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John Nash Ott Collection
[1926 circa: Ott Family Home Movie]
A home movie shot by John Ott of Winnetka, Illinois.
William O'Farrell Collection
See Yourself As Others See You
Short, silent advertisement for the QRS Company's combination camera and projector. The Chicago-based company sold the 16mm equipment for $98.50, u...
Heidkamp Family Collection
[1924 circa: Chicago]
Amateur footage of Chicago shot circa 1924.
Heidkamp Family Collection
[1925 circa: Parade in Port Washington, Wisconsin]
Amateur film documenting a parade in Port Washington, Wisconsin, shot circa 1925.
Heidkamp Family Collection
[1928 circa: Chicago]
Footage of Chicago shot in 1928.
Heidkamp Family Collection
[1929, 1951: Heidkamp Home Movie Canister C]
Two separate Heidkamp home movies, one from 1929 and one from 1951, both shot in the Chicago area.
Heidkamp Family Collection
[1929 Aug, 1950 Jun: Heidkamp Home Movie Canister B]
Two separate Heidkamp home movies, one of Niagara Falls from June 1950 and one of downtown Chicago from August 1929.
Heidkamp Family Collection
[1929, '30, '36: Heidkamp Home Movie Canister A]
Three separate Heidkamp home movies, from 1929, 1930, and 1936, each shot in Chicago.
William O'Farrell Collection
[1926 Institute of American Meat Packers Convention]
Edited footage highlighting the attendees of the 1926 Institute of American Meat Packers Convention.
Minnesota State University Collection
Italian Straw Hat, The
Set in Paris, 1895, the plot concerns the frantic search for a duplicate of an Italian straw hat eaten by a horse. The hat is needed to prevent a h...
Minnesota State University Collection
Passion of Jeanne D’Arc
William O'Farrell Collection
Quaker Oats Company "From Factory to Dairy"
Quaker Oats corporate film that looks at the use of Quaker Oats feed in the dairy industry.
Margaret Conneely Collection
Grandma's Boy
In a small town, a cowardly young man (played by Harold Lloyd) becomes courageous, and captures a bandit, after his grandmother gives him an umbrel...
Margaret Conneely Collection
Haunted Spooks
Silent slapstick comedy starring Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, and Wallace Howe. After numerous failed attempts to commit suicide, our hero (Lloyd)...
Margaret Conneely Collection
Balloonatic, The
Margaret Conneely Collection
His Royal Slyness
Silent B&W comedy set to musical score starring Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis. An American book salesman (Lloyd) is persuaded to go to the kingdo...
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