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[Nash family Christmas, 1960]

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

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[Roberson Family, ca. 1960]

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[Road Trips and Cityscapes]

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[OK Ranch; Private Plane; Rodney; Hyde Park, ca. mid-70s]

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[OK Ranch, Horses Making Ponies, Pool Party]

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[OK Ranch Pool Party w/Steven, Sonja & Scooter; Buggy Ride w/Herman, ca. 1969]

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[Niagara Falls, 1959]

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[Nash girls playing, 1956]

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#1 May 1959 Becky + Leurel

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[Lake Meadows]

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[Graduation from Meharry Medical, 1960]

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Sylvester Matthews Collection

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.

Byrd-Forshey Family Collection

This collection consists of films of the Byrd family, depicting family gatherings and holidays. The collection also includes roadtrips, Chicago cityscapes and outdoor spaces. 16mm. 1950s. 2 films.

Charles ‘Chuck’ Mayewaki Collection

Charles "Chuck" Mayewaki shot these films throughout the Lake Meadows, Woodlawn, and Oakwood neighborhoods. The collection includes a pilgrimage to the Rohwer Heritage Site in Arkansas, members of his congregation, and a cross country road trip. Super 8mm, 16mm. Silent. 1960-1973. 25 films.

Dr. Helen Nash Collection

Dr. Helen Nash shot these scenes of family life in Atlanta, Georgia and St. Louis, Missouri, as well as trips to Chicago to visit relatives. Dr. Nash also traveled extensively with her sisters and mother, visiting Europe, China, Russia, and Africa in the late sixties and seventies. 16mm, Super 8mm. Silent. 1950-1970. 23 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.

Jean Patton Collection

The Jean Patton collection was shot by both Jean Patton and her husband Robert and documents family life in Chatham and their extensive travels overseas. Consisting of over 100 reels Jean and her husband visited China, Japan, Europe and the Caribbean and documented nearly 20 years of family celebrations and events. 16mm, 8mm, Super-8. Silent. 1940-1970. 100 films.

Leroy Roberson Collection

Leroy Roberson shot this collection documenting his extensive travels across the country with his family. Often taking his children out of school early this collection includes visits to California, Wyoming, the Hoover Dam and other sites in the American West. 8mm. Silent. 1950-1960. 32 films.

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.

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.

1920s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s

16mm 8mm Super 8mm

Accidental Dutch Angle Aerial Shot Bird's-eye view Car-driving off Close-up Double Exposure Establishing Shot Fast-motion Filming from Boat Filming from Car Filming from Inside Filming from vehicle Filming Television House Exterior Illuminated Signs Meta-Filming Night Shot Pan Portrait Shot Road Shot Semi-close-up Slow-motion Street Scenes Zoom

Baha'i House of Worship Buckingham Fountain, Chicago IL Calumet Heights Caracas Disneyland Park Grand Boulevard Harvey Hyde Park Lake Meadows Loop Near South Side Niagara Falls North America Ohio Oklahoma Shoshoni South Dakota South Side St. Louis Tennessee Tijuana Wyoming

Girl Scouts Nash, Helen Patton, Bob Patton, Jean Roberson, Leroy

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