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Richard J. Finnegan Collection
1941 circa: [Skeeter Slumber Party - Pony Rides]
Silent home movies that feature four sisters performatively posing, playing outside and enjoying carnival rides together, sometimes including their...
Richard J. Finnegan Collection
[Florida, Tampa - Richard at Home, Mother - Jean's birthday 1942 Florida]
Silent home movies featuring the Finnegans’ trip to Tampa, Florida and wintertime at home in Chicago.
Richard J. Finnegan Collection
1940 (ca): Family in the Garden
The family is depicted picking flowers in a garden.
Richard J. Finnegan Collection
1940s (ca): Christmas
Children are seen gathered by a Christmas tree. Then, a woman, child and soldier pose together on a sunny sidewalk.
Robert and Theresa Davis Collection
Ten Minutes with "Doc" Davis
Short amateur documentary about fountain pen repairs and the process of repairs within a fountain pen 'hospital.' The film begins with a client han...
Robert and Theresa Davis Collection
Kansas City Newsreel
Independently-produced newsreel featuring brief human interest stories. Subjects include: cleaning Pullman cars at the Kansas City Terminal Yards; ...
Robert and Theresa Davis Collection
Obey Your Air Raid Warden
Three men (Harry Hilfinger, Robert Davis, and Fred Kautzman) encourage people to follow rules set by the air raid warden in the event of an air rai...
Robert and Theresa Davis Collection
Modern Design
Two men (amateur filmmakers Robert Davis and Harry Hilfinger) lip sync to the song
Modern Design
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Raymond and Jane Dean Collection
[1943: Home Movies Reel 4]
A home movie reel consisting of four parts spliced together, one in color and the following in black and white. In the first, color segment, a Rock...
Heidkamp Family Collection
[1929 Aug, 1950 Jun: Heidkamp Home Movie Canister B]
Two separate Heidkamp home movies, one of Niagara Falls from June 1950 and one of downtown Chicago from August 1929.
Heidkamp Family Collection
[1929, 1951: Heidkamp Home Movie Canister C]
Two separate Heidkamp home movies, one from 1929 and one from 1951, both shot in the Chicago area.
Tom Palazzolo Collection
Found Maxwell St. ca. 1940s
Footage of Chicago's Maxwell Street Market, likely shot in the 1940s by an unknown filmmaker. It made its way into Tom Palazzolo's collection while...
John Nash Ott Collection
Tomatoe
Time-lapse footage of a tomato plant fruiting.
Ott shot his time-lapse plant footage in his Winnetka greenhouse. He installed automatic...
John Nash Ott Collection
Hydrangea
Time-lapse footage of a hydrangea blooming.
Ott shot his time-lapse plant footage in his Winnetka greenhouse. He installed automatic te...
John Nash Ott Collection
Geraniums (Pink)
Time-lapse footage of a pink geranium blooming.
Ott shot his time-lapse plant footage in his Winnetka greenhouse. He installed automati...
John Nash Ott Collection
Apple Blossom
Time-lapse footage of an apple blossom blooming.
Ott shot his time-lapse plant footage in his Winnetka greenhouse. He installed automat...
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