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  [Veeck: A Man For Any Season raw #2]

  Bill Veeck, Chicago, Sports

  Raw footage of an interview with Bill Veeck at his home in Hyde Park, Chicago, IL. This footage was shot for the documentary, “Veeck: A Man For Any Season.”

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  [Veeck: A Man For Any Season raw #19]

  Bill Veeck, Chicago, Sports

  This tape features footage shot for the documentary “Veeck: A Man For Any Season. In this video, we watch as Bill Veeck and his wife travel to Champaign, IL to watch a University of Illinois Basketball game.

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  [None of the Above raw #26]

  American Way, Chicago, None of the Above, Politics

  Raw footage for the documentary “None of the Above,” and in depth ethnographic look at non voters in the U.S. In this video, Skip Blumberg continues to spend time with non voter Michael Johnson while he works as part of the floor crew at the United Center in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention.

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  Image Union, episode 0502

  Image Union

  Compilation episode of Image Union featuring works by Vincent Collins, Davidson Gigliotti & Michael Smith, Tony Buba, Brad Sherman, Terry Beebe-Wolfgram, and Phil Jordan, and Gus Van Sant. Works include animation, comedy, and documentary.

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  [Studs Terkel at Raffi’s in Naperville]

  Chicago, NHPRC, Studs Terkel

  A 2003 book release party at Raffi’s restaurant in Naperville for the then 91-year-old Studs Terkel, who had just published a book entitled Hope Dies Last. The majority of the video is made up of Terkel, still sharp as a tack despite a bit of hearing loss, doing what he does best: entertaining the entire crowd, who are there in support of his newly published work.

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  [Studs Terkel interview for Charlie Rose, part 2]

  Chicago, NHPRC, Studs Terkel

  This is part two of a forty five minute interview with Studs Terkel. Terkel speaks of many other social and political issues of the time including: The Gulf War, military spending, George H.W. Bush, and a WWIII scenario. He also talks about his thoughts on Christianity, the Bible, and the negative aspects of television.

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  Chicago Tonight, episode #15036

  Chicago, NHPRC, Studs Terkel

  A 1997 interview with Studs Terkel on Chicago Tonight. John Callaway interviews Terkel on Labor Day. The two talk about Terkel’s impending retirement from radio, the importance of history, and the effects of the technological age on society.

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  The Algren Chronicles: Somebody’s Street Fair

  Chicago, NHPRC, Studs Terkel

  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.