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A Franklin McMahon artist report about the political scene of 1968, including the death of Martin Luther King Jr., the presidential campaign and th...

An artist report by Franklin McMahon of the 1968 Republican, or GOP, National Convention, which took place in Miami, Florida that year, and the 196...

Artist-reporter Franklin McMahon discusses his work and the inspirations and interests that lead him to cover particular people and events. This pa...

The first of three parts of Franklin McMahon's artist report on the political scene of 1968, or "one artists look at America in this polit...

Covers events surrounding the Democratic Convention in Chicago in 1968. It begins with scenes before the convention, including footage of Mayor Dal...

A political ad for Peter Bensinger who ran for Cook County sheriff in 1974.

Loosely-constructed footage from the campaign trail during the 1983 Chicago mayoral election, featuring candidates Harold Washington, Bernard Epton...

Footage of Chicago political figures leading up to the 1985, 1986 and 1987 elections.

Loosely-constructed footage of various political figures during the 1987 campaign for Chicago mayor.

Loosely-constructed footage of Harold Washington's campaign for mayor of Chicago in 1983.

Footage depicting Harold Washington on the campaign trail in 1983, ahead of the runup to the mayoral election. The film shows him being welcomed by...

The footage features different segments offering a look into Chicago's 1987 mayoral election, featuring Harold Washington on the campaign trail, an...

Loosely edited footage of Chicago Mayor Harold Washington and other political figures during the 1987 mayoral campaign.

Second of four reels adding up to the film Chicago Politics: A Theater of Power. 
Observational documentary following the 1983 Chicago Mayora...

The film depicts the competitive series of events leading up to the Chicago Mayoral Election of 1983 as well the public's response to the historica...