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  [Veeck: A Man For Any Season raw #20]

  Bill Veeck, Chicago, Sports

  This tape contains b-roll footage for the documentary “Veeck: A Man For Any Season.” In this video, Veeck continues to watch a University of Illinois men’s basketball game in Champaign, IL.

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  [The 90’s raw: Windshield Cleaners]

  Chicago, THE 90's

  Raw tape for the award-winning series The 90’s. This tape follows a young windshield cleaner attempting to earn some money at the corner of Ashland and Armitage in Chicago.

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  The Ambassadors of Cabrini

  Black, Chicago, Communities, Sports, Viewers Choice, Voices of Cabrini

  Documentary about the Jesse White Tumblers, a gymnastic group made up predominantly of kids from the Chicago Housing Authority’s Cabrini Green.

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  [Chicago author interviews: Studs Terkel]

  NHPRC, Studs Terkel

  An interview with Studs Terkel for a documentary on Chicago authors. Terkel discusses his work in early Chicago television and radio, specifically his work on Studs’ Place, his work as a writer with the Works Progress Administration during the Depression, his thoughts on important Chicago authors and writers of the last century, and his own interviewing style.

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  [Studs Terkel interview for Charlie Rose, part 3]

  American Way, Chicago, NHPRC, Studs Terkel

  This is part three of a forty five minute interview with Studs Terkel. In this tape, Terkel briefly talks about the lack of imagination in the television world, his son Dan, and the humor of the human race. Terkel also leaves an amusing message for Charlie Rose.

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  Hail to the Cook

  NHPRC, Studs Terkel

  This color film lavishes praise on the cooks and pastry chefs of the Empire Room at the Palmer House, and was written and narrated by Studs Terkel.

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  [Studs Terkel toast]

  Chicago, NHPRC, Studs Terkel

  This is a video of the Studs Terkel Toast recorded at the Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, April 9, 1991. Various performers and speakers include: Leon Despres, Pete Seeger, Richie Havens, Bonnie Kolac, Mike Royko, and many others.

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  I Remember Mayor Daley…

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, Harold Washington, NHPRC, Politics

  Excerpt from the three-hour documentary, Daley, about Richard J. Daley, the 48th Mayor of Chicago. Various prominent Chicago politicians and family members speak of Daley’s character, work ethic, and powerful influence during his reign as Mayor of Chicago from 1955 to 1976. Harold Washington, Jane Byrne, Michael Bilandic, various members of the Daley family, John Hoellen, Irv Kupcinet, Bill Singer, and Leon Despres are all included in this video.