[Mayor Harold Washington public appearances]

Footage of outdoor festivals and gatherings sponsored by Mayor Harold Washington's office and featuring some of his public appearances.

0:00Copy video clip URL Color bars and tone.

2:20Copy video clip URL Clips of musical performances at the Kool Jazz Festival and Chicago Blues Festival in Grant Park.

3:38Copy video clip URL Willie Dixon is introduced.

4:32Copy video clip URL A man attending speaks about a previous year when Muddy Waters performed and made the crowd go wild.

5:45Copy video clip URL Footage from the Chicago International Folk Fair. Footage of artists, dancers, crowds of attendees, and musicians. Footage of a Morgan Park carnival. White Sox celebration rally. 

11:20Copy video clip URL Mayor Harold Washington at a rally for Chicago’s professional soccer team, Chicago Sting. Footage of a Chicago Cubs billboard and a mural. Washington at another event. Audio cuts in and out.

15:18Copy video clip URL Cut to Washington at Navy Pier. Fast forward through footage of art.

17:34Copy video clip URL Footage of vendor booths at the Folk Fair. People from the American Kitefliers Association fly kites. Footage of a cultural event in front of the Field Museum. Bagpipe players in a park. Petting zoo. Carnival performers. More footage from the Blues Festival. Various musical performances.

40:04Copy video clip URL Footage of Washington speaking at a rally in a park. He discusses women’s rights and LGBT rights. Meeting of the Southwest Parish and Northwest Neighborhood Association. Washington speaks at an Americana Congress meeting. Footage of Washington speaking at another venue. 

49:23Copy video clip URL Cut to black.

49:38Copy video clip URL Tape ends.