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Pekin Distillery Fire

Unedited footage capturing the aftermath of a fire at the American Distillery in Pekin, IL on August 3-4, 1954.
Refinery Fire

Unedited news footage of a massive fire blazing at the Standard Oil refinery at Whiting, Indiana in late August 1955.
Operation Redwing 1956

This footage shows preparation for and the execution of Operation Redwing in 1956.
Thumbnail missing

Unedited news footage at the scene of the discovery of the bodies of Barbara (15) and Patricia Grimes (12), victims of a still-unsolved double murd...
Jada

Frank Koza interviews infamous burlesque dancer Jada in front of a rowdy group of Mardi Gras celebrators in New Orleans.
Maria Callas arrives Chicago from Rome

Footage of Maria Callas arriving in Chicago, most probably in 1957-1958 ahead of a concert at the Lyric Opera. Snippet shows her being interviewed ...
Freighter grounded on South Manitou Island

This film documents rescue operations for the Liberian freighter Francisco Morazan which left Chicago on Novembe...

Helene Curtis Plant Explosion 10/18/61 Chicago, Illinois

Aftermath of the U.S. Reduction Co. furnace explosion in East Chicago, Indiana.

3-24-58 Elvis enters the army negative trims

Singer Elvis Presley is processed into the Army on March 24, 1958 at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. He talks to reporters, fills out paperwork, and gets a...