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Observational footage of an autumn day on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

A young family’s visit to the Lincoln Park Zoo, followed by winter scenes of the park.

An ethereal film depicting the storefront of a pet shop in Lakeview, followed by nature footage of swans and ducks in the wintery Chicago landscape. 

A film of Miss Illinois 1968's (Judith Anne Ford) visit to the Container Corporation of America, a cardboard manufacturing plant located in the Chi...

A short amateur or home movie film that follows a man as he navigates the crowded streets of downtown Chicago.

Short film depicting construction sites in Chicago as captured from the 54th floor of the Three First National Plaza located at 70 West Madison Str...

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

Home movie or amateur film that begins with boating and water sport scenes in Chicago's Lake Michigan. This is followed by office interior, Chicago...

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.

Footage of people playing frisbee and sunbathing in Chicago's Grant Park on a sunny weekday afternoon.

Unedited amateur footage of various women in and around Chicago's Grant Park.

A hypnotic look at Hans Graff (1921-1990) hard at work in his Chicago near-north studio, Cine-Graff Motion Picture Service. Hans was a film editor ...

A home-movie style series of shots of shoppers and pedestrians on Daley Plaza, Dearborn, and State Street during Christmastime.

A home-movie style series of shots of shoppers and pedestrians on Daley Plaza, Dearborn, and State Street during Christmastime.

Footage of Mae West on stage at the New Palace Theatre, now known as the Cadillac Palace Theatre at 151 West Randolph Street in downtown Chicago. T...