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  Image Union: An Extraordinary Joe

  Chicago, Image Union

  Image Union’s tribute to Joe Cummings.

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  [Inside Spring Training raw #26]

  Bill Veeck, Chicago, Sports

  Raw footage shot for a Chicago White Sox 1978 Spring Training documentary entitled, “Inside Spring Training.” Sunday Night #2. Escapades.

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  Image Union, episode 0013: Composite

  Chicago, CLIR, Guerrilla Television, Image Union

  Image Union episode featuring “Chairs” by Nick Despota, John Mabey, and Bob Synder, “Helen Lishman for Mayor” by Warren Leming, “Saturday Morning,” “Picture Box,” “Waiting,” and “Howard to Englewood” by Dan Curry, and “Commuting to Tomorrow” by Scott Fivelson.

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  [Joe Cummings Wednesday night #2]

  Chicago, CLIR, Guerrilla Television

  Raw tape from the 1978 documentary “Overnight Man,” which follows WBBM/Chicago radio news man Joe Cummings. Mostly outdoor (i.e. black) b-roll, although there is an interesting segment with the camera following Cummings into the Cook County Hospital and getting kicked out. Good footage of Chicago police in the 70’s, when the detectives still looked like they came straight out of a film noir. Also includes a shot of Miller’s Pub at night.

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  [Rostenkowski raw #117]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, Dan Rostenkowski, NHPRC, Politics

  Raw footage from the 1981 documentary “Rostenkowski,” a portrait of House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski, a powerful figure in Chicago (and national) politics. In this tape, Rostenkowski is on a United Airlines flight to Chicago. The plane lands, and Rostenkowski is greeted at the airport by a throng of reporters eager to question him about his new position as Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.

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  [Rostenkowski raw: New York Democratic convention #6]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, Dan Rostenkowski, NHPRC, Politics

  Raw footage from the 1981 documentary “Rostenkowski,” a portrait of House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski, a powerful figure in Chicago (and national) politics. On the floor of the convention center at the 1980 Democratic National Convention. Features footage of Rostenkowski on the speakers’ podium and outside the convention hall. He comments on how well the convention has gone. He goes on to discuss making compromises between competing factions of the Democratic Party when setting the Party’s platform. Later in the video, back inside the convention hall, President Jimmy Carter is giving a speech, presumably his nomination acceptance speech. After Carter’s speech, the hall erupts into celebration (boisterous music, balloon drop, etc.).

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  [Chicago Slices raw: Maxwell Street Parade]

  Chicago, Chicago Slices

  At the Maxwell Street Parade, Tobi Johnson interviews participants celebrating Latin and African American heritage. Also includes footage of decorative puppets made by The Redmoon theater company.

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  [Veeck: A Man For Any Season raw #9]

  Bill Veeck, Chicago, Sports, Tom Weinberg

  Raw footage of Bill Veeck in the bleachers at Wrigley Field, with the conversation continued at Murphy’s. Veeck discusses the changing social status of the bleachers  and goes on to point out other examples of changes in the park which illustrate changes in social mores. He also begins to highlight some of the promotions he has created over the years.