The family is depicted picking flowers in a garden.
A young family posing in front of a residential garage followed by Chicago park scenes, interior shots of children and children playing atop Chicag...
A short montage of close-ups of flowers, and some wider shots of flowers on display in the Lincoln Park Conservatory. This film has lost a great de...
Footage of goods for sale, vendors, shoppers, and ambiance at an art fair on a sunny morning in a Chicago-area suburb. The soundtrack is a '60s pop...
A brief look at the fast paced world of O'Hare air traffic controllers set to an upbeat soundtrack.
This film captures a bustling lunch scene at the former Marina City restaurant in downtown Chicago. The image follows the action of one of the wait...
Set to a jazzy soundtrack, this short film captures a monkey habitat at a Chicago zoo. Includes scenes of visitors admiring the monkeys and their a...
A visit to Chicago's Garfield Park Conservatory captured on 16mm and set to a soothing soundtrack. The film features various show rooms or houses a...
This short film captures highlights from a circus performance. Acts include performances from clowns, dancing dogs, elephants, acrobats, leopards &...
A home movie of summer garden footage, filled with various flowers. The reel ends with shots of family near the garden.
A compiled home movie that begins with a brief scene of the 1932 Republican Convention, followed by downtown and residential Chicago scenes.
“Garden ‘82” studies what appears to be Elam’s Logan Square backyard, a locale frequently used in Elam’s work. The footage focuses on the space of ...
"Garden #2" documents JoAnn Elam, her second husband Joe Hendrix, and an unidentified man in the backyard garden of Elam's Logan Square apartment i...
This 8mm home movie from the JoAnn Elam Collection shows Elam gardening outside her home in Chicago around 1984 and captures Elam’s interest in gar...
"84 Garden 2" documents JoAnn Elam working in the garden of her Logan Square residence in Chicago. Based on her consistent outfit, the film appears...