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Home movie from the second half of 1955 depicting Donald and Verna Perser's travels between Toronto, Chicago, and Delavan, WI.

This film offers a tour through General Motors Powerama, an industry event that took place during the months of August and September 1955. The Powe...

Faded home movie footage of a sailing excursion near Chicago’s shoreline.

Home movie footage of a sailing excursion near Chicago’s shoreline.

Unedited footage of a pedestrian walkway in downtown Chicago. The reel ends with footage of a small passenger boat cruising down the Chicago River.

Unedited amateur footage of people and boats at Chicago's Fullerton Beach.

Unedited amateur footage of various people at Chicago's Lincoln Park and Fullerton Beach.

Unedited footage of pedestrians walking in downtown Chicago. Begins with a brief scene of a boat on the Chicago River.

Home movie of Rhodes Patterson's wife, Norma, on a swing set juxtaposed with time lapse footage of cars driving on Michigan Avenue, boats crossing ...

A leisurely family home movie that includes front yard footage, interior scenes of children eating, downtown Chicago scenes and Chicago lakeside sc...

Home movie that includes scenes of children swimming in Lake Michigan, a woman posing with puppies, a dune buggy ride, downtown Chicago (Follies Bu...

The steamship Kristina Lovisa visits Chicago circa summer 1959.

Lifeguard Joe Griffith begins his 3rd attempt to swim across Lake Michigan from Chicago to Michigan City, Indiana. No one had previously completed ...

A home movie documenting a family's summer vacation in Michigan. Includes scenes of family and children swimming and diving in a lake, men smoking ...