Synopsis
ANIMATED DRAWINGS DESCRIBE THE RELATION BETWEEN RAINFALL & LIFE; THE SOURCES OF CITY WATER SUPPLY; WELLS, RIVERS, LAKES & WATERSHEDS; WATERBORNE DISEASES & METHODS OF WATER DISTRIBUTION. Appraisal. Very good for (1) indicating the importance of water to living things, (2) showing New York City's water-supply system, and (3) demonstrating some of the procedures used in safeguarding a water supply from pollution and disease. Should be useful in developing an appreciation of a most important public service, and in stimulating detailed study of the local water-supply system. Animation is cleverly used in clarifying many points in the film. The film will be of particular interest to classes in the areas contributing to or served by the New York City water-supply system. Photography and sound are excellent. Contents. How New York City gets its water and how that water is protected from pollution, shown in animation and straight photography. As views of animals drinking are shown, the commentator says that water is essential to all living things. There follow views of rain, streams, forests, grasslands, and deserts as the commentator explains the importance of rainfall to vegetation. The sources of water used by man are indicated. Water is dipped from a spring and drawn from a well. It is shown that large wells used by cities tap underground water supplies. Lakes and rivers are shown as sources from which some cities draw their water supply. The remainder of the film explains the…
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Details
- Running time
- 10 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- 0096_City_Water_Supply_E00146_08_48_23_00
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · I'll be dammed! · Spuzz · 2017-06-29
EB movie (music=less of course) which tells of the growing demand for water in New York city. The history od dams and viaducts are explained, and various outher ways of collecting water are shown. That's about it..