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Chuck Olin Collection
Commonwealth Edison "The Hidden Resource: A Report on Recycling"
A sponsored film produced for Commonwealth Edison on the importance of recycling in Chicago. Includes footage of trash men picking up garbage aroun...
Chuck Olin Collection
Illinois Bell Telephone “Amigo”
Advertisement for Illinois Bell Telephone. The ad is in Spanish and focuses on the company's Spanish-speaking clientele in Chicago. The ad prim...
Chuck Olin Collection
Illinois Bell Telephone “Amigo”
Advertisement for Illinois Bell Telephone. The ad is in Spanish and focuses on the company's Spanish-speaking clientele in Chicago. The ad prim...
Chuck Olin Collection
Illinois Bell Telephone “Amigo”
Advertisement for Illinois Bell Telephone. The ad is in Spanish and focuses on the company's Spanish-speaking clientele in Chicago. The ad prim...
Jack Baker Collection
1942 circa: Downtown Chicago - Factory - Train - Construction
Home movie that begins with scenes of downtown Chicago and a suburban American Can Company factory. The film also includes footage of cars driving ...
Warren Thompson Collection
Camera on Chicago
This film is “a love letter to the city” from Chicago native and filmmaker Warren E. Thompson. It is a continuing effort to record some of the even...
Warren Thompson Collection
Camera on Chicago (2019 Preservation Print)
This film is “a love letter to the city” from Chicago native and filmmaker Warren E. Thompson. It is a continuing effort to record some of the even...
Julian Gromer Collection
Sunny Cuba (Part 2)
2 part edited travelogue of the industries and everyday life in featured cities of Cuba. Part 1 begins in Havana before travelling to smaller citie...
Julian Gromer Collection
Sunny Cuba (Part 1)
2 part edited travelogue of the industries and everyday life in featured cities of Cuba. Part 1 begins in Havana before travelling to smaller citie...
Julian Gromer Collection
Mighty Amazon, The (Part 1)
2 part edited travelogue film of the people and customs encountered in towns along the Amazon River in South America. Part one includes landscapes...
Julian Gromer Collection
Mighty Amazon, The (Part 2)
2 part edited travelogue film of the people and customs encountered in towns along the Amazon River in South America. Part one includes landscapes...
Mort and Millie Goldsholl Collection
Illinois Bell “Black Youth”
Sponsored film made by Goldsholl Associates for Illinois Bell Telephone Company. Community activist and journalist Lu Palmer wrote and narrated the...
Mort and Millie Goldsholl Collection
Illinois Bell “Black Youth”
Sponsored film made by Goldsholl Associates for Illinois Bell Telephone Company. Community activist and journalist Lu Palmer wrote and narrated the...
Mort and Millie Goldsholl Collection
Illinois Bell “Black Youth”
Sponsored film made by Goldsholl Associates for Illinois Bell Telephone Company. Community activist and journalist Lu Palmer wrote and narrated the...
DeWitt Beall Collection
Making It
A documentary that looks at the obstacles African-American males face when building a career. As the narrator states, "this film is about his chanc...
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