ERUPTION OF KILAUEA, 1959-60 



Color Sound Geological Survey 



27 l /2 minutes Inquire 



Many films have been made on the cause and effect of volcanic 

 eruptions. Most of them go into great detail about the early earth 

 formation with its iron core surrounded by the rock and thin crust 

 upon which we live. Folds and faults have been explicitly illus- 

 trated and volcanic belts explained in animation and detail. 



But this film adds the dramatic on-the-scene account both audio 

 and visual to the devastating effect of volcanic action. It documents 

 the eruption of Kilauea on the island of Hawaii from its inception 

 in November 1959 in a small, relatively harmless pit crater through 

 the violent eruption and its tragic aftermath. The evacuation of a 

 town and the destruction of more than 2500 acres of land is de- 

 picted by skilled and hardy cameramen in breath-taking closeups. 

 The film would be exciting and interesting to any audience, but as 

 an example of the violence of nature along with floods and hurri- 

 canes, this deserves to be shown in schools if only as a reminder 

 that nature can be as devastating as man. 



AUDIENCE: Junior high; high school; college; adult 



FORGOTTEN ORE OF EAGLE MOUNTAIN 



Color Sound Kaiser Steel Corp. 



25 minutes Free Loan 



Eagle Mountain in Southern California contains a particularly 

 high quality of iron ore indispensable to the making of high-grade 

 steel. The addition of special coal and limestone from other parts of 

 the country helps assure the quality of the final product. 



Early photographic prints and clear attractive animation detail 

 the open hearth and other methods involved in steel making. 

 Sequences following effectively demonstrate molten steel being 

 thinned and formed into usable shapes. From mines to furnace; 

 from rolling mills to market this graphic documentary emphasizes 

 the importance and utility of steel and at the end there is a brief 

 and well earned tribute to the workers involved and the roles 

 they play. 



Stunning photography, coupled with diverting animation and a 

 happy blend of ancient photographic stills make this an outstanding 

 film in its class. 



AUDIENCE: Junior high; senior high; adult 



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