SSHMP | Clowns Archive Films

[Baby Freddy: Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and 1st Birthday]

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Mom, Lauren Earl Al & Dula

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Grand Canyon

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[Bud Billiken Parade 1959]

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Bud. Billiken '55

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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.

Dr. Homer Nash Jr. Collection

The younger brother of Dr. Helen Nash, Homer Nash shot these films of his five daughters growing up in their St. Louis home. 8mm. Silent. 1950-1984. 11 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. 1940-1975. 302 films.

1920s 1960s 1970s 1980s

8mm

Aerial Shot Bird's-eye view Close-up Establishing Shot Meta-Filming Pan Portrait Shot Street Scenes Zoom

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