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['I Am An American' Day 1946 at Soldier's Field]

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[New Year's Eve party at the Pershing Ballroom]

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[Roberts Show Lounge, ca. mid-50s_5]

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Chicago Fest Gloria Gaynor 1979

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Alsup Smith Family Collection

Vanessa Alsup and her husband Kevin shot these sound films of their children Kevin II, Sheena Marie and Carla in and around their Englewood home. The collection also includes several concerts in Chicago. Super 8mm. Sound. 1970-1980. 17 films.

Roberts Family Collection

This collection was shot primarily by Herman Roberts, his family and the staff of the Roberts Show Lounge. The films capture South Side nightlife from Englewood to Hyde Park, the Roberts Show Lounge in the '50s, rural Oklahoma, and Disneyland. 8mm, 16mm. Silent. 1950s. 34 films.

Ramon Williams Collection

Ramon Williams shot and created these films throughout Chicago and the American South. The collection features a number of historical figures and events, including Haile Selassie’s arrival in Chicago, Althea Gibson’s landmark US Nationals win, and several Bud Billiken parades. 8mm, 16mm. Sound, Silent. 1943-1975. 161 films.

1940s 1950s 1970s

16mm 8mm

Close-up Pan Portrait Shot Semi-close-up Titles Zoom

Grand Boulevard Navy Pier, Chicago IL Near South Side South Side

Alsup-Smith Kelly, Edward J Louis, Joe Raye, Martha Rogers, Roy Simms, Hilda

Sound Silent

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