The narration is a spoken poem by Chicago poet, Bob Chicoine. It is related over still photos of old Comiskey Park. The poem includes personal recollections of the poet’s experiences at old Comiskey park and also chronicles the park’s demolition. The photos include pictures Comiskey Park, many baseball players, Bill Veeck, and the Chicago stockyards.
A PBS documentary about Herbert Hoover. It begins with his early Quaker childhood in Iowa, and follows his career as a mining engineer in Australia and China. It continues through WW I, as Hoover moves into public service, heading the food relief operations in Europe, where he became known as “The Great Humanitarian.” It follows his 1928 Election as president, and his tumultuous time in office after the 1929 stock market crash, and during the great depression. It concludes on Hoover’s resumption of a humanitarian role as he, again, heads food relief in Europe following WW II. The story is told using narration over vintage footage and still photos.
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Pieces from the live broadcast of Five Day Bicycle Race, a documentary made at and about the 1976 Democratic National Convention in New York City. Most of this footage is from the studio, but it does include the segment in which Tom Weinberg and his cameraman attempt to gain entrance to a party thrown by Rolling Stone Magazine. It also includes a telephone poll that asks viewers if Rolling Stone represents their interests.
Documentary about successful folk/blues/bluegrass/rock musician David Bromberg’s final tour with his 11-piece band, which he broke up in order fulfill his dream of becoming a violinmaker. Most of the documentary is spent watching Bromberg and his band perform. There is some interview footage with Bromberg and his band members in between performances.
Compilation episode of Image Union featuring “Jane Byrne Election Night” by Cindy Neal and Lilly Ollinger, “Don’t Rain on my Boufont” by Diana Stoneberg, and “Uptown Mellow Drama” by Ron Shook.
Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. “Cause I’ve Already Been To Hell” by Marianne Hjertstrand and Birgitta Karlstrom. This film focuses on the difficulty Vietnam veterans have had dealing with the psychological impact of their tour of duty. The tape is structured mainly around footage of a roomful of veterans discussing their experiences with each other, cutting to other interviews with veterans at times, or having them narrate the stories behind gruesome war photographs. It was filmed in New York in May 1981.
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Raw tape #24 for Vito Marzullo documentary. Despres #2. Continuation of interview. Despres talks extensively about patronage and organized crime in Chicago and about the influence of Saul Alinsky. Last seven minutes shows exteriors of downtown Chicago.
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Raw tape #37 for Vito Marzullo documentary. Ward office #3. Continuation of previous footage of Marzullo in his ward office. In this section, Marzullo meets with a woman in need of work, and the film crew shoots introductory material for the documentary.