Chicago, Illinois
The "Windy City" from the turn of the century to the present.
Buildings near the Chicago River
Clip#:
Audio:
542376_1_3
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
2000
Color
Night Pan from Upper Wacker Drive bridge to 333 West Wacker Drive building, Chicago River and Merchandise Mart
Chicago Skyline at Night
Clip#:
Audio:
542379_1_2
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
2000
Color
View from Oak Street Beach looking southwest, cars traveling on Lake Shore Drive, buildings background, Hancock Building etc.
Chicago CHA public housing building. May be the Robert Taylor Homes
Clip#:
Audio:
495979_1_5
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
2000
Color
Train coming through by Chicago public housing building
Buildings near the Chicago River
Clip#:
Audio:
542376_1_9
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
2000
Color
Night. 333 West Wacker Drive building with Wacker Bridge in the foreground El train crosses bridge, pan to Franklin Center (aka AT&T Corporate Center)
Chicago Skyline at Night
Clip#:
Audio:
542378_1_3
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
2000
Color
Night. View from Adler Planetarium / Museum Campus of Chicago skyline. Zoom to Chase Tower.
Night In Chicago
Clip#:
Audio:
495980_1_2
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
2000
Color
Night. Wide shot of buildings with traffic in the foreground, zoom in to lights on inside an apartment.
Night In Chicago
Clip#:
Audio:
495980_1_3
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
2000
Color
Night. Wide shot of buildings with traffic in the foreground, zoom in to lights on inside an apartment.
Chicago Stock Footage
Clip#:
Audio:
486336_1_4
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1998
Color
WLS of buildings before Sears Tower as seen from Grant Park; zoom in to tight LS; pan left then pan right to resume former shot; slow zoom in to tighter shot.
Chicago's O'Hare - Takeoffs & Landings
Clip#:
Audio:
311995_1_1
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1990
Color
On Master 28 Pt. 3! Video-original footage of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Mostly shot with a telephoto lens, watching planes taxi and take off. Sunset/dusk. Planes landing against setting sun/misty sky. The planes taxiing have prominent airline logos; the ones taking off are less recognizable.
Chicago Stock Footage
Clip#:
Audio:
486336_1_3
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1998
Color
WLS of Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park, buildings in BG. TLSs of the fountain from various angles, with pans and zooms. Good MSs of green statuary spouting water in the fountain. Congress Hotel, Sears Tower, etc. in BG.
Chicago at Night
Clip#:
Audio:
459654_1_1
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1997
Color
Chicago at Night - Talent is cleared, unless otherwise noted. Crowd shots are not cleared.
Scenic GV pan main stem of the Chicago River at night, showing the base of the Wrigley Building, Tribune Tower & former Chicago Sun-Times building lit up with lights reflecting off the water. GV Wacker Driver at night with base of Chicago skyscrapers in BG.
Chicago Stock Footage
Clip#:
Audio:
486336_1_7
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1998
Color
TLSs courtyard of Daley Plaza, City Hall and Randolph Place (the water fountain and Picasso sculpture, as well). TLS City of Chicago, American flags flying from poles in Daley Plaza, Picasso sculpture. LS of the Sears Tower and immediate buildings (skyline).
Chicago Stock Footage
Clip#:
Audio:
486336_1_6
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1998
Color
LSs of the main entrance of the Art Institute of Chicago as taxi cabs and passenger cars pass by in FG; some shots with pans.
Chicago Stock Footage
Clip#:
Audio:
486336_1_5
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1998
Color
Low angle TLSs part of Wrigley Building on the Chicago River; tilt down and pan left to wide shot of Chicago River, the Chicago Sun Times building in near BG. TLS of City of Chicago and American flags flying from posts along bridge over Chicago River, pan L to riverfront skyscrapers, buildings. TLSs of the base of Water Tower Place, tilt up the John Hancock building; Old Water Tower on screen left. TLSs of Old Water Tower, traffic in FG.
This footage is the beginning of Master 28...
Clip#:
Audio:
311990_1_1
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1990
Color
This footage is the beginning of Master 28 part 2. CU of towers supporting McCormick Place addition, pulling back to reveal the entire center.
Downtown Chicago- Prudential Plaza
Clip#:
Audio:
544236_1_4
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1990
Color
LS Chicago skyscraper, the Prudential Building and surrounding buildings on the plaza. Shot looking up from the ground below.
Chicago Stock Footage
Clip#:
Audio:
486336_1_2
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1998
Color
Excellent WLS of the Chicago skyline on a bright, sunny spring afternoon; taken from across Lake Michigan; choppy green water in FG, skyscrapers in BG. Cut to MS of the water, pan left to resume former shot of downtown area. Cut to TLS of section of Chicago skyline (Sears Tower and neighboring buildings); zoom out to WLS; zoom in to John Hancock, Marina City Towers and adjacent buildings; zoom out to WLS.
Downtown Chicago- Prudential Plaza
Clip#:
Audio:
544236_1_3
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1990
Color
LS Chicago skyscraper, the Prudential Building and surrounding buildings on the plaza. Shot looking up from the ground below.
Downtown Chicago- Prudential Plaza
Clip#:
Audio:
544236_1_2
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1990
Color
WS Prudential Plaza in downtown Chicago. View of sidewalk and a few passersby.
Video-original footage of McCormick Place...
Clip#:
Audio:
311989_1_1
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1990
Color
Video-original footage of McCormick Place convention center, Chicago. Shots that start with CU of "Welcome to McCormick Place" sign and pull back. Shot from the south side of the convention center itself. This footage ends part one of the tape.
Chicago Board of Trade
Clip#:
Audio:
312000_1_3
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1988
Color
Elevated GV of men in colored jackets on the floor buying & selling, pan to elevated GV of smaller group of men in colored jackets on the floor buying & selling, pan out to elevated LS of floor activity.
Sidewalk Pedestrians
Clip#:
Audio:
311746_1_1
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1989
Color
Master 2 - Tape 1
Video shots of pedestrian-filled downtown sidewalks in Chicago - MS-CUs of people walking, late 1980s. Water Tower Bank sign prominent in background. Shot at shoulder level. Busy. Some business people. Some nice closeups as they come toward the camera. Some black, most white. Most young to middle aged. A woman takes a piece of paper from her mother, reads it. Windy day. dressed for cold, as if it is 30-50 degrees.
Chicago Is!
Clip#:
Audio:
447938_1_4
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1975
Color
Nice exterior of the Baha i Temple (Bahai Temple) in Wilmette, Illinois.
Various shots of the famed Picasso statue in Chicago.
Cute shot - little girl feeds pigeons.
Business people outdoors at lunch time enjoy outdoor concert and chow down on food.
Young woman (street vendor) serves popcorn from outdoor machine.
Downtown, white pedestrians cross streets.
Split screen effect showing scenes of materialism, consumerism, shopping.
Chicago Is!
Clip#:
Audio:
447938_1_10
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1975
Color
Planes, trains and automobiles in Chicago: Train comes toward camera, Sears Tower in distance; United Airlines plane taxis on runway; 1970s cars drive, light traffic, on highway or expressway. Aerial Lake Shore Drive, day, pan to Chicago skyline.
Chicago
Clip#:
Audio:
441047_1_5
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1970
Color
Low angle looking up at high-rise Prudential Building. TLS pedestrians walking in shadows of buildings near Lake Michigan. TLS vehicular & pedestrian traffic on busy street, good view of era taxi cabs on the move. TLS South Michigan Avenue w/buildings to the RT, Grant Park to the LT. LS Grant Park. Low angle looking up at high-rise building. LS Grant Park w/ green grass but leafless trees.
Chicago Is!
Clip#:
Audio:
447938_1_8
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1975
Color
Split screen effect of Chicago activities, continued.
People eat picnic meals outdoors, sitting on blankets, more than likely at Ravinia music festival in Highland Park. Looks like a chilly day (sweaters, jackets), but that s Chicago weather for you; night, musicians and audience at covered pavilion at Ravinia.
Buckingham Fountain lit up at night.
Neon at night, signs for restaurants, adult entertainment, Wendy's, etc.
Various shots of the city at night (buildings with windows lit, Wrigley Building lit up, Magnificent Mile with holiday lights in trees, probably around Christmas).
Daytime, people play on the beach in swimsuits; lots of women in bikinis are featured. Sexy or sexist, voyeuristic.
Visitors and animals at Lincoln Park Zoo.
Young couple (maybe even teenagers) relax in a romantic moment in the park.
American flags flutter in downtown Chicago (several shots).
Exterior McCormick Place convention center.
Interior shots of what looks like a posh hotel (?).
Chicago
Clip#:
Audio:
441047_1_4
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1970
Color
Low angle high-rise buildings w/Marina Towers seen. GV vehicular & pedestrian traffic moving along downtown loop street. MSs cross section of multiracial/multigenerational pedestrians walking under Palmer House canopy on Monroe Street toward camera, Subway sign for "Howard-Englewood-Jackson PK" seen. Several TLSs cross section of urban folks walking in front of shops on State Street (young, old, black, white). MS young hippie woman w/long hair & fringe jacket walking past camera w/a wave. MSs pedestrians crossing street under the "L" elevated train tracks, a uniformed Chicago police officer uses a telephone box mounted on support beam.
Chicago
Clip#:
Audio:
441047_1_2
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1970
Color
TLS busy intersection at State & Randolph in Chicago's downtown loop, vehicular & pedestrian traffic seen moving past the neon advertisements on during the day, the giant Magikist lips & electronic ticker seen. Low angle looking up at skyscrapers. TLSs State Street sidewalk busy with pedestrians, good cross section of urban folks, Marina Towers in BG. TLS people cross side street. Low angle GV tops of high-rise buildings. TLS State Street.
Choose Chicago
Clip#:
Audio:
447961_1_23
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1975
Color
Panning LS old McCormick Place now Arie Crown Theatre. Traffic passing on Lake Shore Drive (LSD).
Chicago
Clip#:
Audio:
441047_1_3
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1970
Color
MS profile silhouetted lion statue in front of the Art Institute of Chicago. TLS Michigan Avenue w/ Lion in front of Art Institute. MS Art Institute Lion in front of the museum. in silhouette and other angles. LS Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park. Nice GV Pedestrian & vehicular traffic along Michigan Avenue. Low angle pan facade of the Prudential Building w/ Stouffer's Restaurant in front.
Choose Chicago
Clip#:
Audio:
447961_1_18
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1975
Color
LS Chicago skyline from Lake Michigan. Boats floating in the harbor.
Choose Chicago
Clip#:
Audio:
447961_1_17
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1975
Color
Good Shot of southbound Lake Shore Drive (LSD). Four lanes of busy traffic. Slow pull back to show Chicago skyline (cityscape) past Soldier s Field.
Chicago Is!
Clip#:
Audio:
447938_1_3
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1975
Color
Establishing shot and interiors, Field Museum (?); dinosaur skeleton.
Lion statue outside Art Institute of Chicago; visitors look at paintings inside art gallery.
Exterior, Adler Planetarium.
Diver inside tank presumably at the Shedd Aquarium.
Various other museum exhibits from Chicago.
Chicago Is!
Clip#:
Audio:
447938_1_5
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1975
Color
Night, neon signs of Chinatown in Chicago.
Various shots of fairly upper-class Caucasian people eating meals in nice restaurants.
A night on the town: musicians play in nightclub (no audio); belly dancer does her thing; shots of people disco dancing on lighted floor (classic 1970s images, nice source of 1970s fashion too); couple flirting over drinks, probably on a date; stills of conductor and musicians, probably the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; exterior night, Drury Lane theater sign.
Choose Chicago
Clip#:
Audio:
447961_1_4
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1975
Color
Aerial of John Hancock Center.
Choose Chicago
Clip#:
Audio:
447961_1_2
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1975
Color
Aerial of Lake Shore Drive (LSD), City of Chicago and Lake Michigan on a sunny spring or summer day.
City Pedestrians
Clip#:
Audio:
538787_1_1
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1970
Color
City Pedestrians
MS stream of pedestrians moving across city street, a good cross section of urban residents showing teens, elderly, African Americans, Caucasians.
Chicago Is!
Clip#:
Audio:
447938_1_6
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1975
Color
Exterior day, statue of Abraham Lincoln in a park in Chicago.
Exterior, national headquarters of the Elks organization (classical architecture).
Passengers board bus, get off bus.
Montage of Chicagoans (or maybe tourists) participating in summertime sports and leisure activities: golf, tennis, fishing.
Various views of the city from waterways (perhaps an architecture tour); includes the lovely Wrigley Building, Marina Towers, el train (L train, elevated train), Lake Point Tower, old Navy Pier (?).
Choose Chicago
Clip#:
Audio:
447961_1_16
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1975
Color
LS Freight train passing with Sears Tower (Willis Tower) in background.
Choose Chicago
Clip#:
Audio:
447961_1_11
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1975
Color
Aerial Panning LS Sears Tower (Willis Tower) and other Chicago skyscrapers (high rises) on a bright sunny day.
Chicago Is!
Clip#:
Audio:
447938_1_2
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1975
Color
Aerial shot cars on Lake Shore Drive, sunny summer day, pan to Chicago skyline. Aerial of John Hancock Building.
Split screen effect, various images of the city.
Aerial looking down on buildings along Chicago River.
Aerial from over Lake Michigan at sunset, looking toward buildings in silhouette. Various sailboats on beautiful Lake Michigan.
Architecture, buildings, including low angle of Marina Towers.
Tilt up old Water Tower building.
Traveling shots of city streets (Magnificent Mile?), including Marshall Fields. Traveling shot of people on lakefront (shot from LSD).
Choose Chicago
Clip#:
Audio:
447961_1_6
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1975
Color
Looking down on Downtown Chicago over Wacker drive crossing the Chicago River.
Choose Chicago
Clip#:
Audio:
447961_1_8
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1975
Color
Aerial LS John Hancock Center, Sears Tower (Willis Tower) and Water Tower Place.
Choose Chicago
Clip#:
Audio:
447961_1_10
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1975
Color
Aerial sparkling Lake Michigan to Navy Pier.
Chicago: Midwest Metropolis
Clip#:
Audio:
316238_1_11
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1960
Color
CU legs of women walking with packages. CU box from Goldblatt's. MS shopping bag with CPS (Carson Pirie Scott) logo. VS shoppers carrying shopping bags from Chicago stores. MS/TLS pretty brunette woman running across intersection. MS fancy clock outside CD Peacock store. Slightly elevated families and shoppers walking on sidewalk. MS pretty brunette waiting for someone; she checks her watch. Man in a suit taps her on the shoulder and they kiss passionately. MS Downtown Temperature gauge spiraling around.
Decision for a City
Clip#:
Audio:
371327_1_2
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1962
Color
FI l/a TLS Stouffer's building in downtown Chicago, tilt down to street scene (auto traffic and pedestrians in Loop). Dissolve to great h/a shot of Chicago Sun-Times & Daily News building, pan to Marina City Towers nearing completion of construction; tilt up Towers to scaffolding at top, zoom in. Diss to panning MS of pedestrians, auto traffic & stores (Walgreens, Woolworths) along State Street, downtown Chicago-- dig those old buses. Diss to excellent EST shot of old McDonald's restaurant franchise w/ cars parked beside large sign & futuristic building; pan L to downtown Elkhart, IN-- not so dynamic; small town. Panning shot small town business district, zoom in to For Rent sign in storefront window. TLS old Mobil gas station, pan left to intersection, traffic in small town. TLS small town house, American flag flying out front; zoom in to 2 old Caucasian men sitting on porch and talking. Panning TLSs suburban homes in suburban tracts, white folks outside them. Panning TLS strip mall at night, neon signs for Krogers & Goldblatts; cars parked in parking lot. TLS small town business district, big bulky bulbous American cars pulling from spots facing storefronts, veering into traffic. TLS old Caucasian man walking past building for rent, then by lunch counter cluttered w/ signs for Pepsi-Cola; pan to abandoned stores. Panning TLS upscale business district on the mend, passing corner building for rent, stopping at city worker kneeling by manhole.
Chicago: Midwest Metropolis
Clip#:
Audio:
316238_1_3
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1960
Color
CU white couple sunbathing and cuddling on the beach. CU red and blue mailbox. POV shot from inside mailbox of man mailing a letter. CU man stabbing pieces of litter with stick. MS woman sketching in park. CU piece of litter in sketch. CU drawing. TLS people walking on street in downtown Chicago on summer day (the Prudential building is visible in the BG). MS man wearing plastic face mask and spraying water to clean large fountain (Prudential building in the BG). MS sexy brunette looks longingly at fur coat in store window; the coat appears on her magically. CU man in sunglasses wolf whistling. HA of brunette walking down the street. MS window washer wolf whistling. CU paint bucket being raised. MS man painting billboard. Good high angle shot of the Chicago River and the Wrigley building.
Chicago: Midwest Metropolis
Clip#:
Audio:
316238_1_6
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1960
Color
Traveling shot of shopping mall from moving car. POV shot from front of EL train of tracks. Traveling shot from car of strip mall, a Wieboldt's store is seen. MS of El train passing camera. Traveling shot of strip mall. MS El train passing camera. MS traveling shot of factory smokestacks from train. POV of El train tracks. Slightly elevated El train coming to a stop and CTA passengers boarding. Good shot of train descending into the Howard Line tunnel. POV shots from front of moving car; the car drives under overpasses. POV of train tracks from El. HA cars zipping down highway. POV from moving car of pavement. POV from car of overhead El tracks. MS of cars driving on highway, Chicago skyline in the BG. POV of El tracks from moving train.
Chicago: Midwest Metropolis
Clip#:
Audio:
316238_1_7
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1960
Color
POV high-rise building in the Loop from moving El train. POV shot from side window of car driving on lower Wacker. POV high-rise buildings in the Loop from moving El train. CU traffic light turns red. CU street signs at the intersection of State and Madison. HA Commuters exiting El trains. POV from up escalator to State Street. MS Silhouettes of people walking. MS front of church with large crucifix above the door. MS middle-aged white woman peering into locked store. MS Ships loading cargo. TLS drawbridge closing, Chicago skyline in the BG. CU sign "Chicago Public Library September Exhibits." CU cover of booklet for Annual Exhibition of Student Work at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. CU sign for Children's National Photograph Contest. MS menu posted in restaurant window. TLS painters working on mural on side of a building.
Chicago: Midwest Metropolis
Clip#:
Audio:
316238_1_9
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1960
Color
MS man in black suit stands in store window between two female mannequins and makes silly gestures. MS man stands next to a mannequin in a white nightgown and opens an umbrella; water pours down over them. MS man pretending to vacuum with invisible vacuum. He vacuums himself and disappears. MS older woman pointing to store window. CU fire. MS men sitting on scaffold pull up lunch boxes. HA shot of men on scaffold eating lunch, pedestrians walk on the sidewalk below. TLS men on scaffold in front of half finished mural. Zoom out from Coca-Cola sign and clock to young woman leaning against lamp post in the park. MS people sitting on stone benches. MS Young man feeding pigeons in park. CU old man with glasses. CU man napping, buildings in the BG. MS man reading paper and smoking (former library building and Michigan Avenue traffic in the BG). TLS people climbing staircase inside the Art Institute of Chicago. MS/TLS people looking at modern paintings at Art Institute. MS man looking reflective.
Chicago: Midwest Metropolis
Clip#:
Audio:
316238_1_12
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1960
Color
HA view of parking lots with high-rise apartments in the BG. HA shot man walking on sidewalk, a child runs up and greets him. His wife comes and hugs him and the family walks together. Pan up high-rise glass apartment building. TLS Chicago skyline, pan over to outdoor music shell. TLS looking down empty commercial street in Chicago. A young girl with blond ringlets and an old-fashioned pinafore calls to her brother and they run down the middle of the street. CU face of female mannequin. CU blond girl arranging her hair to look "alluring" like the mannequin. MS girl and boy running in empty street. CU arrangement of candy in store window; the boy rubs his stomach and licks his lips. His sister comes and punches him in the stomach. CU toy construction equipment in store window. CU blond boy attempting to flex his muscles. CU window display of men's accessories (hat, gloves, etc.). CU female mannequin sleeping in window display. MS brother and sister running across empty street. MS blond girl looking around.
Chicago: Midwest Metropolis
Clip#:
Audio:
316238_1_2
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1960
Color
LS of Lake Michigan from ship, pan over to profile of sailor smoking a cigarette. Pan up from reflection of high-rise buildings in Lake Michigan to TLS of a few people collecting shells on the beach with high-rises in the BG. MS dachshund on a leash walking on the sidewalk. CU dachshund dog walking. Low angle shot of man in cherry picker with high-rise building behind him. High angle shot of street with small stores. High angle shot of window washer working on high-rise; traffic intersection is below him. Older man with Kiwanis type organization cap on his head standing on a street with a fat cigar in his hand. He rubs his eyes and puts on sunglasses, camera sees POV effect. MS interior of crowded bus, pan over to high-rise buildings as seen through upper window of bus.
Chicago: Midwest Metropolis
Clip#:
Audio:
316238_1_13
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1960
Color
MS window display of women's shoes. CU girl's feet walking in women's black high heels which are too large for her. MS female mannequin in store window. MS boy and girl standing in empty street and whispering in each other's ears. They run off down the deserted street. MS window display of children's clothes. MS books displayed in shop window, pan across covers. MS blond girl gasping in wonder. CU diamond ring. CU diamond necklace. CU sign reading "Charge It." MS boy crying out and covering his face with his hands. MS people walking on sidewalk at dusk. MS finished mural with quotation "Make No Little Plans" by Daniel Burnham.
Chicago Parade - Downtown
Clip#:
Audio:
318255_1_1
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1968
Color
Chicago Parade - Downtown
MCU awning for Michigan Avenue hotel reading "Sheraton Blackstone". GV uniformed police office lining the sidewalk in front of the Sheraton Blackstone hotel. MS pan police presence in front of the hotel. Looks like they may have broke up a protest, a few men are seen cleaning up litter, place cards from the sidewalk. TLS parade moving down street toward camera. MS young women in bathing suits waving from convertible. TLS "Chicago Fire Department" band marching moving toward camera. MS band marching past camera. GV street as group of African American boys perform drill team routine. MS group of Caucasian girls marching w/flag corps team. GV group of Caucasian girls marching w/baton squad. MSs Showboat themed float parading by. Entertaining MS of African American man near bus stop, showing off his dance moves for the camera, two young African American sailors are seen laughing in BG.
Chicago: Midwest Metropolis
Clip#:
Audio:
316238_1_10
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1960
Color
Zoom in on architectural model of Chicago. CU classical architectural details on Carson Pirie Scott building at State Street. MS high-rise buildings. MS pan along windows of skyscraper. POV from ascending elevators of high-rise buildings. TLS painters working on mural. MS Creative Arts Center, pan up building. MS directory listing of building's tenants. Pan across facade of Library Building. Pan up facade of late 19th Century building.
Prudential Building
Clip#:
Audio:
538789_1_1
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1965
Color
Prudential Building
GV Prudential Building & Storffer's Restaurant.
Skyscrapers
Clip#:
Audio:
502157_1_1
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1960
Color
Canted angle shot of the Prudential Building in Chicago, which starts on the lower floors, pans/tilts up to the top of the building, then tilts down again, with the Carbon & Carbide building visible in the background.
Chicago: Midwest Metropolis
Clip#:
Audio:
316238_1_14
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1960
Color
MS people silhouetted at sunset as man's voice sings cheesy song about Chicago. MS/TLS boats on Lake Michigan at night. MS high-rise apartment buildings at night. MS water in Lake Michigan shimmering at night. MS mechanical Santa Claus in department store window. MS decorations in department store windows at Christmas. Good close up shot of two DISCO BALLS!! Skyline of Chicago at sunset.
Chicago: Midwest Metropolis
Clip#:
Audio:
316238_1_5
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1960
Color
HA early morning commuter at deserted train track. Commuter train pulls into station; shot of train tracks from moving train. MS Welcome Wagon pulls into suburban driveway. Welcome Wagon lady gives a woman a basket filled with fliers and booklets. TLS Kids riding bicycles through Old Orchard Mall. POV from bike through handlebars. MS water fountain at outdoor mall. MS boys on bikes pass little girl on mechanical horse. CU girl on mechanical horse. HA Commuter train rushing down tracks. POV shot from moving car of empty highway. POV shot from front of EL train of tracks.
Chicago: Midwest Metropolis
Clip#:
Audio:
316238_1_8
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1960
Color
MS traffic cop. CU people's legs walking. CU statue of porter holding a pile of packages outside a store. MS people crossing the street. MS man looking into store window; part of the Art Institute building in the BG. MS toy train on revolving window display. Bird's eye view of El train. Pan Low angle high-rise buildings. MS El train passing high-rise buildings. MS model airplane in store window. Bird's eye view of pedestrians and traffic. MS two men looking at telescope. MS crowd of people walking on sidewalk. MS women window shopping at jewelry store. MS elegant woman wearing white hat window shopping.
25th Bud Billiken Parade
Clip#:
Audio:
311139_1_4
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1954
Color
Johnson Publications float. Chicago. POV car as it passes by numerous picnickers, spectators, etc. in crowd. More floats: King and Queen, health department, fire engine (with happy, waving chief), walking peanuts and peppermint sticks (nice shots of kids in outlandish suits), white military men; Black military band (drum, tuba, etc.); black soldiers, chicago police car, jeeps. Series of marching bands parade, Traditional white band with flag wavers, tall hats.
Chicago Trains, Union Station
Clip#:
Audio:
503535_1_1
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1951
B/W
Chicago Trains, Union Station
Sideview traveling shots rail yards, freight trains, brief glimpses of neighborhoods as viewed from train pulling into Chicago. High angle LS/TLSs bustling Union Station, train passengers milling about, patronizing octagonal news store and information booth, waiting rooms in BG; U.S. Navy sailors, U.S. Army soldiers, and nuns among the rather well-dressed though very white masses.
Chicago
Clip#:
Audio:
539174_1_2
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1955
Color
Panning shot of Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park w/Michigan Avenue buildings in BG including the Conrad Hilton Hotel, old IBM building & Congress Hotel. High angle view of the city shot from inside high-rise building, the white facade of the Wrigley Building blings like a beacon. TLS man strolling in park w/Prudential building in BG. LS vehicular & pedestrian traffic on Michigan Avenue, Wrigley Building seen.
POV driving along busy Michigan Avenue, passing the Art Institute of Chicago on the RT. TLS Michigan Ave bustling with taxi cabs, busses & delivery trucks. GV pedestrians crossing street headed in the direction of the Wrigley Building seen in BG. Nice shots of fountains in Grant Park. Daytime Chicago downtown buildings and pedestrians. Traffic and people, Wrigley building in background. Tilt down facade of the Executive House on Wacker Drive.
Color footage of Michigan Ave., Chicago
Clip#:
Audio:
312661_1_1
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1950
Color
Color footage of Michigan Ave., Chicago, at various dates from late 40s to early 1950s. First shot POV from car looking north on Michigan Ave. outside Art Institute, Prudential Building visible; Wrigley building far in background Nice color and light traffic American and Chicago flags hagning in front of Art Institute. Lockdown WS of Michigan Ave. on sunny day. Very nice color, American flags hanging from buildings. Lots of big yellow taxis on street, some check cabs. This looks late 40s. People crossing street, cars, busses and trucks crossing intersections. MS from sidewalk looking north on Michigan avenue. Wrigley building large and prominent in background. Two businessmen walk away from camera. Cars and busses pass, other pedestrians visible in b/g.
State and Lake movie theatre
Clip#:
Audio:
489747_1_1
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1950
B/W
Exterior of State and Lake movie theatre in Chicago
Car parked under the marquee, which reads "White Christmas". Several people on the street admire the new car. Closer shot of car. LS from across the street.
Chicago Downtown
Clip#:
Audio:
523416_1_3
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1953
B/W
TLSs Chicago street scene at night.
Chicago
Clip#:
Audio:
441041_1_1
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1948
Color
POV driving along busy Michigan Avenue, passing the Art Institute of Chicago on the right (circa 1959). Michigan Avenue bustling with taxi cabs, buses & delivery trucks. GV pedestrians crossing street headed in the direction of the Wrigley Building seen in BG.
4K UHD transfer also available (not represented in screener here)
A Change In Chicago Skyline
Clip#:
Audio:
353776_1_1
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1955
B/W
The city's first skyscraper in two decades is dedicated, the 41-story Prudential Building. Various shots exterior and interior of Prudential. At the time this footage was taken. The Prudential Building, 41 stories, was the tallest building in downtown Chicago, 1955. View from upper window looking west over the Loop. (Building, dedication)
Chicago streets and skyscrapers, showcasing the Prudential. MCUS - The Prudential building panning shot. MCUS - Inside the lobby of the Prudential Building. CUS - Dedication is taking place and a time capsule is sealed into the wall of the building. CUS - The Illinois State Seal. CUS - Pannels showing off the 27 high speed elevators. MS - The conference room, oval table many men sitting around it. MCUS - Observation tower, people looking at the other buildings and streets below, hazy day. the loop shot from the observation tower.
25th Bud Billiken Parade
Clip#:
Audio:
311139_1_3
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1954
Color
Baton-twirling majorettes in short skirts marching casually down the street. Black shriners in uniforms (gold tufts from square hats, suits). WGES Fellowship Baptists church in float; women wave at spectators; Brother Isiah broadcasting (with Brother Isiah himself with microphone). Crowd of women wearing gowns by May Sons. Academy Models guild; clown with umbrella and kilt; Green Acres fried chicken float; more majorettes dancing to their own beat; military types in jeeps at dusk (lights on jeeps); big guns as in a military parade. Crowd of kids marching in parade, spectators, Cub scouts with signs. Spectators. Boy Scouts in uniform. National AAU Track Champions. As car passes you can see Bernie Howard on top of car with a movie camera. Uniformed kids salute. Queen on throne waves to spectators.
Chicago Downtown
Clip#:
Audio:
523416_1_2
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1953
B/W
TLS/pan up Chicago Tribune Tower (Tribune building)
Chicago Downtown
Clip#:
Audio:
523415_1_1
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1953
B/W
On Michigan Avenue near the Chicago River. Pan up skyscraper (Tribune building, Tribune Tower) from street, cars passing in FG initially. MS Chicago Street, downtown, the loop cars parked and driving. TLS/pan up and over Chicago skyscrapers near the Tribune Tower. Corner of teh Wrigley builing, pan to Tribune tower.
Chicago "Loopy" Over Elizabeth
Clip#:
Audio:
356332_1_1
Yes
Year Shot:
Video:
1959
B/W
Chicago "Loopy" Over Elizabeth.
Chicago's Ovation For Queen Elizabeth II. Chicago stages the greatest, most enthusiastic reception in the annals of the windy city to greet Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, with a tumultuous harbor welcome and cheering throngs estimated at over a million on the shore. Some planes fly overhead. Fireboats (?) spray water in the air on Lake Michigan. City skyline in several shots. Queen and Prince are welcomed ashore. Funny -- a few photographers/press stand on Chicago Fire Department ladder for a good view. Queen is led past huge crowds to a car. Group of newsreel cameramen.
Chicago
Clip#:
Audio:
539174_1_3
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1955
Color
Brief yet interesting LS Chicago skyline w/cars parked in lot in FG, shot from somewhere near the Field Museum. GV Man with hat in hand at Lake Michigan waterfront, a few boats and yachts seen on the water. GV boat on the lake. Establishing TLS green space along Lake Michigan waterfront, row of trees planted look young & new planted, people seen strolling, peninsula w/Adler Planetarium seen in far distance. LS Navy Pier stretching into the lake, industrial activity seen in FG including piles of coal. Tilt down facade of the Executive House Hotel on Wacker Drive. LS buildings w/vehicular traffic moving in FG. GV bustle of Michigan Avenue busy w/ pedestrian & vehicular traffic, Wrigley Building in BG. GV street w/ cars moving along.
Chicago, Ca. 1949
Clip#:
Audio:
312667_1_1
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1949
B/W
B/W footage of Chicago, C. 1949. Shot looking North up Michigan Ave., Hilton & Towers in foreground, shot from a height, Art Institute, Grant Park visible; shot looking east down Chicago River, one drawbridge up, also from a height, with Hotel Intercontinental, Tribune Tower, Wrigley Building, Wacker Drive, Jeweler's Building, all visible. Then neon/marquees, angle shots: United Artists theatre, showing "Summer Holiday" (1949), with Mickey Rooney and Gloria DeHaven; the State/Lake theatre, showing something with Esther Williams and Peter Lawford; the Chicago Theatre. Nightclubs/Nightlife: Chez Paree; Blackhawk Restaurant; "Fritzel", "Henrici"; Ricketts . (The same footage is repeated immediately after.) City, Glitz. B/W footage of Chicago, C. 1949. Shot looking North up Michigan Ave., Hilton & Towers in foreground, shot from a height, Art Institute, Grant Park visible; shot looking east down Chicago River, one drawbridge up, also from a height, with Hotel Intercontinental, Tribune Tower, Wrigley Building, Wacker Drive, Jeweler's Building, all visible. Then neon/marquees, angle shots: United Artists theatre, showing "Summer Holiday" (1949), with Mickey Rooney and Gloria DeHaven; the State/Lake theatre, showing something with Esther Williams and Peter Lawford; the Chicago Theatre. Nightclubs/Nightlife: Chez Paree; Blackhawk Restaurant; "Fritzel", "Henrici"; Ricketts .
Chicago, 1930s
Clip#:
Audio:
535967_1_1
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1930
B/W
Black-and-white home movie footage of Chicago, shot in the early 1930s.
2) Shots of the Chicago skyline (looking north from a tall building downtown, along Lake Shore Drive).
Chicago, 1930s
Clip#:
Audio:
503534_1_2
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1935
B/W
Panning high angle LS tall buildings, skyline of Chicago circa early 1930s: 35 East Wacker Building; Mather Tower (75 East Wacker); The London Guarantee Building (360 North Michigan Avenue); traffic traveling along Michigan Avenue. Tilt down high angle TLS Carbine and Carbon Building (230 N. Michigan), London Guarantee Building, traffic on Michigan Avenue.
Downtown Chicago 1930s
Clip#:
Audio:
459697_1_1
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1930
B/W
Chicago Loop 1930s. All of these shots seem to be taken from the top of a very tall building. They are a little shaky and dirty but otherwise a great record of the Chicago skyline ca. 1930s. High angle shots of merchandise mart, tilt down to Chicago river and bridge being raised. Barge passes under it. A series of pans across the skyline. Some shots looking down on the streets, rail tracks, and rooves of buildings. One shot of a train passing below (two cars). More skyline pans at 03:04, the Hotel Sherman, more tall buildings
Chicago, 1930s
Clip#:
Audio:
503534_1_3
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1935
B/W
Excellent head-on traveling shot along Michigan Avenue: pedestrians, 1930s automobiles and trucks (moderate traffic congestion), stores and storefronts, traffic cop.
Lake Michigan Beach
Clip#:
Audio:
529797_1_1
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1930
B/W
Lake Michigan Beach - Candid view of folks enjoying themselves at the beach on a hot summer day. Good Source for late 1920's/early 1930's swimwear fashion.
Chicago, IL
TLS pan of beach along Lake Michigan hopping w/people swimming & sunbathing. Great GV of young man (late teens/early twenties) wearing a tank top reading "Unique" posing w/some kids on the beach. Several GV/LSs of people playing in the water. TLS pan from crowded water to crowded beach. LSs people on the beach. MS young girl in swim cap & suit. MS young woman w/wet hair coming out of the water. MS young muscular men horsing around on the beach. TLS people playing in the water. MS young boy w/wet hair looking at the camera, young man standing behind him wears a Panama hat. TLSs people playing in the water. GV of young boy being buried in the sand. LSs people playing in the water. MS young boy buried up to his head in the sand, a second boy pushes more sand around him.
Aerial Photography - 1914
Clip#:
Audio:
524311_1_1
No
Year Shot:
Video:
1914
B/W
Similar to catalog #524636
Master 1818 - Tape 1
LS of blimp being taken out of an aircraft hanger. Aerial flyby over city buildings in Chicago. Stationary TLS looking up blimp in the air. Aerial flyby over the North American Building at the corner of State and Monroe. Low angle looking up at blimp flying overhead. Aerial flyby over train yard. MS passengers on the blimp waving from the deck. Aerial flyby over beach of Lake Michigan, a large crowd of people are there in their 1914 fashion, interesting archival shot. POV flying over Lake Michigan. Low angle looking up at blimp flying overhead. TLS blimp being placed back into aircraft hanger.