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Professionally-shot 35mm film depicting the wedding of Henrietta Glick and Melvin B. Deutsch in Chicago. According to the couple's granddaughter, t...

Home movie shot by Elmer and Erna Wittman, depicting trips to Mackinac Island, Sault St. Marie, and Springfield, IL, as well as scenes around Chica...

Home movie featuring a large snowfall in Chicago, as well as a roadtrip to Springfield, OH and camping in Indiana.

Home movie featuring the Wittman family camping in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Home movie depicting Joanna Wittman's 4th birthday, Erna and Elmer Wittman's 40th wedding anniversary, Sara Wittman's confirmation and graduation f...

Home movie featuring Miriam Wittman's confirmation and a trip to Niagara Falls.

This home movie begins with footage of a Chicago parade celebrating the Apollo 8 crew, and is followed by scenes of the Wittman family celebrating ...

An artist report by Franklin McMahon about the infamous Chicago 8 conspiracy trial of the eight (later just seven) defendants arrested during the p...

A survey of the growth of American cities. Includes historical prints and early photographs of New York and Chicago juxtaposed with a montage of sc...

Film depicts White Sox and Baltimore Orioles batting practice at Comiskey Park on August 21st, 1976.

There are a few exterior shots of...

Trailer to promote Chicago in the Year 2000 (CITY 2000), a yearlong project documenting everyday life in Chicago.

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Trailer to promote Chicago in the Year 2000 (CITY 2000), a yearlong project documenting everyday life in Chicago.

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Short film by an unknown student filmmaker at the University of Illinois. The film uses optical printing and experimental film techniques to manipu...