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Scenes of public life in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood in the late 1970s.

Another short film back Pat Pauhr filming a game between the White Sox’s and the Orioles.

Loosely-constructed footage from the campaign trail during the 1983 Chicago mayoral election, featuring candidates Harold Washington, Bernard Epton...

Footage of Chicago political figures leading up to the 1985, 1986 and 1987 elections.

Short Super-8mm film documenting two events in Chicago in 1987: first the Puerto Rican Parade in downtown Chicago, then the Via Crucis, the Way of ...

Loosely-constructed footage of various political figures during the 1987 campaign for Chicago mayor.

Footage depicting Harold Washington on the campaign trail in 1983, ahead of the runup to the mayoral election. The film shows him being welcomed by...

The footage features different segments offering a look into Chicago's 1987 mayoral election, featuring Harold Washington on the campaign trail, an...

Second of four reels adding up to the film Chicago Politics: A Theater of Power. 
Observational documentary following the 1983 Chicago Mayora...

The film depicts the competitive series of events leading up to the Chicago Mayoral Election of 1983 as well the public's response to the historica...

Third of four reels that were compiled in the video "Chicago Politics: A Theater of Power." Observational documentary following the 1987 Chicago Ma...

Fouth and final reel of the film Chicago Politics: A Theater of Power. Observational documentary following the 1987 Chicago Mayoral election, with ...

A compilation reel featuring candid footage and interviews with various prominent members of the early-'80s Chicago independent film scene, many of...;Most well-known for his off-beat and darkly comedic documentaries about life on the margins, legendary Chicago filmmaker Tom Palazzolo took his fir...

Claes Oldenburg's "Batcolumn" sculpture is dedicated on April 14, 1977, outside the newly built Social Security Administration Center at 600 West M...