. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13669/
- The Automobile and the American Way of Life
- A film about how automobiles have enhanced our daily lives. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13666/
- Shooting Straight with Tim Holt
- 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. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13663/
- Jobs for America
- This film explores how relationships between struggling communities and the Area Redevelopment Administration helped struggling local economies by creating new jobs. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13642/
- It Happens Every Spring
- This film briefly explores the history of the New York Wire Company and the making of aluminum wire screening. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13641/
- Materials Handling
- This film discusses how the development of bigger and better machinery over the years has improved work efficiency, especially in fields that involve moving materials and building structures. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13647/
- The Grumman Gulfstream
- This film discusses the Grumman Gulfstream airplane, its construction, and the qualities that make it useful, specifically for traveling business men digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13640/
- Lasers: Coherent Light Sources for Research and Industry
- Film presents the story of laser technology from its initial development, through the present state of the art, to its future potential. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13648/
- Know Your Enemy - Japan!
- 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. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13644/
- Modern Packaging
- This film touches on the design and importance of packaging for items like food products and mail shipments. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13649/
- Lenox TV spot
- This short video features three B&W commercials for Lenox fine china. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13646/
- Junior Club
- This film contains home video footage and includes images of a car stuck on a beach and of a woman throwing snow balls into a canyon. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13643/
- Wings Over Dexter
- A film showing the role of local service airlines in modern transportation. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13682/
- Sulmet: Sulfamethazine in the Treatment of Livestock Diseases
- This film advocates the use of Sulmet sulfamethazine for treating diseases in livestock. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13665/
- 60 Seconds to Safety
- This film outlines suggested fire safety measures for schools. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13662/
- Shooting Straight with Tim Holt
- 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. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13661/
- The Active Peacetime Service
- 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. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13667/
- Greyhound Bus Driver
- This short film depicts interviews of Greyhound Bus driver applicants. Both favorable and not-so-favorable qualities in applicants are discussed. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13635/
- Fabric Magic
- A short film examining the strengths of three Milliken-made fabric blends - nylon and wool, orlon and wool, and dacron and wool. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13632/
- Con Salud Venceremos
- This film looks at health care and disease prevention in Venezuela. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13631/
- Heart of the City
- This short film briefly examines the impact of a factory on a town and its economy. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13637/
- An Album of Christmas Carols
- This film features the Columbus Boychoir performing Christmas carols off of their album, "Columbus Boychoir Christmas Carols." digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13630/
- Grumman at War
- This film covers the design, testing, production, and South Pacific combat record of Grumman F6F fighter aircraft. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13638/
- Fortress of the Sky
- This film shows the work that everyone from Boeing researchers to factory workers put in to Boeing aircraft. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13634/
- Hurricane Hunters
- In this film, USAF storm chasers track and study a hurricane and are able to warn a city about the approaching storm. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13639/
- Giant Killers
- This film shows the material and manpower that go into making Elco PT boats. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13636/
- Forget Not These Children
- This film discusses children with mental disabilities and the people and institutions that help them become functioning members of their communities. "Funds for this work were made available through the National Mental Health Act." - from end credits digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13633/