This educational film tells the history of carriage and locomotive transportation in the United States. The entire film is set outdoors near Chicag...
"A day in the life of a man who is in much of a hurry to get somewhere. As he travels along his hurried way we are right in there enjoying his anxi...
A home movie featuring Chicago's CTA L subway system and trains. This is followed by a pan of Chicago's skyline shot from atop a skyscraper downtown.
A silent Telenews newsreel featuring Illinois Institute of Technology graduate student Louis Richards riding a miniature power scooter called a "Sk...
Queen Elizabeth II gives a speech about the recently-completed St. Lawrence Seaway at the Ambassador Hotel in Chicago on July 6, 1959. The queen an...
Footage of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, and Mayor Richard J. Daley at the Chicago International Trade Fair on July 6, 1959.
Silent outtakes from Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Chicago on July 6, 1959. The film includes footage of the queen's motorcade making its way down...
Black and white outtakes of footage promoting the Straddle Carrier, a truck that carries cargo underneath rather than on top. Large vehicles and mo...
Consists of outtakes from a news broadcast depicting airport operations: passengers boarding planes, purchasing tickets, baggage handlers carrying ...
Silent outtakes from news footage depicting stewardesses and mechanics going on strike, demanding fair wages. The event took place in North Central...
News outtakes depicting the Capital Airlines Strike of 1958.