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Second of four reels adding up to the film Chicago Politics: A Theater of Power. 
Observational documentary following the 1983 Chicago Mayora...

The film depicts the competitive series of events leading up to the Chicago Mayoral Election of 1983 as well the public's response to the historica...

Third of four reels that were compiled in the video "Chicago Politics: A Theater of Power." Observational documentary following the 1987 Chicago Ma...

Fouth and final reel of the film Chicago Politics: A Theater of Power. Observational documentary following the 1987 Chicago Mayoral election, with ...

A compilation reel featuring candid footage and interviews with various prominent members of the early-'80s Chicago independent film scene, many of...;Most well-known for his off-beat and darkly comedic documentaries about life on the margins, legendary Chicago filmmaker Tom Palazzolo took his fir...

Montage of several different political and public events in Chicago between 1985 and 1987.

Outtakes from Novo Dextro: Purity and Danger (1982), an "ethnographic dossier of political symptoms to place Nazis in context."

Claes Oldenburg's "Batcolumn" sculpture is dedicated on April 14, 1977, outside the newly built Social Security Administration Center at 600 West M...

Super 8mm film documenting "Disco Demolition Night," which took place after game one of a July 12, 1979 doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox ...

A silent, black-and-white “travelogue” of the 1988 and 1992 Presidential campaigns.

Portrait of the 1988 Iowa Caucuses, including candidates Michael Dukakis, Jesse Jackson, Al Gore, Paul Simon, Dick Gephardt, Bob Dole, and George H...

Various outtakes documenting the energetic 1987 mayoral campaign. The footage captures the highly publicized candidature of Harold Washington, Jane...

A short combat film documenting WWII allied forces "liberation over Europe." The film begins in Wesel, Germany March 24, 1945, followed by aerial s...

Short film of an airshow featuring vintage aircraft.

Short film of an airshow featuring vintage Hawk, Cobra and Lightening aircraft .