Swedish Monument: University of Chicago
Identifier
F.2005-08-0176
Date Of Production
circa 1976 – 1984
Abstract
Loosely assembled footage depicts the following: landscape scenery shot from a passenger train; the Human Performance Laboratory at Ball State University; Chicago’s Columbus Day Parade; Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade and an appearance by the Shannon Rovers Irish Pipe Band; Mayor Richard J. Daley and Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden, deliver speeches during a rededication ceremony for the 30-foot, 150-ton bronze statue of Swedish botanist Carl von Linne after its relocation from Lincoln Park to the Midway Plaisance on April 19, 1976.
Format
Super 8
Extent
350 feet
Color
color and B&W
Sound
Mag Stripe
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Reversal Positives
Subject
Preservation Sponsor
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Stamets, Bill (is filmmaker)
Participants And Performers
Daley, Richard M. (is participant)
Washington, Harold (is participant)
Byrne, Jane (is participant)
Dixon, Alan J. (is participant)
Simon, Paul, 1928-2003 (is participant)
Daley, Richard J. (is participant)
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