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Richard J. Finnegan Collection
1930s (ca): Mary with Carriage
A silent home movie featuring children playing with their Christmas toys, a child’s third birthday party celebration, and families interacting outd...
Richard J. Finnegan Collection
[Florida, Tampa - Richard at Home, Mother - Jean's birthday 1942 Florida]
Silent home movies featuring the Finnegans’ trip to Tampa, Florida and wintertime at home in Chicago.
Carl L. Godman Collection
Christmas '71 (2nd reel), Train pix, Boys & mom dancing to music, David at Piano
This is footage of the Godman brothers playing with train sets, board games, and dancing with their mother.
Raymond and Jane Dean Collection
[1943: Home Movies Reel 4]
A home movie reel consisting of four parts spliced together, one in color and the following in black and white. In the first, color segment, a Rock...
Tom Palazzolo Collection
Todd Summer 77? Halloween S-A&T with friends / Todd Dance 77-78 Halloween
Sound home movie depicting the Palazzolo family's 1977 Halloween outing.
John Nash Ott Collection
[1926 circa: Ott Family Home Movie]
A home movie shot by John Ott of Winnetka, Illinois.
Jack Baker Collection
1987: Park Ridge Yard Scenes
Home movie footage of suburban residential yard scenes.
Jack Baker Collection
1942 circa: Baby
Home movie that primarily features a baby boy and his mother. Also includes scenes of women sitting and posing on a couch.
Jack Baker Collection
1942 circa: Baby - Thanksgiving & Christmas - Lake Scenes - Birthday
Home movie footage of an infant taking a bath and being fed; the Baker family’s wrapping and unwrapping of Christmas gifts; infants in a crib toget...
Jack Baker Collection
1944 circa: Christmas - Construction - Winter Scenes
Home movie footage of a family on Christmas; children playing in the backyard and in a portable pool, family members walking up a snowy sidewalk, v...
Chicago Public Library Collection
Midnight Pineapple
Student film about a young girl who witnesses food coming to life in a kitchen. The film is part of a series of student films that all won awards a...
Chicago Public Library Collection
Peas with Mom
Humorous short film depicting a mother who waits for her son to return home for what seems to be decades. On the outset a serene figure, cooking an...
Jack Behrend Collection
Am I Really That Different?
Educational film that advocates for early intervention in recognizing children with disabilities and special needs via Head Start Programs. Followi...
Jack Behrend Collection
Metooshow: “Water is Wet”, The
The Metooshow is an educational series created for young children and adults interested in childhood learning. “Water Is Wet” uses song, puppet pl...
Jack Behrend Collection
Metooshow: “Where Does My Street Go?”, The
The MeTooShow is an educational program, focusing on children’s interactions and interpretations of the world around them. The theme for this episo...
Margaret Conneely Collection
Cine Continuity
An instructional film about the filmmaking concept of "continuity" made by amateur filmmaker Margaret Conneely. Conneely would present the film wit...
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