Home movie from the second half of 1955 depicting Donald and Verna Perser's travels between Toronto, Chicago, and Delavan, WI.
Home movie of child walking around near Chicago’s Belmont Harbor followed by children in a wading pool.
Travelogue of cities, towns, and outdoor activities found around Lake Michigan. There is a wide variety of footage, including sand dunes, beaches,...
Amateur travelogue film filled with scenes from Chicago and the surrounding area. Includes aerial skyline & railway views of Chicago and footage of...
The steamship Kristina Lovisa visits Chicago circa summer 1959.
Silent and sound newsreel outtakes from Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Chicago on July 6, 1959. The queen and her husband, Prince Philip, were on a ...
Five news segments, four of which contain footage from Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Chicago on July 6, 1959. The queen and her husband, Prince Phi...
Newsreel outtakes from Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Chicago on July 6, 1959.
Interviews with the two survivors of the sinking of the SS Carl D. Bradley in Lake Michigan on November 1...
Film documents the rescue response to the sinking of the limeston...
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Lifeguard Joe Griffith begins his 3rd attempt to swim across Lake Michigan from Chicago to Michigan City, Indiana. No one had previously completed ...
In this silent Telenews newsreel, a 28-ship detachment of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet sails off the coast of Chicago in Lake Michigan in the summer of ...
Newsreel footage of a man swimming in Lake Michigan at 12th Street Beach in Chicago during wintertime.