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  • [Saint Paul Saints selects] – [Last day at old Comiskey Park] – [Prairie Moon book store]

    [Saint Paul Saints selects] – [Last day at old Comiskey Park] – [Prairie Moon book store]

    0:00 June 19, 1993. Raw footage of opening night for the Saint Paul Saints baseball team, which was co-owned by Bill Murray and Mike Veeck.  Mary Francis Veeck throws a pitch before the game starts, Bill Murray coaches first base and jokes with fans, a baby pig carries balls to the players. 13:13 Tom and Jesse Weinberg travel to Comiskey Park for the last game before the old stadium is torn down in 1991. Weinberg shoots the El ride down […]

  • [Full Circle raw #14]

    [Full Circle raw #14]

    Raw footage from the feminist-oriented event organized by Suzanne Lacy. Important women from around the country convene for a dinner and videotaped conversation. Airport pickups: Johnnetta Cole pt 2, Anita Hill pt 1.

  • Fats #6

    Fats #6

    In this segment of b-roll with Rudolf “Minnesota Fats” Wanderone, the larger-than-life pool player shoots around a pool table while giving insight into his personal philosophy. Showing off his incredible abilities on the table, Fats also attempts trick shots and demonstrates his unique playing style.

  • [Nelson Algren Committee meeting]

    [Nelson Algren Committee meeting]

    A 1999 meeting of the Nelson Algren Committee, an organization dedicated to the preservation and proliferation of Algren’s memory and works in the literary world. A slew of celebrated Chicago media and political figures, some who were also friends of Algren’s (Studs Terkel, Leon Despres, and Art Shay), attend the meeting and say a few words about the importance of Algren’s work.

  • CNN & Time, episode #124

    Show #124 of CNN & Time. Includes segments on Christopher Rocancourt, a con man who scammed the wealthy; the growing popularity of then presidential candidate Ralph Nader; renowned oral historian Studs Terkel’s new book Will the Circle Be Unbroken?; and Cheryl Mendelson, the author of a best selling housekeeping book.

  • Studs

    Studs

    A 1989 documentary on Studs Terkel.

  • The Algren Chronicles: Somebody’s Street Fair

    The Algren Chronicles: Somebody’s Street Fair

    A documentary about author Nelson Algren. In the piece, various artists, journalists, and writers speak about Algren’s life, his literary work, and the importance of his writings in Chicago. Also features many photographs by Stephen Deutch and Art Shay.

  • I Remember Mayor Daley…

    I Remember Mayor Daley…

    Excerpt from the three-hour documentary, Daley, about Richard J. Daley, the 48th Mayor of Chicago. Various prominent Chicago politicians and family members speak of Daley’s character, work ethic, and powerful influence during his reign as Mayor of Chicago from 1955 to 1976. Harold Washington, Jane Byrne, Michael Bilandic, various members of the Daley family, John Hoellen, Irv Kupcinet, Bill Singer, and Leon Despres are all included in this video.

 
 
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