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Different types of nystagmus are exhibited across five patients in this silent, black and white film. Intertitles describe each type of nystagmus, while the viewer is shown extreme close ups of involuntary eye movements.

From the Department of Otology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago Illinois.

Scope and Contents Warning: contains graphic surgical footage. An endoscopic motion picture camera provides an up close view of a stapes mobilization surgery in this silent, color film. Intertitles are used to describe the procedure. The stapes, or stirrup bone, is not only the smallest bone in the human ear, but the smallest bone in the human body. The surgery is recommended as a preliminary to fenestration.By George E. Shambaugh, Jr., MD, Eugene L. Derlacki, MD, and Wiley H. Harrison,...

Scope and Contents Warning: contains graphic images of childbirth.Cut footage, outtakes, and retakes from Manual Rotation in the Management of Occiput Posterior and Transverse Positions. Spread across four reels of color, silent film. Reel one contains episiotomy and other birthing footage, as well as retakes of a doctor handling a pelvic model. Reel two shows different takes of forceps pulling on baby, a shot of an episiotomy wound sewn up, and a baby pulled from...

Scope and Contents Warning: graphic content of human cadaver.This silent, black and white film shows a demonstrator presenting anatomical features of the abdomen on a male cadaver. Intertitle cards and physical cards placed on the cadaver are used to identify the anatomical structures while the demonstrator shows it on the previously dissected cadaver using tools and his hands.Arranged by Howard B. Kellogg and William Windle, faculty members of Northwestern University Medical School, in...

Scope and Contents Warning: graphic content including footage of oral surgery performed on children.Silent, color film about the care of children’s teeth and preventive surgical measures that should be taken to ensure dental health in adulthood. Footage of surgeries includes display of the instruments used and preparation with alcohol swab and novocaine in addition to step-by-step demonstrations of the procedures with intertitle cards describing each step.Reel 1 includes: the removal of...

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This black and white sound film provides an overview of the human skeleton, detailing how groups of bones work together to provide movement and protection for organs. A model skeleton, footage of male aquatic athletes, and fluoroscopy are used.

Coronet instructional films, educational collaborator Barry J. Anson, PhD, Professor of Anatomy, Northwestern University Medical School.

Scope and Contents Warning: this film includes non-graphic footage of research animals and graphic surgical content on a person.A silent, black and white film featuring several surgeons, including Andrew C. Ivy, MD, in an operating theater. There are no intertitle cards to provide information. Type of operation is unclear and the patient's face is covered. Footage is out of focus at times. End of film may be in a medical classroom or lab, possible students seen standing around with research...

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A silent, color film in which a physician or assistant tends to an adult male with a dislocated shoulder. Subject’s arms are directed into different motions before being stretched over an unidentified apparatus. Subject is laid down on a hospital bed with metal apparatus positioned to stretch and straighten arm over it. Film ends abruptly. No intertitle cards provide information, no credits in film.

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Warning: graphic content of experimental research on a live animal.

Film opens with shots of x-rays. X-ray captions partially visible, symptoms of subject listed, recommendation of cholecystectomy (removal of gallbladder) given. Torso of unidentified animal visible with two pairs of hands holding incision open, organs are held by two pairs of hands. Removal of gallbladder not visible in film. No intertitle cards provide information. Film ends abruptly.

Scope and Contents Silent, black and white film shows strains of bacillus subtilis and bacillus cereus grow and multiply. Intertitles provide some explanation to the viewer.Photos by S. Bayne-Jones (Stanhope Bayne-Jones). Bacillus subtilis Cohn [presumably Ferdinand Cohn] secured by H.J. Conn [presumably Harold J. Conn]. From A. Mayer [presumably Adolf Mayer], Marburg (Germination equatorial). Michigan culture secured by Novy [presumably Frederick George Novy] from Koch [presumably...

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A silent, color film in which an animation details the effect of an increased or decreased degree of jaundice in the gallbladder, cystic duct, hepatic duct, common bile duct, and duodenum. Animation points out each organ, no other information given.