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Tom Palazzolo Collection
80s Pilsen Backyard Circus
Silent footage of an amateur circus performance in a backyard in the Chicago neighborhood of Pilsen in the 1980s.
Minnesota State University Collection
Different Drummer, Elvin Jones
Chicago Public Library Collection
Beatles Adventure: Do You Want to Know a Secret
A delightful animated film featuring the Beatles singing their hit song entitled “Beatles: Do You Want to Know a Secret?”. The story begins as the ...
Jack Behrend Collection
Lonely Boy
“The story of popular singer Paul Anka. He rose from obscurity to become the idol of millions of adolescent fans around the world. This film takes ...
Margaret Conneely Collection
Film About Filmmaking
An International Film Bureau production about a small film crew creating their film from the original idea to editing. Also shows the finished resu...
Margaret Conneely Collection
The Band Parade: Tony Pastor and His Band
Castle Films The Band Parade presents Tony Pastor and His Band performing the songs “Hawaiian War Chant,” “I Like Boys,” “Movies Tonight,” and “Par...
Margaret Conneely Collection
Paderewski Playing
Musical performance excerpts from the full length romantic tale in which Paderewski, the famed pianist, and two other plane crash survivors are gue...
Chuck Olin Collection
Park Band
A non-narrated documentary short about an African American brass band as they set up and play for an audience in an unnamed Chicago park.
Chuck Olin Collection
Chicago Tribune “Folksinger”
An adverisement for the Chicago Tirbune. The ad features a folksinging act, The Crowd Stoppers, performing at Earl of Old Town in Chicago's Old...
Chuck Olin Collection
Chicago Tribune “Folksinger”
An adverisement for the Chicago Tirbune. The ad features a folksinging act, The Crowd Stoppers, performing at Earl of Old Town in Chicago's Old...
Chuck Olin Collection
Chicago Tribune “Folksinger”
An adverisement for the Chicago Tirbune. The ad features a folksinging act, The Crowd Stoppers, performing at Earl of Old Town in Chicago's Old...
Bill Stamets Collection
[Sun Ra, Jazzfest, International Folk Fair]
Loosely-constructed footage of the 1984 Chicago Kool Jazz Festival in Grant Park and the 25th Annual International Folk Fair.
Bill Stamets Collection
Jazzfest I
Footage from the 1984 Chicago Kool Jazz Festival in Grant Park, featuring performances by Redd Holt, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Laurel Massé Band, Ornette ...
Charles E. Krosse Collection
[Variety Show at Peoria's Palace Theater]
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 ...
Charles E. Krosse Collection
Keystone Barn Dance Party
The Hoosier Hot Shots perform at a barn dance in Iowa.
Don Klugman Collection
Nightsong
A portrait of the Chicago Near-North nightlife scene in the mid-1960s, centering around the struggles and romantic desires of an African American s...
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Alexander, Atheana
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Anka, Paul
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C.L. Venard Productions
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Sun Ra
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(2)
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(1)
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(1)
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(1)
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(1)
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(3)
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(1)
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(1)
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(1)
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