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[Slaughterhouse; Chicago traffic, ca. mid-60s]

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Mr. Coles Party

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United Negro College Fund

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Hope Fash. Show - 1944

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Roberts Family Collection

This collection was shot primarily by Herman Roberts, his family and the staff of the Roberts Show Lounge. The films capture South Side nightlife from Englewood to Hyde Park, the Roberts Show Lounge in the '50s, rural Oklahoma, and Disneyland. 8mm, 16mm. Silent. 1950s. 34 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.

1940s 1960s

16mm

Accidental Dutch Angle Fast-motion Illuminated Signs Portrait Shot Semi-close-up

South Side

Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) Girl Scouts

Sound Silent

The Archive

Machinery Films