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Silent home movies featuring the Finnegans’ trip to Tampa, Florida and wintertime at home in Chicago.

Beautiful unedited footage of close up observation of a nest of four Goldfinch birds growing from egg to young adult. The mother and father Goldfi...

Home movie of a trip to Brookfield Zoo and a boat trip around the Great Lakes (Mackinac, Niagara Falls). Includes shots of animals at the zoo and...

A young family’s visit to the Lincoln Park Zoo, followed by winter scenes of the park.

A visit to the Brookfield Zoo. The film begins with the zoo's facade and then highlights various animals and plants, including zebras, monkeys, ele...

A sponsored documentary film about homing pigeon racing in the Midwest.

Home movie that begins with children playing on a traditional jungle gym followed by scenes of a children's May Day celebration, children playing w...

A home movie featuring various winter scenes. The film begins with a young boy sprinkling bird seed in a snowy residential yard. This is followed b...

A dramatic study of Chicago's "pigeon lady," a fixture of the near north side, as she makes her rounds delivering food to her feathered friends.

Home movie depicting Jack and Roger Armstrong as children, as well as a group of men posing flamboyantly with the geese and other game birds they h...