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Silent footage of an amateur circus performance in a backyard in the Chicago neighborhood of Pilsen in the 1980s.

An historical account of the story of Arthur L. Ball, the song and dance man, told through archival photographs, newspaper clippings, posters, and ...

A band of mysterious performers show up in small-town Illinois for a magic show with a horrific twist.

Made for a class project at Colu...

This Henry Mantel film presents a montage of images shot at a circus performance. The footage is heavily tinted red and accompanied by an early 197...

Funded in part by Encyclopedia Brittanica, these short spots were directed by local cameraman, producer, and journalist Harry Mantel – most likely ...

A brief look at the fast paced world of O'Hare air traffic controllers set to an upbeat soundtrack. ;Funded in part by Encyclopedia Brittanica, these short spots were directed by local cameraman, producer, and journalist Harry Mantel – most likely ...

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...;Funded in part by Encyclopedia Brittanica, these short spots were directed by local cameraman, producer, and journalist Harry Mantel – most likely ...

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...;Funded in part by Encyclopedia Brittanica, these short spots were directed by local cameraman, producer, and journalist Harry Mantel – most likely ...

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...;Funded in part by Encyclopedia Brittanica, these short spots were directed by local cameraman, producer, and journalist Harry Mantel – most likely ...

This short film captures highlights from a circus performance. Acts include performances from clowns, dancing dogs, elephants, acrobats, leopards &...;Funded in part by Encyclopedia Brittanica, these short spots were directed by local cameraman, producer, and journalist Harry Mantel – most likely ...

A variety show is performed at Peoria's Palace Theater. Includes live performances by a number of singers and dancers in front of a band of female ...

The Hoosier Hot Shots perform at a barn dance in Iowa.

Footage of men and women dancing, drumming, smoking, and hanging out inside a rustic wooden interior space, presumably the Dyer-Bennet School of Mi...

Elam wanders about an art fair in “Palmer Square Art Fair ’85,” documenting the happenings of the event. Setting scale, the short begins on the out...

Ruth Page has staged at least 4 versions of Carmen, all set to Georges Bizet's original opera music. The version apparently depicted in this film ...

Ruth Page choreographed two versions of Bolero: The first version was called both "Bolero" and "Iberian Monotone." It premiered in Highland Park at...