Miscellaneous
Identifier
F.2005-08-0248
Date Of Production
circa 1976 – 1982
Abstract
Loosely assembled footage includes the following: Mayor Jane Byrne’s Country Fair for City Folks; Greek-themed parade floats; an event held at Soldier Field; a marathon along N. Dearborn Street; the Oxford Pub’s 11th Annual Pallbearing Contest takes place in Oz Park on March 8, 1981; televised footage presents a Beatles concert; protests against nuclear weapons production; a notice advertises for a Greenpeace protest against commercial whaling held on the Chicago River, July 19, 1982; the United Irish & American Society of Illinois protests British occupation of Ireland in Daley Center Plaza; Richard J. Daley’s Christmas Parade moves along State Street; the Venetian Night Parade floats on Lake Michigan; the 1977 and 1978 Mexican Civic Society Parade Queens ride on their respective floats; Shriners parade along Michigan Avenue, presidential candidate John B. Anderson greets supporters along a parade route in Calumet City; the Flying Karamazov Brothers perform at the Unity Savings Comedy Showcase; a Christmas recital is held in Daley Center Plaza.
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
Chicago (Ill.) Police Dept.
Concerts
Fairs
Marching bands
Mexican Americans
Michigan Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
Musicians
Parades and processions
Political campaigns
Racing
Concerts
Fairs
Marching bands
Mexican Americans
Michigan Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
Musicians
Parades and processions
Political campaigns
Racing
Preservation Sponsor
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Stamets, Bill (is filmmaker)
Participants And Performers
Anderson, John (is participant)
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