Internet Archive - Collection: chicagofilmarchives

Secrets of Nature

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:23:56 GMT

A film that celebrates the work of John Ott while documenting the different uses of stop-motion photography- from cancer research to the effects of fertilizer on bean sprouts. In the film we see John Ott hard at work in his Chicago suburban home....

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Cause Without a Rebel

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:24:02 GMT

16mm., B&W, Sound (from Chicago Film Archive's Peter Kuttner Collection) A documentary exploring political apathy among white college students at Northwestern University during the civil rights movement....

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War Film

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:41:48 GMT

From Chicago Film Archives' Jack Behrend Collection, 1984, 16mm. Footage of a combat zone, the landscape barren and repeatedly torn apart by explosions. Includes various army vehicles in action, with tanks and fighter jets discharging their weapons....

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Student Life at Loyola University Medical School

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:24:56 GMT

Promotional film for Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine made circa 1955 by John A. Maurer, and assisted directed by Margaret Conneely. Narrator William B. Rich, M.D. takes the viewer on a tour of what student life is like, providing facts about the school over footage of the application pr....

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Cross Section

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:15:52 GMT

From Chicago Film Archives' Jack Behrend Collection, Film by May Pietz A short film that documents a Niles Township High School (Niles, Illinois) filmmaking class. Includes scenes of animation exercises, learning to use a light meter, and acting..

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Champion Papers Incorporated "Imagination 10"

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:32:29 GMT

Promotional film for a series of books published by Paper Division of Champion Papers Inc., describing how images in film are graphically translated and vibrantly reproduced on their paper. This particular book and film, Imagination 10, showcases the beauty and design of trains and attempts to captu....

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Bahai Temple Wilmette

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:34:13 GMT

16mm. home movie featuring the Bahai Temple of Wilmette, Illinois circa 1953. From our Henry Wilczynski Collection..

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[Maxwell Street Market]

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:38:44 GMT

Home Movie footage of Chicagoâs Maxwell Street Market shot in the 1970s. From Chicago Film Archives' Glick-Berolzheimer Home Movie Collection..

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Teddy Bears at Play

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:16:19 GMT

Extended footage of koalas in their habitat as the song "Teddy Bear Picnic" plays. Sponsored by the Australian National Travel Association. Found within CFA's Margaret Conneely Collection.

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The Do Family: New Americans for the 80's

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:17:51 GMT

An amateur documentary film shot on Super 8mm. about the arrival of a Vietnamese family to Deerfield by way of a refuge camp in Hong Kong. The Zion Lutheran Church of Deerfield sponsored the family's arrival....

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Mi Raza: Portrait of a Family

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:19:38 GMT

Mi Raza is a documentary film about a working class Mexican-American family living in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago during the early 1970s. Three generations of the Navarro family respond differently to the pressures of assimilation and acculturation, dealing with the stresses of maintaining th....

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Pabst Brewing Company "Old Milwaukee"

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:43:18 GMT

A sponsored film made by Morton Goldsholl Associates for Pabst Brewing Company. Morton & Millie Goldsholl ran Morton Goldsholl Associates, one of Chicago's leading graphic design studios in the 1950s. The studio became recognized for their animations, progressive hiring practices and developing corp....

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Apollo 11 Chicago Parade

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:35:53 GMT

16mm. home movie footage of the 1969 Apollo 11 parade in Chicago, Illinois shot from various vantage points. The City of Chicago welcomed the three Apollo 11 astronauts, Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin, Jr., who are all seen briefly within the film....

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Karolton Envelope "Envelope Jive"

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:09:28 GMT

A sponsored film made by Millie Goldsholl (of Chicago's Morton Goldsholl Associates) for Karolton Envelope Company, a division of Kimberly-Clark. Morton & Millie Goldsholl ran Morton Goldsholl Associates, one of Chicago's leading graphic design studios in the 1950s....

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[O'Hare Air Traffic Controller]

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:41:28 GMT

A short film made by Harry Mantel that documents the air traffic control tower at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Harry Mantel (1923-2007) was a Chicago cameraman, producer, and journalist. This title is part of Mantel's series titled "Vignettes," which was funded in part by Encyclopedia Bri....

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Playboy West: First Swim in the New Dirsmith Pool

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:48:50 GMT

Home movie footage of the grotto construction at the Los Angeles, California Playboy mansion. The film includes shots of Hugh Hefner, Barbi Benton as well as footage of the estate. Rhodes Patterson, who was friends of the grotto's architects and engineers, shot the film....

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Bike Club Trip to Beloit, Wisconsin

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:09:50 GMT

An 8mm. home movie of a Chicago bike club's train trip to Beloit, Wisconsin. A sign within the film reads "League of American Wheelmen: Cycle Train Excursion." This league, which was founded in 1880, is now known as the League of American Bicyclists....

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Miss Illinois 1968

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:42:14 GMT

A home movie documenting Judith Ford's (Miss Illinois 1968) visit to the Container Corporation of America, located in the Chicago suburb of Carol Stream. Judith Ford went onto win the Miss America pageant in 1969....

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Chicago: The City to See in '63

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:15:01 GMT

A "city symphony" film, produced to encourage Photographic Society of America members to attend their 1963 conference in Chicago. The film edits together beautiful and dynamic footage of Chicago and then combines this with a deadpan commentary that pokes fun at commercial travel films: "Chicago is m....

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Chicago Railroad Pageant [fragment]

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:12:00 GMT

This educational film documents the "Wheels-a-Rolling" pageant of the Chicago Railroad Fair of 1948 and 1949. Sponsored by some 38 railroad companies along with suppliers such as The Budd Company and The Pullman Company, the fair drew thousands to its Lake Michigan shoreline location for a celebrati....

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Gypsamania

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:01:30 GMT

16mm. home movie of a trailer trip vacation through South Dakota and Wyoming with footage of historic sites in national parks. Footage includes scenes of the Badlands of South Dakota, Mount Rushmore, and Yellowstone National Park sites like Yellowstone River, Mammoth Hot Springs, Inspiration Point, ....

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The Seventh Wonder

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:41:42 GMT

A 1960s sponsored film that highlights Chicago's water system as one of "the seven wonders of Modern American engineering." It includes scenes of Chicago's lake front, skyline and water facilities. Made by Cine-Graff Production for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD....

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Illinois Holiday

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:00:15 GMT

A small family takes a road trip across Illinois, visiting Galena, the bank of the Rock River, Jubilee College, Dixon Mounds, New Salem, Springfield, Pere Marquette State Park, the land once known as Kaskaskia, Vandailia and Starved Rock State Park....

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International Design Conference in Aspen: The First Decade

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:04:21 GMT

A 16mm. sponsored film that looks back at the first ten years of the International Design Conference in Aspen (IDCA). Walter Paepcke (1896–1960) founded the IDCA. He sought to provide a forum for discussion on design, “where the human spirit can flourish.” Paepcke was a longtime executive of t....

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Making Christmas Tree Ornaments

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:54:48 GMT

This 1950s amateur film (presumably made by Chicago amateur filmmaker Margaret Conneely) stars an unenthused housewife and a dry narration track. Combined, they show us how to make a wide array of homemade ornaments, centerpieces, wreaths and more! From our Margaret Conneely Collection....

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The New World of Stainless Steel

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:10:58 GMT

A Republic Steel sponsored film made in 1960 by Chicago's Wilding Studios. This 16mm. technicolor film was found inside a container that was labeled 'Iran' from the Chicago Public Library Collection. Quite a find!.

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Quaker Oats' "From Factory to Dairy"

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:41:34 GMT

A 16mm. Quaker Oats corporate film from 1928! From our William O'Farrell Collection..

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Mae West on Stage at Chicago's Palace Theater

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:40:59 GMT

Home movie footage of a 1938 Mae West performance at Chicago's Palace Theater (now known as the Cadillac Palace). From our Rhodes Patterson Collection. Chicago Film Archives holds the copyright for the films created by Rhodes Patterson..

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The Day After

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:01:30 GMT

Rhodes Patterson (1914-2003) shot this silent short film at Chicago's Grant Park a day after the 1968 Democratic National Convention. While it doesn't depict any violence, the film captures the mood and tensions of the time, as well as a few instances of the "male gaze." From our Rhodes Patterson Co....

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Chicago Wrestling: Yulie Brynner VS Rose Roman

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:05:10 GMT

An episode of a syndicated wrestling show shot at Chicago's International Amphitheater in the early to mid 1950s. Shot live on film with three-camera coverage, it features a witty and entertaining narration from announcer Russ Davis....

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Chicago General Motors Powerama

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:54:17 GMT

8mm. home movie footage of the 1955 General Motors Powerama that was held on Chicago's lakefront, just south of Soldier Field. It lasted 26 days, cost $7-million dollars and featured 250 free exhibits....

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Chicago Equitable Building - Time Lapse

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:54:22 GMT

Continuous time-lapse sequence of Chicago's Equitable Building (401 North Michigan Avenue) being constructed. It was shot by Jack Behrend from a penthouse at 333 N. Michigan. From our Jack Behrend Collection.

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Chicago World's Fair Series

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:48:35 GMT

Home movie footage from the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. From our Ferd Isserman Collection. Chicago Film Archives owns copyrights to all films in the Ferd Isserman Collection..

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Riverview 1952

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:50:58 GMT

Kodachrome Home Movie footage of Riverview Amusement Park, a Chicago amusement park once located near the intersection of Belmont and Western Avenues. From our Henry Wilczynski Collection..

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Hans Graff: Super Editor

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:10:41 GMT

Here's a hypnotic look at Hans Graff (1921-1990) hard at work in his Chicago near-north studio, Cine-Graff Motion Picture Service. Hans was a film editor and producer, who specialized in industrial films (he even worked as an editor on "Zoo Parade" and "Wild Kingdom"!)....

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Intergalactic Zoo

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:01:11 GMT

Dedicated to the men, women and children of Mars, this fantastical animation uses the simplest of elements: solid backgrounds, block letters, and a length of metal chain. The creatures created are the kind of strange and other-worldly beings that thrive only in children's dreams and play....

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Mister E

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:36:50 GMT

A domestic black comedy, MISTER E (1950s) expresses some of the edgier mischief and discontent that women of the 1950s could rarely express openly. This short film narrates the revenge acted out by a young wife, left at home while her husband is at a card game; by staging a rendezvous with a mannequ....

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Fairy Princess

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:06:24 GMT

Restored to its original glory by the National Film Preservation Foundation back in 2005, this little Christmas film is one of our holiday favorites. Margaret Conneely (Chicago amateur filmmaker & CFA Collection namesake) frames stop-motion animation and trick photography with live action footage to....

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Chicago World's Fair 1933

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:27:10 GMT

Here is a 16mm. home movie of Chicago's 1933 World's Fair in all its troubled splendor. It comes from our David Gray Collection, which includes other footage of Chicago from the 1930s through 1960s. Highlights of this reel include an animatronic tyrannosaurus rex, a strange looking Radio Flyer sculp....

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