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Silent films

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Motion pictures made without a photographic or magnetic sound track carried on the physical medium of the film itself.

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

A Study of Kitchen Work - Breakfast Preparation #2 , undated

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 206, Series 1, Item 6
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains films produced by the Motion and Time Study Laboratory.

Dates: undated

Catgut Gauging and Other Work Activities, January 18 - November 23, 1938

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 206, Series 1, Item 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains films produced by the Motion and Time Study Laboratory.

Dates: January 18 - November 23, 1938

Facet Assembly for Operational Analysis, undated

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 206, Series 1, Item 7
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains films produced by the Motion and Time Study Laboratory.

Dates: undated

Film for Process Chart Product , February 4, 1949

 Item — Reel UA00206_AV_00011: Series UA 206, Series 1 [Barcode: 32754085678781]
Identifier: UA 206, Series 1, Item 5
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains films produced by the Motion and Time Study Laboratory.

Dates: February 4, 1949

Film Loop Introduction for Visual Arts Committee , 1969

 Item — Communal collections box Recordings 2: Series UA 15, Series 3; Series UA 184, Series 3, Reel: UA00184_AV_00001
Identifier: UA 184, Series 3, Item 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains materials related to exhibitions, events, and screenings that the Visual Arts Committee sponsored.

Dates: 1969

Home management work analysis, clearing a table, method II, 1950s

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 15, Series 3, Sub-Series 3, Item 1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The sub-series includes film, videocassette, and audiocassettes demonstrating work simplification techniques for household tasks and home management experiments. Many of the recordings have associated scripts in sub-series 1, Scripts, publications, and instructional materials.

Dates: 1950s

Home management work analysis, making a salad, 1950s

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 15, Series 3, Sub-Series 3, Item 4
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The sub-series includes film, videocassette, and audiocassettes demonstrating work simplification techniques for household tasks and home management experiments. Many of the recordings have associated scripts in sub-series 1, Scripts, publications, and instructional materials.

Dates: 1950s

Home management work analysis, setting the table, 1950s

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 15, Series 3, Sub-Series 3, Item 2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The sub-series includes film, videocassette, and audiocassettes demonstrating work simplification techniques for household tasks and home management experiments. Many of the recordings have associated scripts in sub-series 1, Scripts, publications, and instructional materials.

Dates: 1950s

Home management work analysis, washing dishes, 1950s

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 15, Series 3, Sub-Series 3, Item 3
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The sub-series includes film, videocassette, and audiocassettes demonstrating work simplification techniques for household tasks and home management experiments. Many of the recordings have associated scripts in sub-series 1, Scripts, publications, and instructional materials.

Dates: 1950s

Home management work analysis, washing dishes, method II, 1950s

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 15, Series 3, Sub-Series 3, Item 5
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The sub-series includes film, videocassette, and audiocassettes demonstrating work simplification techniques for household tasks and home management experiments. Many of the recordings have associated scripts in sub-series 1, Scripts, publications, and instructional materials.

Dates: 1950s

Illustration of a Therblig, 1942

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 206, Series 1, Item 2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains films produced by the Motion and Time Study Laboratory.

Dates: 1942

Making Movement Count in Picking Tomatoes, circa 1943

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 206, Series 2, Item 1
Scope and Contents From the Series: In 1942, the General Education Board launched a national program to study work simplification and workplace efficiency in the agricultural industry. Twelve land-grant colleges participated in the project, including Colorado State College, University of Florida, University of Illinois, University of Kentucky, University of Minnesota, University of Nebraska, Rutgers University, Cornell University, Oregon University, University of Vermont, State College of Washington, and Purdue University. The...
Dates: circa 1943

Motion Study Helps Plumbing Assembly, 1942

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 206, Series 1, Item 3
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains films produced by the Motion and Time Study Laboratory.

Dates: 1942

Motions Take Minutes, undated

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 206, Series 2, Item 4
Scope and Contents

Contains two copies of the film and a script for the film.

Dates: undated

Procedure for cleaning family living area, part I, short version, 1950s

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 15, Series 3, Sub-Series 3, Item 7
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The sub-series includes film, videocassette, and audiocassettes demonstrating work simplification techniques for household tasks and home management experiments. Many of the recordings have associated scripts in sub-series 1, Scripts, publications, and instructional materials.

Dates: 1950s

Procedure for cleaning family living area, parts 1-4, 1950s

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 15, Series 3, Sub-Series 3, Item 6
Scope and Contents

This film consists of four separate recordings labelled parts 1-4. There is a note to use these films with the cassette tape which is Item 11 in this sub-series.

Dates: 1950s

Purdue Motion and Time Study Lab: Film for Analysis Drawer Pull Assembly, circa 1948

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 206, Series 1, Item 4
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains films produced by the Motion and Time Study Laboratory.

Dates: circa 1948

Simplifying Hog Chores, circa 1945

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 206, Series 2, Item 2
Scope and Contents From the Series: In 1942, the General Education Board launched a national program to study work simplification and workplace efficiency in the agricultural industry. Twelve land-grant colleges participated in the project, including Colorado State College, University of Florida, University of Illinois, University of Kentucky, University of Minnesota, University of Nebraska, Rutgers University, Cornell University, Oregon University, University of Vermont, State College of Washington, and Purdue University. The...
Dates: circa 1945

Structural Drawing , circa 1943

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 208, Series 4, Item 3
Scope and Contents Structural Drawing shows the preparation and use of the chisel pointed pencil for making pencil drawings on tracing papers for blueprinting. The various steps of making a structural drawing are completed in the following order so that an efficient performance results: 1. Location of gauge lines 2. Size of members and minimum clearance determine location of members 3. Size of plates determined by number of rivets in group, edge distance, and spacing of rivetsSummary description...
Dates: circa 1943

Uses Of Motion Pictures For Motion And Time Study, undated

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 206, Series 1, Item 8
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains films produced by the Motion and Time Study Laboratory.

Dates: undated