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Sand: Desert In Motion
ON PREVIEW CASSETTE #98805 Footage of sand dunes being blown by wind, etc.
Film Leader Countdown
Film leader countdown.
Volkswagen
PREVIEW CASS #98139A Advertisement, TV commercial for a late 1960s VW fastback (not a Beetle). Autos.
1970s - Crop Rotation - Crown Vetch
Zoom out from crown vetch flower; pan from field of crown vetch on hillside to a nearby rural highway. Hillside field of crown vetch with farmhouse and farmland at the base of the hill; "Crown Vetch...Multi-Purpose Crop" title card.
Doing Things Together
Initiates awareness of orthopedic conditions. Presents factual information about the orthopedic condition of prosthetic limbs. Dramatizes how a child copes with having a prosthetic hand. Encourages discussion of feelings and attitudes toward people who have orthopedic condition. Shows that a child with a prosthetic hand can be expected to do many things that other children do.
The Tree Of Truth
Demonstrates that a subtraction problem may also be expressed as a missing addend problem and vice versa. Shows that there is no one best way of looking at a mathematics problem. Explains the use of a variable in an open sentence. Furnishes students with a powerful problem-solving tool by encouraging them to subsitute simple problems involving small numbers for more difficult problems using large numbers.
The World Of Up Close
Shows the unique properties of objects viewed close up. Emphasizes the importance of color, shape, and texture in identifying familiar objects. Stimulates curiosity about things that cannot be seen by the unaided human eye. Microscopic.
Ambassador of Friendship - Television advertising, political, for Richard M. Nixon Presidential campaigns.
TRANSFERRED WITH TIME CODE TO PREVIEW TAPE # 991537 K Ambassador of Friendship - Television advertising, political, for Richard M. Nixon Presidential campaigns.
Bud Billiken Plus Ads
This reel contains clips and trims from the Bud Billiken Parade (seems to be the B&W rough edit), and assorted ads and images in this order: Bud Billiken Parade clips; Enden Dandruff Shampoo (at health club--color; way groovy shots of 1970's men at a men's health club, combing their hair, picking afros, giving five, leaping into water, etc.); Gabriel Shock Absorbers; Holsum Bread Resealable labels; Crowds (AKA "The Challange of Change'-- note: film is upside down for this segment only); Chesty Potato Chips (color, excellent footage of a young couple getting closer through the use of Chesty brand snacks, followed by a 1950's housewife getting helpful advice about Chesty products from a knowledgeable stock clerk); Schlitz Malt Liquor(cheezy and cheap 1970's watercolor illustrations); Gerbers(more cheezy watercolor illustrations); Mother and baby (B&W photo negative of a mother and her newborn cuddling in a TV studio; ultimately very creepy, considering the negative). ON PREVIEW CASSETTE 97559 III 11:00:00
Lawn Sprinker Ad Plus
This reel contains seven commercials and clips from commercials: Geometric Lawn Sprinker (color); Rolley Polley slip covers; VO-5 Hairspray clips; ICBM liftoff; Mogen David wine; Chesty Potato Chips (animated); Date-Mate Cards. This reel has been transferred onto a 1" master. ON PREVIEW CASSETTE 97559 III 12:00:00
TV ad for Alka-seltzer
TV ad for Alka-seltzer Alka-Seltzer ad (footage that is played off as a joke, replete with belching pitchmen, microphones wandering into frame, wrong product placement, etc).
Safety Saw Ad Plus
It is important to note that this is not the ad that is on a one-inch master. This reel of 4 commercials and commercial outs and trims includes the following: Safety Saw (color); color fireworks; CU of man talking (silent); Toastmaster. ON PREVIEW CASSETTE 97559 II 08:00:00
TV Ad for Coco Wheats
Television commercial for Coco Wheats breakfast cereal (animated-b/w; very catchy jingle)
Holiday Car Wash Ad Plus
Holiday Car Wash (color); Democratic Platform Committee; Velvet Peanut Butter (b/w). Autos, politics, food. ON PREVIEW CASSETTE 97559 II 06:00:00
TV Ad for Mogen David Party Punch Mix
Television commercial for Mogen David Party Punch Mix
Turtle Wax Ad Plus
This reel of three commercials contains the following: Turtle Wax (animated); In-Sink-Er-Ator (plumbing tool); Derma-Fresh hand lotion. ON PREVIEW CASSETTE 97559 II 10:00:00
Pat Stevens Cosmetics
Great series of 5 commercials with a "pretty wife" theme. This 1950s footage is great representation of the 1950s feminine mystique syndrome--staying pretty for your husband. One woman actually says, "But heaven help me if he stops feeling that way," and she winks. Housewife, family, women's roles, makeup.
Interviews Of The Century VI
THIS FOOTAGE IS ON PREVIEW CASSETTE #201089 INTERVIEWS OF THE CENTURY, hosted by BOB ELSON. Bob interviews interesting people in Chicago's Union Station as they wait to board the famous Twentieth Century Limited train bound for New York City. Needless to say (but will be said anyway) there are many great tight and wide LS's of the famed train leaving downtown Chicago and arriving at Grand Central Station; subjective and objective shots. Good MS's of passengers and porters boarding the train. Interviewees: Lois Wilson, with her Pekinese cradled in her arms: TV, stage and film (silent and talkie) actress. Fred Sadie, former president of the National Boxing Association. He talks about Joe Louis and a then-rising Rocky Rocky Marciano (before they fought), then about Jack Kerns and Joe Maxim (after they fought). United States Senator Estes Kefauver. Dr. Ralph Angel, the head of University of Michigan's sociology department. Dr. Robert Strauss, a researcher at Yale University studying the effects of alcoholism. Willie Shore, comedian. Dr. Jules Montenet, French cosmetic chemist and president of aptly-named Jules Montenet Cosmetics Inc. Earl Hilligan, director of publicity for baseball's American League.
Interviews Of The Century V
Preview Cassette # 221521 BOB ELSON's INTERVIEWS OF THE CENTURY V. Bob interviews interesting people in Chicago's Union Station as they wait to board the famous Twentieth Century Limited train bound for New York City. Needless to say (but will be said anyway) there are many great tight and wide LS's of the famed train leaving Union Station and arriving at Grand Central in New York; subjective and objective shots. Good MS's of passengers and porters boarding the train. Interviewees: American Armed Forces Brigadier General Frank Holly, who was the commanding general in Germany during the air lift. A fraught, muscular man with much venom to spew towards the Red Menace. Some great anti-Communism rhetoric. Edwin L. Baron, teacher and practioner (though not here) of hypnosis. Abbe Lane, 19 year old beauty who sings for Xavier Cugat's world-famous big band. James MacDonald, first American Ambassador to Israel. And yes, he wrote a book about the experience. Harold "Red" Grange (Red Grange), former University of Illinois football great turned professional insurance salesman. Actor/ singer/ comedian Jimmy Durante. No real interview is conducted as Mr. Durante is surrounded by autograph-seeking admirers-- including Bob Elson. Jimmy smiles and jokes and signs autographs while chomping on a cigar.
Interviews Of The Century
Uncatalogued interviews at Union Station, Chicago, Illinois. Featuring visiting celebrities and dignitaries.
1966 - 24th Annual NRECA Meeting - Las Vegas
POV from airplane looking at desert mountains. POV from airplane approaching runway. POV from driver's side of car, driving past "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign; zoom in on sign. Travelling shots past Tropicana. POV from inside car, travelling past Dunes; adult Caucasian male and female in the car. POV from inside car, travelling past Coco Lounge sign; female passenger in the car. Thunderbird Hotel and Casino. Hotel; door opens and person gets out in FG. Sahara Hotel and Casino; traffic in FG. Camera rushing past marquee lights. Pulsing "D" light. Glittering lights; "N", "R", "E" light illuminate. Night, Stardust Auditorium neon sign; "Welcome National Rural Electric Cooperative Association". Night, Las Vegas Convention Center neon lights and same welcome sign to the NRECA. "24th Annual NRECA Meeting Las Vegas -- 1966; presented by Allis-Chalmers" text superimposed over Las Vegas Convention Center sign and building at night.
The Lovelier You
Not to be confused with "A Lovelier You" (BHC 67), this is a television pilot for a health and exercise show featuring Bernie Howard's wife Edi. Carol Channing is the guest, who talks about her false eyelashes with the hostess. Later, Edi does a legitimate-looking low-impact workout. Campy. Aerobics. Beauty. Makeup, cosmetics NOTE: 2 separate segments with Carol Channing
A Lovelier You
ON PREVIEW CASSETTE #98377/3 03:00:00 Archival aerobics at its strangest. 1950s TV demonstration featuring a woman with a strange German accent. Fitness, exercise, calisthenics. Low-impact workout that involves ballet moves. Looks pretty ineffective.
B'nai Brith's Israel
MISSING 5/23/2012 A transfer could be done from the elements. Partisan film about Israel: the land, the people, the Zionist movement. One of Bernie's favorite films. Sponsored by the B'Nai Brith Israel Commission. Won some awards, was entered in the Premio Cinematografico Mercurio d'Oro in Venice.