Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade 1981
Identifier
F.2005-08-0139
Date Of Production
circa 1980 – 1981
Abstract
Loosely assembled footage captures Chicago's St. Patrick’s Day Parade activities in 1980 and 1981. Shots include Mayor Jane Byrne, reporter Jay McMullen, State’s Attorney Richard M. Daley, retired Major General Michael E. Healy as the 1981 grand marshal, ex-astronaut James McDivitt as the 1980 grand marshal, Loyola University student Kathleen Jordan as 1981 Queen of the City of Chicago Miss St. Patrick’s Day Contest, the Shannon Rovers Irish Pipe Band, and parade floats as they proceed along State Street. Footage also includes part of an interview with McDivitt as filmmaker Bill Stamets asks him to describe how parade marching resembles moon launching.
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
McDivitt, James A. (is interviewee)
Byrne, Jane (is participant)
McMullen, Jay (is participant)
Daley, Richard M. (is participant)
Healy, Michael E. (is participant)
McDivitt, James A. (is participant)
Jordan, Kathleen A. (is participant)
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