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June 56

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Forest Beach '57

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Forest Beach '57 [2]

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Forest Beach

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Dr. George Reed Jr. Collection

The Reed Collection was shot by Dr. George Reed, a physicist at Argonne Laboratories. The collection consists of family scenes featuring Reed's wife, Selina, and children, Mark, Carole, Phillip, and Lauren. Films include scenes on Chicago’s lakefront, a YWCA camp in Forest Beach Michigan and the University of Chicago lab school. The Reeds lived in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on Calumet Avenue. 8mm. Silent. 1950-1960. 12 films.

1950s 1960s

8mm

Meta-Filming Pan Slow-motion

Forest Beach

Sound Silent

Beaches Boating Boats Buildings Children Children-playing Clothing and dress Diving Exercise Family at Leisure Family recreation Food Games Lakes Leisure Nature Outdoors Picnics Plants Public Parks Skiing Sports non-event Summer Swimming Trees Water Watersports Youth

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