Rocks and Gems - WPA 1265 B - A Roll
1950s - Hand Washing - Hygiene
CU washing hands in sink, lathered up with cleaning product called BORAXO.
1950s - Gypsum Board - Construction
Men hanging Gypsum board in new construction.
1950s - Fashion - Jewelry
Caucasian woman wearing diamond necklace and mink stole, putting diamond earrings in.
1950s - Rock Hounds - Geology
Caucasian man and young boy in the field rock hunting, gathering rocks.
1950s - Rock Hounds - Geology
Caucasian man and young boys in the field rock hunting, gathering rocks. Title card reading SANDSTONE-Quartz. CU examples of Sandstone.
1950s - Minerals - Geology
CU examples of Quartz. Text reading “2. Feldspars”. CU examples of Feldspathoids. Text reading “4. Mica”. CU examples of Ferromagnesian minerals. Text reading “6. Ores”. CU examples of Accessory minerals. Text reading “8. Secondary Minerals”. CU Precipitation minerals.
1950s - Igneous Rocks - Animation
Animation showing how Igneous rocks are created.
1950s - Lava - Geology
CU molten lava.
1950s - Sedimentary Rock - Animation
Animation with text reading SEDIMENTARY. Animation of rain falling on mountain. Animation of mountain and coastline.
1950s - Animation - Geology
Animation of coastal landscape.
1950s - Mountain - Scenic
Snow capped mountain.
1950s - Metamorphic Rock - Geology
Animation showing how Metamorphic rocks are formed. CU examples of Limestone.
1950s - Rock Hound - Geology
Man in shrubby landscape, picking up rocks and hitting them together.
1950s - Waterfall - Scenic
GV waterfall cascading down cliff wall.
1950s - Mountain - Scenic
GV scenic mountain view.
1950s - Rock Formation - Scenic
GV scenic rock formation.
1950s - Rocky Shoreline - Scenic
GV waves crashing along rock shoreline.
1950s - Mountain - Scenic
GV scenic landscape with mountains in the distance, car drives along remote road.
1950s - Rail Cart - Quarry
Rail carts dumping large rocks at quarry site.
1950s - Title Card - Color
Text reading COLOR.
1950s - Minerals - Geology
CU examples of Azurite, Rhodochrosite, Malachite and Sulfur.
1950s - Rock - Geology
CU hand using hammer to break open rock with glass like appearance inside.
1950s - Title Card - Luster
Text reading LUSTER.
1950s - Metallic Luster - Geology
CU examples of rocks with a metallic luster.
1950s - Adamantine Luster - Geology
CU examples of minerals with adamantine luster, diamond.
1950s - Luster - Geology
CU examples of Silky luster, Oily luster, Waxy luster and Greasy luster minerals.
1950s - Hardness - Geology
Text reading: HARDNESS - 1. TALC, 2. GYPSUM, 3. CALCITE, 4. FLUORITE, 5. APATITE, 6. FELDSPARE, 7. QUARTZ, 8. TOPAZ, 9. CORUNDUM, 10. DIAMOND
1950s - Hardness - Geology
Animated with Text reading: HARDNESS - 1. TALC, 2. GYPSUM, 3. CALCITE, 4. FLUORITE, 5. APATITE, 6. FELDSPARE, 7. QUARTZ, 8. TOPAZ, 9. CORUNDUM, 10. DIAMOND, many marked off with a check.
1950s - Testing for Hardness - Geology
CU hands holding a piece of glass, using an unknown mineral to scratch surface, testing for hardness.
1950s - Crystal Formations - Geology
Text reading CRYSTAL FORMATIONS. Illustrations demonstrate the various shapes.
1950s - Cleavage - Geology
CU hands holding unknown mineral, showing the cleavage.
1950s - Minerals - Geology
CU unknown mineral.
1950s - Fracture - Geology
Text reading FRACTURE.
1950s - Conchoidal - Geology
Text reading CONCHOIDAL.
1950s - Hackly - Geology
Text reading HACKLY.
1950s - Streak Test - Geology
CU hands using unknown mineral to perform streak test on unglazed porcelain.
1950s - Streak Test - Geology
CU hands using Chrysocolla mineral to perform streak test on unglazed porcelain.
1950s - Streak Test - Geology
CU hands using Hematite mineral to perform streak test on unglazed porcelain.
1950s - Rock Hunting Tools - Geology
CU tools used in rock hunting including: prospector’s pic and coal chisel.
1950s - Minerals - Geology
CU example of colorful mineral collection.
1950s - Blue Minerals - Geology
CU minerals with blue color.
1950s - Fossils and Petrified Wood - Geology
CU examples of fossils and petrified wood.
1950s - Minerals - Geology
CU display of colorful, unidentified minerals.
1950s - Minerals - Geology
CU unknown minerals.