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Junior Club

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Duration: 7 minutes 56 seconds
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Materials Handling

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Duration: 3 minutes 28 seconds
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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)
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Hurricane Hunters

Description: In this film, USAF storm chasers track and study a hurricane and are able to warn a city about the approaching storm.
Date: 1947
Duration: 14 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: United States. Air Force.
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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
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North by Northeast

Description: This short film - produced in association with Northeast Airlines and Hertz Rent a Car Systems - shows travel opportunities in New England.
Date: unknown
Duration: 13 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Knox, Gordon; Stratton, Chet & Blume, Wilbur T.
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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
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Rural Review

Description: This program on rural living includes segments on the 4H Club; "modern," "step-saving" kitchens; and "modern," time-saving farming equipment.
Date: unknown
Duration: 13 minutes 35 seconds
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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
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The Building of a Tire

Description: This film shows the process involved in the making of Firestone tires (in the 1940s). This film contains some animated sequences.
Date: 1945
Duration: 25 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: The Walt Disney Company
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The Potent Triangle

Description: This film highlights New Jersey and L. Bamberger & Co. retail stores (now branded Macy's) as two important parts of a "Potent Triangle" of business in their corner of the U.S. - a "quality market" and a "great outlet," respectively. The film represents L. Bamberger & Co.'s call for a "Creative Producer" to complete their Potent Triangle by providing L. Bamberger & Co. with a "California fashion cavalcade."
Date: unknown
Duration: 20 minutes 47 seconds
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Wings of the Future

Description: This film discusses helicopters and looks at how inventors and innovators like Igor Sikorsky, Juan de la Cierva and Arthur Young helped to make helicopter flight possible.
Date: unknown
Duration: 16 minutes 08 seconds
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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
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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
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