5 Quickies O.T. - Good Circus Gal
Identifier
F.2010-02-0372
Date Of Production
1969
Abstract
A compilation of three short, fast-motion films shot in 1969: footage of a Northwestern football game at Ryan Field; Daley Plaza and the Chicago Christmas tree featuring holiday shoppers admiring the Marshall Fields' holiday windows; and two trapeze artists and a lion ring at a circus.
Description
The first segment features about thirty seconds of fast-motion footage of a Northwestern football game at Ryan Field. They are playing against a team with orange helmets (possibly the University of Illinois). The second segment is time-lapse footage of Daley Plaza and the Christmas tree (both aerial and ground-level), interspersed with shots of holiday shoppers admiring the Marshall Field's holiday window displays. The marquee for the Chicago Theater is also included. The final forty-five seconds of this film features fast-motion footage of two trapeze artists and a lion ring at a circus from the perspective of an audience member.
Format
16mm
Extent
85 feet
Color
Color
Sound
Silent
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Element
Reversal Positive Print
Form
Subject
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Patterson, Rhodes (is filmmaker)
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