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Chuck Kleinhans Collection
The Pause That Refreshes
Short experimental film featuring a large animated Coca-Cola billboard, shot from different distances, frame rates, and exposures. "The Pause That ...
John Nash Ott Collection
Story of Wheat
An episode of John Nash Ott's weekly television program
How Does Your Garden Grow?
, focusing on the history of wheat production and its mark...
John Nash Ott Collection
[Andy Benson Orchid]
Footage of horticulturalist Andrew Benson working inside his orchid greenhouse in Des Plaines, Illinois.
John Nash Ott Collection
[Factory Footage]
James Benoit Collection
Could You Eat Just A Little Bit of Shit
A slyly subversive student film from the mid 1970s exploring the pitfalls of American consumer culture through the framework of a stoner comedy.
William O'Farrell Collection
Suter's Foods - This Little Chicken Went to the Market
This Little Chicken Went to the Market
is a promotional film for Suter's Foods revealing in great detail how their products are made.
William O'Farrell Collection
Hill's Dog Food - Lots of Dogs
A humorous commercial for Hill's Dog Food produced in the mid-1960s.
William O'Farrell Collection
[3 Hill's Dog Food Commercials]
A collection of three commercials advertising 3 Hill's Dog Food produced during the late 1960s.
John Nash Ott Collection
Wheat Farmer Neg.
An excerpt from the beginning of an episode of John Nash Ott's weekly television program
How Does Your Garden Grow?,
focusing on the history...
John Nash Ott Collection
Millburn Spots
Two advertisements for Millburn Sphagnum Peat Moss.
John Nash Ott Collection
First Federal Rose
Time-lapse footage of a rose blooming.
William O'Farrell Collection
Super Up
Kenji Kanesaka, one of the founding members of the “Film Independent” group and the Japan Filmmakers Co-op in Tokyo, was commissioned by Chicago pr...
Chicago Public Library Collection
The New World of Stainless Steel
Chuck Olin Collection
Vets’ Dog Food “Dachshund”
An advertisement for Vets Dog Food featuring a dachshund being pulled over by a police man on a motorcycle.
Chuck Olin Collection
Thank You Pudding “Laboratory”
An advertisement for Thank You Pudding that features the secret mission and processes behind making the "first rice pudding in a can." Th...
Chuck Olin Collection
Thank You Pudding “Laboratory”
An advertisement for Thank You Pudding that features the secret mission and processes behind making the "first rice pudding in a can." Th...
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