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Contains 194 Results:

The Living Earth series, part 1: The Birth of the Soil, 1948

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: B
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English-language sound print. "An explanation of how nature produces topsoil from the basic raw materials of rock, water, air, and sunlight. The film emphasizes the necessity for an organized conservation pgroam to save our natural reosurces. Includes animated drawings. For high school students and adult groups"--1948 Catalog of Copyright Entries.

Dates: 1948

The Living Forest series, part 1: The Forest Grows (Portuguese language version), 1949

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: B
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Portuguese-language silent print. "Presents the story of how our forests grow, describing the various elements that contribute to the mature forest. Explains forest zones in relation to temperature and rainfall and defines the phrase 'the climax forest' in terms of the speices that predominate when the forest is mature. For junior and senior high school and adult groups"--1949 Catalog of Copyright Entries.

Dates: 1949

The Living Forest series, part 1: The Forest Grows (Spanish language version), 1949

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: A
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Spanish-language soundtrack. "Presents the story of how our forests grow, describing the various elements that contribute to the mature forest. Explains forest zones in relation to temperature and rainfall and defines the phrase 'the climax forest' in terms of the speices that predominate when the forest is mature. For junior and senior high school and adult groups"--1949 Catalog of Copyright Entries.

Dates: 1949

The Living Forest series, part 3: Forest Conservation, 1949

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: A
Scope and Contents

Color silent print. "Calls attention to the many ways in which man has depleted the forest and shows what is being done in order to conserve forest resources. For junior and senior high school and adult groups"--1949 Catalog of Copyright Entries.

Dates: 1949

The Living Water series, part 1: Nature's Plan, 1953

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: A
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"A companion to the film 'Man's Problem,' this film describes the water cycle as nature's plan for providing all living things with life-giving water. Natural and time-lapse photography combine with animated drawings to clarify the mechanics of the water cycle and to describe and contrast various water cycle patterns in North America"----Water Films, 2nd edition, compiled by National Science Film Library of the Canadian Film Institute (1964).

Dates: 1953

The Living Water series, part 2: Man's Problem, 1953

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: A
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Color silent print. "A sequel to the film 'Nature's Plan,' this film demonstrates our absolute dependence on an adequate supply of clear, fresh water. It describes our increasingly serious water shortage problem and outliens the steps that must be taken if water is to be made available in the future for our increasing population and expanding industry"--Water Films, 2nd edition, compiled by National Science Film Library of the Canadian Film Institute (1964).

Dates: 1953

Too Late, part 1, 1957

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: D
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"Produced under the sponsorship of the Jamaica Population Research Foundation for the Conservation Foundation New York, United States"--Film titles

Dates: 1957

[Bronx Zoo profile, Segment from series The Wonder of it All], 1966

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: E
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Profile of the Bronx Zoo hosted by local WABC weatherman Tex Antoine for the TV program "Wonder of It All #8 Weird, Wild and Wonderful. Whale show"--Film leader.

Dates: 1966

Adventures of Chico (Whitetail fawn cuts), 1938

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: E
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Excerpt from the film, Adventures in Chico, featuring whitetail fawns in captivity. "Nature Excerpts Presents Adventures of Chico. Produced by Stacy Woodard. Whitetail Fawns"--Film credits.

Dates: 1938

Alligators at Black Hills Reptile Garden, 1957

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: A
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The WCS Archives holds no additional information about this film at this time.

Dates: 1957