Random Videos From the Collection
Special Delivery (1963)
How Superior Coach Co. school buses move children safely to and from school, told through the experience of Mickey Miller, who is just a bit too young to ride the...

Genre: Ephemeral
Keywords: Children: Psychology; Transportation: Buses: School buses; Safety: School buses;
Duration:
Downloads: 417
 
Personal Digital Historian: User Interface Design (2001)
Design Expo demonstration from CHI 2001. Desktop computers are not designed for multi-person face- to-face conversation in a social setting. We describe the design of a novel user interface...

Genre: Educational
Keywords: CHI; table top display; visual navigation
Duration:
Downloads: 524
 
ACM CHI 2000 - Multiple computer user interfaces: "Beyond the Desktop" direct manipulation environments (1999)
Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) are mainly designed for a single computer and a set of single input devices. However, when we simultaneously use many and different types of computers and...

Genre: Educational
Keywords: CHI;
Duration:
Downloads: 468
 
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Groundbreaking (1932)
Dignitaries celebrate the beginning of construction on this important structure.

Genre: Ephemeral
Keywords: San Francisco: Infrastructure;Ceremonies;
Duration:
Downloads: 91
 
NASAKSN - The Internet (2003)
NASA Kids Science News segment explaining how the internet works.

Genre: Educational
Keywords: NASA Kids Science News; Server; Computer; Internet; Pages; Website; Address; KSNN; Link; Computer Mouse; Packet; Electrical Signal; Information;
Duration:
Downloads: 2256
 
NASA Connect - SOF - Glide Ratio Activity (2004)
NASA Connect segment involving students in an activity exploring glide ratio and surface area.

Genre: Educational
Keywords: NASA Connect; Research; Student Activity; Data; Median; Ratio; Mean; Glide; Surface Area; Horizontal; Altitude;
Duration:
Downloads: 1341
 
Pennsylvania Fish Commission (1953)
Management of trout fishing in Pennsylvania.

Genre: Ephemeral
Keywords: Fish;Natural history;Environment;
Duration:
Downloads: 64
 
Sleep for Health (1950)
Told from the viewpoint of a child, this film emphasizes that children should train themselves in good sleeping habits. In typical 'Goofus and Gallant' style, it shows the advantages a...

Genre: Ephemeral
Keywords: Health and hygiene;Dreams;Sleep;
Duration:
Downloads: 720
 
The chimney (1902)
Filming of a popular vaudeville gag. Opens on a stage with a painted backdrop of a lake and forest. From opposite sides of the stage enter a chimney sweep, covered...

Genre: Historical
Keywords: Chimney sweeps--Drama; Millers--Drama; Soot--Drama; Flour--Drama; Affray--Drama; Silent films; Slapstick comedies; Vaudeville; Shorts;
Duration:
Downloads: 855
 
NASAKSN - The Zero (2003)
NASA Kids Science News segment explaining the zero and how it works.

Genre: Educational
Keywords: NASA Kids Science News; Mathmetician; Zero; Mayans; Negative Numbers; Multiply; Addition; Indian; Numbers; Symbols;
Duration:
Downloads: 1430
 
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