Taste of Chicago / 4th of July
Identifier
F.2005-08-0177
Date Of Production
circa 1976 – 1989
Abstract
Loosely assembled footage documents Mayor Richard J. Daley as he delivers a speech during a rededication ceremony for the 30-foot, 150-ton bronze statue of Swedish botanist Carl von Linne after its relocation from Lincoln Park to the Midway Plaisance on April 19, 1976; a performance by the Vanessa Davis Band, and appearances by Mr. and Mrs. Pac-Man and Mayor Harold Washington in Daley Center Plaza during Chicago’s sesquicentennial celebrations on September 12, 1983; a 3rd of July picnic in Grant Park, a speech by Washington, and an orchestral performance at Petrillo Music Shell.
Format
Super 8
Extent
350 feet
Color
Color
Sound
Mag Stripe
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Reversal Positives
Subject
Preservation Sponsor
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Stamets, Bill (is filmmaker)
Participants And Performers
Washington, Harold (is participant)
Daley, Richard J. (is participant)
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