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Senya Henie - Tail - XMAS Tree Parkway Ballroom

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

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Salassie at R.R. Yards

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1957 - Tennis US Clay Court Championships - River Forest

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Globe Trotters '57

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

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Nkrumah

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[Althea Gibson Mixed Doubles Match]

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Salassie - R.R. Stockyards

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Bud. Billiken '55

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[Natchez, MS and Duke Ellington performance]

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Bud. Bill. '59

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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. 1940-1975. 302 films.

1940s 1950s 1960s

16mm

Bridgeport Chicago Grand Boulevard Grant Park Near South Side South Side

Edward J Kelly Haile Selassie Hilda Simms Joe Louis Martha "The Big Mouth" Raye Roy Rogers

Chicago Police Department Girl Scouts United States Marines

Sound Silent

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Celebrity & Public figures Films

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