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Resurrection City (Wash DC)

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Europe, Pt. 2 London/Spain/Rome

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First Pictures

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Florence/Switzerland/Germany Pt. 1

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Gloria's Wedding/Eugene/Barbados

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Karen's Wedding

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Puerto Rico I

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Timmy + LB 82 83

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Wedding

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Washington/Resurrection City

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Tower in Paris

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Blizzard of '79

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Frederick Atkins Collection

Frederick Atkins shot these films of his wife, Loretta, and children in the East Side neighborhood. The collection includes the opening of the Chicago (formerly Calumet) Skyway. 8mm, Super 8mm. 1950-1980. 48 films.

Lynette Frazier Collection

Lynette Frazier shot these films of her life in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood of Chicago, as well as her many travels around the globe. The collection includes the aftermath of the MLK Riots, Resurrection City in Washington, DC and the 1964 World’s Fair in New York. 8mm. Silent. 1950-1960. 31 films.

Holland Family Collection

John Holland shot these films of his wife Margaret and their children Greg, Debbie, Doug and Karen in and around the East Side neighborhood. The collection includes graduations, holidays and Catholic ceremonies. 8mm, Super 8mm. 1950-1970. 47 films.

Levy-Gunansky Family Collection

Sam Levy and his daughter Harriet shot these films to document their family’s life in the Washington Park neighborhood and later the Jackson Park Highlands. It includes scenes from Englewood High School, several club picnics in Washington Park, and Harriet’s time as a student at University of Chicago (1948-1952). 8mm. Silent. 1938-1955. 15 films.

Sylvester Matthews Collection

Philip Maxwell Sr. Collection

Philip Maxwell shot these films of his family in their Londontown home. The collection also includes visits to the Lincoln Park Zoo and the Museum of Science and Industry. 8mm, Super 8mm. Silent. 1960-1970. 4 films.

Charles Merrifield Collection

Charles Merrifield was a postal worker who lived with his family in Princeton Park. His films show gatherings of extended family, as well as travels across the US with his wife and children. 8mm. Silent. 1950-1960. 6 films.

Dr. Helen Nash Collection

Dr. Helen Nash shot these scenes of family life in Atlanta, Georgia and St. Louis, Missouri, as well as trips to Chicago to visit relatives. Dr. Nash also traveled extensively with her sisters and mother, visiting Europe, China, Russia, and Africa in the late sixties and seventies. 16mm, Super 8mm. Silent. 1950-1970. 23 films.

O'Neal Family Collection

Brothers Brian, Rick II, and Kamal O’Neal shot and created these films of their teenage years in and around their Hyde Park home. The collection includes experiments in stop-motion animation, basketball games, and a family road trip to Niagara Falls and Bar Harbor, ME. 8mm, Super 8mm. Silent. 1970s. 21 films.

Leroy Roberson Collection

Leroy Roberson shot this collection documenting his extensive travels across the country with his family. Often taking his children out of school early this collection includes visits to California, Wyoming, the Hoover Dam and other sites in the American West. 8mm. Silent. 1950-1960. 32 films.

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Accidental Dutch Angle Aerial Shot Bird's-eye view Cityscapes Close-up Double Exposure Establishing Shot Filming from Boat Filming from Car Filming from Inside Filming Television House Exterior House Exterior Meta-Filming Night Shot Pan Portrait Shot Road Shot Semi-close-up Stop-motion Street Scenes Zoom

Barbados Brookfield Zoo California East Hyde Park Georgia Germany Idaho Italy Kentucky Las Vegas London Towne Meharry Medical College Memphis Mexico City Museum of Science & Industry Nashville New York City Paris Puerto Rico St. Louis Switzerland Tennessee Trinidad and Tobago United Kingdom Utah Washington, D.C. Wyoming Yellowstone National Park

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