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Documenting Social History: Chicago’s Elderly Speak–Eastland Tragedy

Chicago, Roots of Video

0:00 Open on title screen “The Eastland Tragedy, July 24, 1915, Interviews with: Mrs. Amelia Stelton, Mr. Frank Blaha, June 1976.” Switch to shot of some boats on the Chicago River. 0:17 Switch to interview of Mr. Frank Blaha who recalls the day of the tragedy. The captain said, “we shouldn’t leave yet… we have to straighten out this boat,” and a few minutes later the ship capsized. There was a market on Wacke… Continue reading →
A Few Old People Talk

Chicago, Guerrilla TV, NHPRC, Roots of Video

00:00 This tape begins with a blue screen. 00:49 Cut to a shot of a German woman who talks about her family’s dislocation due to the Nazi occupation of Eastern Europe during WWII. She explains that nearly 1300 households were gathered up and ushered towards the city of Vienna, Italy. They eventually ended up in Austria. Many of those displaced had no idea where they were moving to. Once in Austria, many of the families experienced negativi… Continue reading →
Charles Velsek discusses the IWW

Chicago, Roots of Video

0:01 Charles Velsek talks about his experiences with the IWW (the International Workers of the World). Velsek describes a tactic used by members of the IWW (aka Wobblies) to organize the harvest workers – they would only let card-carrying members of the IWW ride the freight trains, and kick off the non-union workers, which would force those workers to join the union in order to get to the fields. He also says that areas further west, where… Continue reading →
Charles Velsek discusses life as a hobo

Chicago, Roots of Video

0:01 Charles Velsek talks about his hobo experiences throughout the country. Velsek began begging for food and train-hopping to travel through the country. He eventually returned to Chicago and worked a string of short-term jobs before he and several others decided to embark on another hobo trip. Some of them decided to join the navy, which Velsek had absolutely no interest in, so the group split and Velsek began begging again. 8:01 The intervie… Continue reading →
Boris Ross #1

Chicago, Roots of Video

0:01 Boris Ross, a Russian immigrant, talks about his experiences as a union organizer. Ross came to the United States through Ellis Island in 1922, and moved to Chicago. His family was initially detained, but his uncle in Chicago was able to use his connections to expedite the immigration process. Initially, Ross did not intend to stay in the United States. However, his family pressured him to start working in order to support his elderly paren… Continue reading →
Boris Ross #2

Chicago, Roots of Video

0:01 Ross describes the effects of the Depression on him and his family. In 1930, Ross was married, but his wife lost her job soon after, as well as many of his relatives. Ross was earning a good salary, but he was frequently robbed. 3:50 Ross could not continue his education and became a full-time salesman, but continued his radical activities. While he was still a student at DePaul, Ross and other protesters participated in a demonstration on… Continue reading →
Documenting Social History: Chicago’s Elderly Speak Video Archive Catalogue

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Documenting Social History: Chicago’s Elderly Speak Video Archive is an oral history of non-broadcast television interviews with elderly Chicagoans. Each subject from Chicago’s array of ethnic, geographic, or special interest communities shares his or her personal history with a young interviewer, with the intent of connecting the generations. This document catalogs the individuals represented in the archive so that outside intstitutions can make use of them. A joint project of the Center for Continuing Education at Loop College and Communications for Change…. Continue reading →
Martha Feuer: Depression, Working, Unions

Chicago, Communications for Change, Guerrilla TV, Roots of Video

00:14 “Martha Feuer: Part 1: Working Woman, Union Organizer. Part II: Scandinavian Immigrants.” “Interviewed by: Michelle Feuer Taped & Edited By: Gale Green” 00:35 Opens on Martha Feuer talking about working and college. She speaks about her father’s employment. She talks about her own jobs, and the lack of labor laws. She talks about the emergence of unions. She talks about art that she made and portraits she… Continue reading →

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