1984 Bluesfest, Jazzfest, etc.
Identifier
F.2005-08-0255
Date Of Production
1984
Abstract
Loosely assembled footage includes the following: World champion swimmer Benson Huggard prepares to swim 10 miles in Lake Michigan with his legs tied for a fundraiser on September 30, 1984; the Picasso sculpture in Daley Center Plaza wears a birthday hat in celebration of Chicago's 150th birthday; the Day of the Dragon daylong festival presents a lion dance on the steps of the Field Museum on August 12, 1984; an attendee at the 8th Annual Morgan Park Roots Picnic provides an interview; the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble performs at the Chicago’s Kool Jazz Festival held at the Petrillo Music Shell in Grant Park, August 29-September 2, 1984; the James Offie Band, Willie Dixon, Johnny Winter and others perform at the Chicago Blues Festival held at the Petrillo Music Shell in Grant Park, June 8-10, 1984.
Format
Super 8
Extent
500 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
Weisberg, Lois (is participant)
Washington, Harold (is participant)
Smith, Mary Ella (is participant)
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