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Identifier
F.2005-08-0138
Date Of Production
September 14 1985
Abstract
Loosely assembled footage documents the grand opening and dedication ceremony for the Chicago Public Library’s Conrad Sulzer Regional Library at 4455 N. Lincoln Avenue. Shots include the following: a parade; the unveiling of Conrad Sultzer’s portrait inside the library; an excerpt of Mayor Harold Washington as he delivers a speech; the Community for Accountability of Public Art as they protest the commission of Irene Siegel’s fresco Aeneid for the library’s meeting room walls; Library Board President James Lowry, Regional Library Director Leah Steele, Chicago Park District Superintendent Edmund Kelly, and Alderman Eugene Schulter as they participate in a ribbon-cutting moment outside the library’s entrance.
Format
Super 8
Extent
200 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
Kelly, Edmund L. (is participant)
Lowry, James H. (is participant)
Schulter, Eugene (is participant)
Steele, Leah (is participant)
Smiley, Rich (is participant)
Chandler, Chris (is participant)
Washington, Harold (is participant)
Byrne, Jane (is participant)
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