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William O'Farrell Collection
Chicago Breakdown
Montage style film of the sights and people of Chicago. Focuses on the traffic and transportation, occupations and everyday lives of residents. Fil...
Jack Behrend Collection
Chicago Breakdown
Montage style film of the sights and people of Chicago. Focuses on the traffic and transportation, occupations and everyday lives of residents. Fil...
JoAnn Elam Collection
El
Similarly to a portion of “E1 A&W F Print,” “El” focuses on the Chicagoan locomotion via CTA trains. A static camera idly sits passenger, recor...
Henry Wilczynski Collection
1952 December: Subway Scenes & Views of Chicago
A home movie featuring Chicago's CTA L subway system and trains. This is followed by a pan of Chicago's skyline shot from atop a skyscraper downtown.
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