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LAKE MICHIGAN

Lake Michigan (1914-1918)

Good footage of Lake Michigan around north shore area and industrial centre.

BIG GRANARY BLAZE IN USA

Big Granary Blaze In USA (1939)

Footage of huge granary blaze in Chicago in the United States of...

FLASH-FOTO!

Flash-Foto! (1939)

Two Chicago scientists take photographs of a bullet in flight.

BASEBALL IN CHICAGO

Baseball In Chicago (1938)

A baseball game takes place between New York team and local team in Chicago,...

BASEBALL IN CHICAGO

Baseball In Chicago (1938)

A baseball game takes place between New York team and local team in Chicago,...

AIRMEN MOVE IN Dublin issue

Airmen Move In Dublin Issue (1942)

US trainee airmen move into their new quarters at the Congress and...

PAPA LEARNS TO BE MAMA

Papa Learns To Be Mama (1933)

Fathers are taught how to look after their babies in the absence of...

 

 

OTHER HOME PRODUCTS

Other Home Products (1932)

Baby show in Chicago, United States of America.

SPECTACULAR FIRE IN CHICAGO

Spectacular Fire In Chicago (1953)

Huge factory fire in Chicago, many people dead and injured.

UNION STOCKYARDS ABLAZE IN CHICAGO

Union Stockyards Ablaze In Chicago (1956)

The Chicago Fire - Flames Billowing from Stockyards

"Fire" ... At Its Fullest Appalling Grandeur! AKA Appaling (1933)

Shots of a warehouse fire in...

AMERICA HAS HER PROBLEMS TOO!

America Has Her Problems Too! (1933)

Demonstrators in Chicago are arrested and locked in Black Maria...

WORST BLIZZARD FOR YEARS

Worst Blizzard For Years (1933)

Terrible blizzard in Chicago - people are blown along the streets...

ANOTHER MILLION DOLLAR FIRE

Another Million Dollar Fire (1933)

A huge grain store goes up in smoke in night time fire in Chicago.

ROME - AMSTERDAM - LONDONDERRY - ICELAND - MONTREAL - CHICAGO!

Rome - Amsterdam - Londonderry - Iceland - Montreal - Chicago! (1933)

Italian aviator Marshal...

POLO - 100% PLAY AND PICTURE!

Polo - 100% Play And Picture! (1933)

Good footage of polo match in Chicago between two American teams.

"The Great Fire Of ... Chicago" (1930)

American firemen fight a blaze and then have to demolish...

GANGSTERS GUNS PUT

Gangsters Guns Put "On The Spot" (1931)

Chicago police smash captured pistols taken from the City's...

TREAT 'EM ROUGH

Treat 'em Rough (1934)

Cars are tested at special track with various obstacles at Chicago Exhibition.

GREAT FIRE IN CHICAGO

Great Fire In Chicago (1934)

Images of one of the worst ever fires at Chicago Stockyards.

NO THRILL LIKE SPEED!

No Thrill Like Speed! (1931)

Speedboat racing on the waters of Lake Michigan.

"Waltzes From Chicago!" (1931)

Elderly German immigrants in Chicago enjoy dancing to the tunes of their...

THEY CALL IT FOOTBALL!

They Call It Football! (1931)

American football match between Yale and Chicago teams at start of the...

WATER RODEO

Water Rodeo (1937)

Bob Eastman performs 'water rodeo' at Chicago Exhibition.

CHICAGO CYCLES

Chicago Cycles (1939)

Footage of a cycling family riding some very strange invention in Chicago in the...

THE CAR PARKING MACHINE

The Car Parking Machine (1932)

Amazing vertical Car Parking Machine in Chicago.

AUTO THRILLS

Auto Thrills (1932)

Polo played from buggies and a motorcycle driving through burning wood in Chicago,...

THE DOG POLICE

The Dog Police (1927)

Police dog does some stunts including riding on the back of a motorcycle.

THE FOUR ACES

The Four Aces (1938)

The Four Aces perform a comedy sketch around a microphone about gangsters being...

'WARE ICE!

'ware Ice! (1940)

Icebreaking tugs and supply ships travel across the pack ice of Lake Michigan.

FOOTBALL CHAMPS ROMP HOME Dublin issue

Football Champs Romp Home Dublin Issue (1941)

American football: Chicago Bears beat Washington...

MODEL PLANES  Dublin issue

Model Planes Dublin Issue (1941)

Radio controlled plane wins National Model Aeroplane Championships...

BOWLING 'EM OVER - CHICAGO aka SKITTLES MATCH

Bowling 'em Over - Chicago AKA Skittles Match (1941)

American women's indoor bowling championship...

ROLLER SKATING DERBY Dublin issue

Roller Skating Derby Dublin Issue (1941)

Roller skating race in Chicago.

TYPING TOURNAMENT TAP-TAP TOURNAMENT

Typing Tournament Tap-Tap Tournament (1941)

Margaret Hammer wins a typing tournament in Chicago,...

AUSTRALIA WELCOMES US FLEET

Australia Welcomes Us Fleet (1941)

The American fleet receives a ticker tape welcome on arrival in...

WHERE TWIN MEETS TWIN

Where Twin Meets Twin (1941)

Twins of all ages gather for a convention in Chicago, America.

CHICAGO CATTLE SHOW Dublin issue

Chicago Cattle Show Dublin Issue (1941)

Sheepdog demonstration at livestock show in America.

THE £600,000 FIGHT

The £600,000 Fight (1927)

Boxing: Jack Dempsey in training.

HIDING A CITY BY SMOKE SCREEN

Hiding A City By Smoke Screen (1928)

The American Air Force demonstrates new smoke screen capable of...

FANTASY OF FROST AND FIRE

Fantasy Of Frost And Fire (1929)

Firemen in Chicago attempting to put large warehouse fire out, United...

THE RUNABOUT PLANE aka THE ROUNDABOUT 'PLANE

The Runabout Plane AKA The Roundabout 'plane (1929)

Mr Nemeth brings out his new roundabout 'plane,...

THEY'LL RATTLE NO MORE

They'll Rattle No More (1929)

200 old motorcars are scrapped and set alight creating huge fire. ...

STARTING PROBLEM SOLVED

Starting Problem Solved (1929)

New starting gates used for the first time, Chicago, United States of...

SLUGFEST - AMATEUR CHAMPS BATTLE EUROPEANS aka GOLDEN GLOVES INTERNATIONAL...

Slugfest - Amateur Champs Battle Europeans AKA Golden Gloves International... (1938)

European...

MERMAID - MISS TOMSKA SETS US SWIM RECORD aka CHICAGO SWIMMING CONTEST LNER

Mermaid - Miss Tomska Sets Us Swim Record AKA Chicago Swimming Contest Lner (1938)

Helena...

INDOOR BOWLING CONTEST LNER

Indoor Bowling Contest Lner (1938)

80 teams of men compete in a bowling contest at Chicago - good...

A CHICAGO BLIZZARD

A Chicago Blizzard (1938)

People of Chicago slip and slid about on icy pavements during a blizzard.

DANCING ON THE ROOFTOPS IN CHICAGO

Dancing On The Rooftops In Chicago (1938)

A couple do a very slow version of the Big Apple dance on a...

UPSIDE DOWN SCHOOLBOY LNER

Upside Down Schoolboy Lner (1938)

'Inversionist' schoolboy Frank Balek writes upside down and back to...