Serial/Series Title

Language

The Active Peacetime Service captions transcript

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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Knox, Gordon
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Album of Christmas Carols captions transcript

An Album of Christmas Carols

This film features the Columbus Boychoir performing Christmas carols off of their album, "Columbus Boychoir Christmas Carols."
Date: unknown
Creator: Smith, Paul Lincoln & Bryant, Donald T.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
An American Museum captions transcript

An American Museum

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
Creator: Guggenheim, Charles & Torno, Laurant
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Americans at Home: Treasure for your Table captions transcript

Americans at Home: Treasure for your Table

Film about the history of craftsman housewares in America, such as crystal ware, fine china, and sterling silver.
Date: 1956
Creator: Knox, Gordon; Oser, Jean & Turner, Howard
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Anesthesia for Operative Procedures of Short Duration, for Induction Prior to Ether and to Complement Nitrous Oxide-Oxygen captions transcript

Anesthesia for Operative Procedures of Short Duration, for Induction Prior to Ether and to Complement Nitrous Oxide-Oxygen

"This film has been prepared as an aid to the physician in obtaining a more complete understanding of the procedures, the limitations, and the advantages of Vinethene anesthesia" - from film.
Date: unknown
Creator: Knox, Gordon; Elwyn, Robert; Gray, Hugh & Snow, William
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arresting Engine: Mark 7, Mod 1 captions transcript

Arresting Engine: Mark 7, Mod 1

United States Navy training film on engine maintenance.
Date: 1954
Creator: United States. Navy.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Automobile and the American Way of Life captions transcript

The Automobile and the American Way of Life

A film about how automobiles have enhanced our daily lives.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Backfire captions transcript

Backfire

"This story is based upon the actual classroom experiences of Thomas J. Shelly, teacher of Economics and History in the Yonkers High School, Yonkers, New York. The American Economic Foundation is happy to present this example of how common sense combats economic fallacies" - from film.
Date: unknown
Creator: Knox, Gordon; Elwyn, Robert & Lyon, Sumner
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Banshee captions transcript

The Banshee

A film about the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation's "twin-jet carrier-based" fighter plane known as The Banshee.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Building America captions transcript

Building America

Film on US infrastructure development, with topics including homes of the future, the role of lumber dealers in home building, the importance of home maintenance, and the importance of urban development. This film includes animated sequences.
Date: unknown
Creator: Price, Sherman
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Building of a Tire captions transcript

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.
Date: 1945
Creator: The Walt Disney Company
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cannons on Wings captions transcript

Cannons on Wings

This film focuses largely on the assembly line construction of Bell Aircraft's fighter planes.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell Aircraft Corporation
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coaxial and Microwave Miracles captions transcript

Coaxial and Microwave Miracles

This film discusses technologies such as coaxial cables and microwaves and how they are used in the field of communication technology.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fabric Magic captions transcript

Fabric Magic

A short film examining the strengths of three Milliken-made fabric blends - nylon and wool, orlon and wool, and dacron and wool.
Date: unknown
Creator: Elwyn, Robert & Lyon, Sumner
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Forget Not These Children captions transcript

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
Date: unknown
Creator: Lyon, Sumner; Smith, Ardis & Holton, Hamilton
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Giant Killers captions transcript

Giant Killers

This film shows the material and manpower that go into making Elco PT boats.
Date: unknown
Creator: van Nostrand, Wallace & Deventer, Van
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Gordon Knox and Gunther von Fritsch on location in New Mexico]

Gordon Knox and Gunther von Fritsch filming Son of the Conquistadors in New Mexico in 1941. Fritsch and Knox are shown standing on the roof of a car looking over a camera on a tripod. A woman is visible behind the car seated behind another tripod. "100 Years, A New Mexico Film Celebration," is written in the top right corner.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Grumman at War captions transcript

Grumman at War

This film covers the design, testing, production, and South Pacific combat record of Grumman F6F fighter aircraft.
Date: 1944
Creator: Phelps, Leroy G.; Elwyn, Robert; Rodakiewicz, Henwar; Knox, Gordon & Nagel, Conrad
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Grumman Gulfstream captions transcript

The Grumman Gulfstream

This film discusses the Grumman Gulfstream airplane, its construction, and the qualities that make it useful, specifically for traveling business men
Date: unknown
Creator: Milligan, Richard & Joyce, William F.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Heart of the City captions transcript

Heart of the City

This short film briefly examines the impact of a factory on a town and its economy.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hurricane Hunters captions transcript

Hurricane Hunters

In this film, USAF storm chasers track and study a hurricane and are able to warn a city about the approaching storm.
Date: 1947
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
It Happens Every Spring captions transcript

It Happens Every Spring

This film briefly explores the history of the New York Wire Company and the making of aluminum wire screening.
Date: unknown
Creator: Knox, Gordon; Holton, L. H. & Capsis, John
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Jobs for America captions transcript

Jobs for America

This film explores how relationships between struggling communities and the Area Redevelopment Administration helped struggling local economies by creating new jobs.
Date: 1962
Creator: Huntley, Chet; Knox, Gordon; Pfister, Walter & Ewing, Maxwell
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The King Means Business captions transcript

The King Means Business

This film shows how Yale Load King electric hoists can improve production safety and efficiency for both small and large factories and workshops.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library