Collection Items
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Film, VideoTR reviews and addresses troops [Fort Sheridan, Ill.]; TR riding in auto, Chicago, 1917
TR riding in auto, Chicago, 1917 | Theodore Roosevelt reviews and addresses troops [Fort Sheridan, Ill.] | Theodore Roosevelt riding in auto, Chicago, 1917 Two segments of TR during a midwestern speaking tour in support of military preparedness. On September 27, 1917, TR visited the officers' training camp at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Views of troops marching past a reviewing stand for inspection by TR and several civilian and military personnel; identified on the platform with TR are Captain Georges Etienne Bertrand (wearing beret), a visiting Frenchman who instructed...- Contributor: Meeker, Arthur - Bertrand, Georges Etienne - Insull, Samuel - Roosevelt, Theodore - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Ryan, James A. - Universal Film Manufacturing Company
- Date: 1917
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Film, VideoThe cry of jazz Uses dramatic dialogue, direct address argumentation, realist documentary illustration, an innovative music soundtrack, and essayistic construction to argue for jazz music as an expression of the situation of Black Americans. Seeing jazz as both empowering and limiting, the film is an acute and even painful statement of its political, social, cultural, and artistic moment.- Contributor: Miller, James - Leist, Norman - Higgins, Eddie - Waller, George - Hill, Nelam L. - Macfadyen, Gavin - Horton, Dorothea - Priester, Julian - Severson, Paul - Bland, Ed ... Miller, James - Leist, Norman - Higgins, Eddie - Waller, George - Hill, Nelam L. - Macfadyen, Gavin - Horton, Dorothea - Priester, Julian - Severson, Paul - Bland, Ed - Duncan, Andrew - Starr, Hank - Khtb Productions - Inman, Laroy - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Kennedy, Mark - Dillon, Melinda - Alk, Howard - Sun Ra
- Date: 1959
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Film, VideoCorner Madison and State Streets, Chicago "The busiest corner in Chicago. Cable cars and street traffic of all descriptions. Hundreds of shoppers. Fine perspective view looking north toward the Masonic Temple. 50 feet"--Edison films catalog. "Erie Railroad series...present novel and interesting views along the line of the Erie, such as do not always come within the observation of the general tourist. We are indebted to the courtesy of the Erie...- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Heise, William - White, James H. (James Henry)
- Date: 1897
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Film, VideoCattle driven to slaughter "A herd of long-horn cattle being driven through the Chicago stock yard gates to the slaughter house, where 280 of the animals are killed every hour of the day"--Maguire & Baucus catalogue. Part of the Erie Railroad series. The following subjects present novel and interesting views along the line of the Erie, such as do not always come within the observation of the general...- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Heise, William - White, James H. (James Henry)
- Date: 1897
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Film, VideoSheep run, Chicago stockyards
Title in Maguire & Baucus catalogue: Sheep run, Chicago stock yards "A large flock of sheep being driven over the runs from the cars to the slaughter beds. The sheep, pressed by the driver and frightened by the surroundings and confusion, move very fast"--Maguire & Baucus catalogue- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Heise, William - White, James H. (James Henry)
- Date: 1897
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Film, VideoArmour's electric trolley "Shows the private electric railway of Messrs. Armour & Co. in their great Chicago yards"--Maguire & Baucus catalogue. "Part of the Erie Railroad Series. The following subjects present novel and interesting views along the line of the Erie, such as do not always come within the observation of the general tourist. We are indebted to the courtesy of the Erie officials, whose kind co-operation...- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Heise, William - White, James H. (James Henry)
- Date: 1897
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Film, VideoAll-American news. [1945-03, no. 1]
Inventory title: All American news 10 | Inventory title: All American news X All-American news were the first newsreels produced for a black audience. Made in the 1940s and 1950s, they were originally intended to encourage black Americans to participate in, and support the war effort, and to reflect an African-American perspective on world and national events. Highlights of this issue include segments about a black tank battalion (probably the 784th Tank Battalion) serving as part of...- Contributor: Barnett, Claude - All American News, Inc - Alexander, William D. - Glucksman, E. M. (Emanuel M.)
- Date: 1945
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Film, VideoAll-American news. [1945-03, no. 2]
Inventory title: All American news 13 | Inventory title: All American news XIII All-American news were the first newsreels produced for a black audience. Made in the 1940s and 1950s, they were originally intended to encourage black Americans to participate in, and support the war effort, and to reflect an African-American perspective on world and national events. Highlights of this issue include segments about women making munitions in the Washington Navy Yard, Adam Clayton Powell addressing a...- Contributor: Barnett, Claude - All American News, Inc - Alexander, William D. - Glucksman, E. M. (Emanuel M.)
- Date: 1945
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Film, VideoAll-American news. [1945-01, no. 3]
Inventory title: All American news, 1945, unidentified issue All-American news were the first newsreels produced for a black audience. Made in the 1940s and 1950s, they were originally intended to encourage black Americans to participate in, and support the war effort, and to reflect an African-American perspective on world and national events. Highlights of this issue include segments about the retirement of Mr. Lucas, steward on the President's private railcar, who served...- Contributor: Barnett, Claude - All American News, Inc - Alexander, William D. - Glucksman, E. M. (Emanuel M.)
- Date: 1945
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Film, VideoAll-American news. [1945-05, no. 1]
Inventory title: All American news 10 | Inventory title: All American news X All-American news were the first newsreels produced for a black audience. Made in the 1940s and 1950s, they were originally intended to encourage black Americans to participate in, and support the war effort, and to reflect an African-American perspective on world and national events. Highlights of this issue include segments about Saudi Arabian attendees of the United Nations Conference on International Organization (April 25-June...- Contributor: Barnett, Claude - All American News, Inc - Alexander, William D. - Glucksman, E. M. (Emanuel M.)
- Date: 1945
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Film, VideoAll-American news. [1945-04, no. 1]
Inventory title: All American news 10 | Inventory title: All American news X All-American news were the first newsreels produced for a black audience. Made in the 1940s and 1950s, they were originally intended to encourage black Americans to participate in, and support the war effort, and to reflect an African-American perspective on world and national events. Highlights of this issue include segments about Walter F. Walter, named Secretary of Public Works for Liberia, Dr. Charles W....- Contributor: Barnett, Claude - All American News, Inc - Alexander, William D. - Glucksman, E. M. (Emanuel M.)
- Date: 1945
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Film, VideoBehind the bright lights This film is about the interesting electrical engineering behind the famous Chevrolet sky sign on Michigan Ave. in Chicago, Illinois. Workers are seen performing maintenance on the exterior, followed by a look at the internal electrical workings of the sign.- Contributor: Jam Handy Organization - General Motors Corporation. Chevrolet Motor Division
- Date: 1935
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Film, VideoThe house we live in Promotes the work of the United Fund and the charities and social work it supports in Peoria, Illinois. Enourages viewers to donate their fair share to the fund that supports health, welfare, and character building agencies that are an essentail part of the community.- Date: 195?
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Film, VideoWorking and playing to health
Also known as: Working and playing to health (as we see it) Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available A dramatization of recreational, occupational, and industrial therapy in the psychiatric hospital, Manteno State Hospital. Tells the story of the personnel who operate these therapy programs, showing how they plan, organize, and conduct their work under the guidance of psychiatrists as part of the hospital team. Episodes on therapists at work are explained, pointing out the theories behind the practices. Depicts the problems that...- Contributor: Van Dyke, Willard - Mental Health Film Board (New York, N.Y.) - Bay, Alfred Paul - International Film Bureau - Illinois. Department of Public Welfare - Affiliated Film Producers
- Date: 1953