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A short film depicting the white supremacist ideology of the National Socialist Party of America and its former leader, Frank Collin. The film adop...
1966: Peace March - Heads

Footage of a large anti-war demonstration in 1966. People can be seen carrying signs; one person has even covered their dog in anti-war slogans. Th...
Yellow Kid, The

An episode of The Yellow Kid, a TV program dramatizing the exploits of notorious Chicago con man Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil, who is purporte...
Old Normandy House: The Last Days & Nights

Footage depicting the demolition of the beloved Normandy House Restaurant in 1959, which was located on Chicago’s near north side. The restaurant o...
Air show (WWI Planes Dogfight)

Unedited footage of WWI Planes Dogfight air show. Shots include vintage planes in hangars, taking off and landing, and in flight. Shots of the fe...
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“In the 1850s, Canada meant freedom for many escaped slaves, but the route known as the "underground railroad" was a dangerous one at the best of t...
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“A glance at Canada's yesteryears, at people and events, fashions and foibles at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. From ol...
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Coverage of the ceremony and inauguration of President Harry S. Truman from start to finish, beginning with the journey from the White House to the...
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H.J. Heinz sponsored film that discusses the history of the tomato from the time of Cortez' conquest of Mexico.
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Sponsored film by Heinz uses historical reenactments to trace the history of preserved foods. Inventors and scientists made advances in preserving ...
You Are There: “The Chicago Fire”

Episode of the television series “You Are There” featuring a fake news report on the Chicago Fire of 1871. Walter Cronkite acts as the news anchor ...
Caeser and Cleo

Amateur sound film featuring a humorous retelling of the meeting of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra.

The film won an award in the "Advance...
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A Castle Films Quiz show about history, accompanied by footage of world events including the Hindenburg, FDR’s funeral, Pearl Harbor, Mussolini’s d...
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A Castle Films “World Parade” film. Narrated tour of the architecture and monuments of Rome, juxtaposed with modern developments. Covers subjects ...
1953 (circa): Crowd at Eisenhower Inauguration

Footage captures the massive crowds gathered outside the capitol in Washington D.C. during the inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
November 1969 Moratorium (Dark)

This footage by Mort and Millie Goldsholl shows crowds of people and activists demonstrating against the Vietnam War during the Moratorium March on...
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