Why Study Science?

1955 · Prelinger Archives · 12 minutes · 75 shots · Black and white

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Title card: "Young America Films presents" over eagle logo
0:00.0–0:02.1 (2.1 s) · shot 5444
Title card: "Young America Films presents" over eagle logo
0:02.1–0:04.3 (2.1 s) · shot 5445
Title card: "Why Study Science" with copyright notice
0:04.3–0:09.8 (5.5 s) · shot 5446
Credits card with technical advisor information
0:09.8–0:16.3 (6.5 s) · shot 5447
Production credit card: "A Centron Production"
0:16.3–0:19.8 (3.5 s) · shot 5448
Two people in a small boat on a lake at sunrise
0:19.8–0:28.3 (8.5 s) · shot 5449
Two people in a rowboat on a lake at sunrise
0:28.3–0:39.0 (10.8 s) · shot 5450
People fishing and handling equipment near a lake at sunrise
0:39.0–0:49.5 (10.5 s) · shot 5451
Young people setting up a campsite outdoors
0:49.5–1:00.8 (11.3 s) · shot 5452
Young people talking and interacting around a campsite
1:00.8–1:30.2 (29.5 s) · shot 5453
Close-up of cooked fish being lifted with a fork onto a paper plate
1:30.2–1:37.4 (7.1 s) · shot 5454
Young men gathered and talking around a campfire at night
1:37.4–1:54.4 (17.0 s) · shot 5455
Close-up of a smiling woman near a campsite at night
1:54.4–2:03.6 (9.2 s) · shot 5456
Group of people sitting and talking around a campfire at night
2:03.6–2:52.0 (48.4 s) · shot 5457
Close-up of a young woman talking and smiling
2:52.0–2:54.5 (2.5 s) · shot 5458
Close-up of a young woman talking and smiling
2:54.5–2:58.5 (4.0 s) · shot 5459
Close-up of a young man speaking animatedly near a campfire
2:58.5–3:06.7 (8.2 s) · shot 5460
Two young men talking together near a campfire at night
3:06.7–3:24.4 (17.7 s) · shot 5461
Close-up profile of a man talking near a campfire at night
3:24.4–3:27.0 (2.6 s) · shot 5462
Close-up of a man speaking and looking down near a campfire
3:27.0–3:37.4 (10.4 s) · shot 5463
Group of young people sitting and conversing around a campfire
3:37.4–4:02.5 (25.1 s) · shot 5464
Close-up of a young woman smiling and laughing near a campfire
4:02.5–4:16.8 (14.3 s) · shot 5465
Medium shot of young people socializing around a campsite at night
4:16.8–5:02.6 (45.8 s) · shot 5466
Group of young people sitting closely together around a campfire
5:02.6–5:12.2 (9.6 s) · shot 5467
Teenage boy talking earnestly outdoors at night, mid-20th-century clothing
5:12.2–5:14.4 (2.3 s) · shot 5468
Group of teenagers gathered around a campfire at night, talking and listening
5:14.4–5:19.7 (5.2 s) · shot 5469
Woman talking outdoors at night, mid-20th-century hairstyle and shirt
5:19.7–5:24.2 (4.5 s) · shot 5470
Group of people sitting by a campfire at night, engaged in conversation
5:24.2–5:35.2 (11.0 s) · shot 5471
Teenage girl looking off-camera, talking, outdoors at night
5:35.2–5:45.9 (10.7 s) · shot 5472
Group of people seated outdoors at night near a campfire, listening
5:45.9–5:50.5 (4.6 s) · shot 5473
Teenage girl and woman talking together outdoors at night
5:50.5–6:08.6 (18.1 s) · shot 5474
Wide view of a group of people sitting around a campsite at night
6:08.6–6:17.3 (8.7 s) · shot 5475
Person standing up from a campfire group at night, others watching
6:17.3–6:19.7 (2.4 s) · shot 5476
Man talking intently outdoors at night, mid-20th-century shirt
6:19.7–6:37.9 (18.2 s) · shot 5477
Group of people sitting together outdoors at night, listening and talking
6:37.9–6:49.3 (11.4 s) · shot 5478
Man talking seriously outdoors at night, mid-20th-century setting
6:49.3–6:55.3 (6.0 s) · shot 5479
Man speaking near a campfire at night, mid-20th-century apparel
6:55.3–7:01.9 (6.6 s) · shot 5480
Teenage boy looking thoughtfully outdoors at night, mid-20th-century shirt
7:01.9–7:04.9 (3.0 s) · shot 5481
Man talking and listening in a group setting at night
7:04.9–7:18.1 (13.1 s) · shot 5482
Campsite scene at night with people gathered by a tent and lantern
7:18.1–7:56.0 (37.9 s) · shot 5483
Teenage boy lying down outdoors, looking up thoughtfully, hands behind head
7:56.0–8:02.4 (6.4 s) · shot 5484
Teenage boy and girl lying down outdoors together, looking upward
8:02.4–8:14.3 (11.8 s) · shot 5485
Suburban house framed by trees, double exposure dissolving into clear view
8:14.3–8:18.8 (4.5 s) · shot 5486
B-52 bombers flying in formation over sky, historical footage
8:18.8–8:21.5 (2.8 s) · shot 5487
B-52 bombers flying across cloudy sky, historical military footage
8:21.5–8:23.5 (2.0 s) · shot 5488
B-52 bomber in mid-flight banking against a cloudy sky
8:23.5–8:25.8 (2.3 s) · shot 5489
Eiffel Tower seen from a park with trees and clear sky in Paris
8:25.8–8:31.8 (6.0 s) · shot 5490
St. Mark's Basilica in Venice with people and pigeons in the square
8:31.8–8:37.0 (5.3 s) · shot 5491
Combine harvesters harvesting wheat in a field, vintage agricultural machinery
8:37.0–8:46.0 (9.0 s) · shot 5492
Industrial metal smelting, pouring glowing molten metal from ladle, factory interior
8:46.0–8:51.8 (5.8 s) · shot 5493
Students working in a science laboratory, vintage glassware and equipment on desks
8:51.8–9:06.8 (15.0 s) · shot 5494
Student swirling liquid in a conical flask, laboratory setting with shelves and glassware
9:06.8–9:10.3 (3.5 s) · shot 5495
Surgeons performing an operation in a hospital operating theater, medical staff
9:10.3–9:14.8 (4.5 s) · shot 5496
Group of men gathered in a hilly landscape, construction or outdoor engineering site
9:14.8–9:17.5 (2.8 s) · shot 5497
Bridge construction site with concrete pillars and scaffolding in a rural area
9:17.5–9:20.5 (3.0 s) · shot 5498
Teacher lecturing in front of a chalkboard with diagram, students seated in lecture hall
9:20.5–9:26.2 (5.7 s) · shot 5499
Grain elevator dumping grain into a container, agricultural processing facility
9:26.2–9:28.6 (2.4 s) · shot 5500
Industrial plant interior with large tanks, pipes, and worker checking machinery
9:28.6–9:32.3 (3.7 s) · shot 5501
Astronomer looking through a large telescope in an observatory dome
9:32.3–9:36.5 (4.3 s) · shot 5502
Students and technicians working with chemicals in a chemistry laboratory setting
9:36.5–9:38.9 (2.4 s) · shot 5503
Medical professional operating X-ray equipment on a patient lying on a bed
9:38.9–9:43.7 (4.8 s) · shot 5504
Group of women in white coats using an electric mixer in a kitchen laboratory
9:43.7–9:51.8 (8.1 s) · shot 5505
Man in suit and bow tie speaking in front of a curtained backdrop, television broadcast
9:51.8–10:06.3 (14.5 s) · shot 5506
People walking through a doorway, guests arriving at an event or venue, vintage attire
10:06.3–10:22.3 (16.0 s) · shot 5507
Man adjusting scientific apparatus on a laboratory bench in front of a class
10:22.3–10:37.0 (14.8 s) · shot 5508
People standing outdoors near cars, vintage clothing, sunny day setting
10:37.0–10:42.3 (5.3 s) · shot 5509
People examining a cloth bag outdoors in a park or wooded area, vintage attire
10:42.3–10:49.8 (7.5 s) · shot 5510
Hands removing stones and debris to reveal a flat rock or paved surface on dirt ground
10:49.8–10:54.5 (4.7 s) · shot 5511
Close-up of a hand pointing to carved impressions in rock, archaeological dig site
10:54.5–11:02.8 (8.3 s) · shot 5512
Student looking through a microscope in a classroom setting, school laboratory equipment
11:02.8–11:17.3 (14.5 s) · shot 5513
Person working in a dark room with photographic equipment, developing film or prints
11:17.3–11:25.5 (8.3 s) · shot 5514
Pinned butterfly collection display on a white board, entomology museum specimen exhibition
11:25.5–11:30.0 (4.5 s) · shot 5515
A young man lying on his back, looking up pensively in a dimly lit scene.
11:30.0–11:33.5 (3.5 s) · shot 5516
A young man and woman sitting together outdoors at night, looking thoughtfully ahead.
11:33.5–11:47.8 (14.3 s) · shot 5517
Abstract translucent vertical bars and faint text pattern with a dark background.
11:47.8–11:49.8 (2.0 s) · shot 5518

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