SSHMP | Illuminated Signs Archive Films

[Baby Steele, ca. 1974]

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[Waikiki and Florida Vacations]

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Artists & Models

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Test #2

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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.

Gustina Steele Collection

Gustina Steele and her husband Bill Higgins, shot this footage of their children William Jr. and Ashauna in and around their Calumet Heights home. Super-8. Sound, silent. 1970-1980. 4 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 1970s 1980s

16mm 8mm Super 8mm

Calumet Heights Disneyland Park Florida Hawaii Ohio Tijuana

Sound Silent

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