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Regional film archive dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing access to films that represent the Midwest. More at chicagofilmarchives.org
Silvestri's claim to fame was the introduction of Italian-style miniature white "fairy lights" to the American Christmas decoration market, but they were also prolific creators of ornate animatronic Christmas displays for store windows. Here's a fun article about them from the @chicagotribune.com
LET THERE BE LIGHTS
When cold winds begin pushing Chicago into winter`s grip, Joe Kreis basks in a yard lush with green grass, shrubs, bougainvillea vines and trees bearing grapefruits, limes and oranges. Kreis (prono…
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December 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Silvestri's claim to fame was the introduction of Italian-style miniature white "fairy lights" to the American Christmas decoration market, but they were also prolific creators of ornate animatronic Christmas displays for store windows. Here's a fun article about them from the @chicagotribune.com
If Chicago Film Archives had $5 from each of those people, we'd have almost $2M. Imagine what we could do with that!
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December 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
If Chicago Film Archives had $5 from each of those people, we'd have almost $2M. Imagine what we could do with that!
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The fighters in the first match are unidentified. The second match features Scott LeDoux and another unidentified boxer. The third section shows Muhammad Ali standing next to the ring, talking to the cameraman and exchanging playful challenges with LeDoux.
December 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The fighters in the first match are unidentified. The second match features Scott LeDoux and another unidentified boxer. The third section shows Muhammad Ali standing next to the ring, talking to the cameraman and exchanging playful challenges with LeDoux.
These reels were shot by Frank Koza, a Chicagoan who worked as a news cameraman for Telenews, Inc. and WLS-TV. All nine reels can be viewed in full on our website: collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Search/Objec...
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
These reels were shot by Frank Koza, a Chicagoan who worked as a news cameraman for Telenews, Inc. and WLS-TV. All nine reels can be viewed in full on our website: collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Search/Objec...
"The Adventures of Uncle Mistletoe" aired on Chicago's WENR-TV from 1948 to 1952; in 1952, the show moved to WGN TV and Kling Studios took over production.
The Nikulin Collection contains elements from several other Kling-produced shows, too. Watch more here:
The Nikulin Collection contains elements from several other Kling-produced shows, too. Watch more here:
Peter A. Nikulin Collection
The Peter A. Nikulin Collection mainly consists of prints and elements from Kling Studios, Inc., a Chicago-based advertising and film production company. The collection's strength is in mid-century te...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:12 AM
"The Adventures of Uncle Mistletoe" aired on Chicago's WENR-TV from 1948 to 1952; in 1952, the show moved to WGN TV and Kling Studios took over production.
The Nikulin Collection contains elements from several other Kling-produced shows, too. Watch more here:
The Nikulin Collection contains elements from several other Kling-produced shows, too. Watch more here:
This scanner will expand and enhance our capacity to create and share beautiful digital images & sounds that originate from our films.
Many, many thanks to our donor from CFA's entire organization!
Many, many thanks to our donor from CFA's entire organization!
November 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This scanner will expand and enhance our capacity to create and share beautiful digital images & sounds that originate from our films.
Many, many thanks to our donor from CFA's entire organization!
Many, many thanks to our donor from CFA's entire organization!
This is just one of hundreds of films and videotapes donated to CFA by the Ruth Page Foundation in 2011. Watch more from CFA's Ruth Page Collection here: collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/colle...
Ruth Page Collection
This collection documents the dance legacy and artistic circle of choreographer, Ruth Page, named by the Dance Heritage Coalition as one of America’s 100 Irreplaceable Dance Treasures. As the largest ...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This is just one of hundreds of films and videotapes donated to CFA by the Ruth Page Foundation in 2011. Watch more from CFA's Ruth Page Collection here: collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/colle...
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October 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Watch more of John Ott's work on our website: collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/colle...
John Nash Ott Collection
The John Nash Ott Collection spans decades of Ott’s prolific filmmaking hobby-turned-career, including episodes of his weekly 1950s television series <i>How Does Your Garden Grow?</i>, elements from h...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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6. "Chi-Nite Ithaca" (1975 –1979, 12 min, digital file from Super 8 original), an avant-garde home movie featuring Chicago monuments and activities at night and the lyrical rural beauty and architecture of Ithaca, New York.
October 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
6. "Chi-Nite Ithaca" (1975 –1979, 12 min, digital file from Super 8 original), an avant-garde home movie featuring Chicago monuments and activities at night and the lyrical rural beauty and architecture of Ithaca, New York.
5. "Pope Visits Chicagoland" (1979, 23 min, digital file from Super 8 original), which depicts Pope John Paul II’s October 1979 visit to Chicago.
![An image from the film "Pope Visits Chicagoland" showing a marquee-style sign reading "WELCOME YOUR HOLINESS" with red neon lettering below reading "OPEN ALL NIG[HT]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ktlqaubjcqutjhyqbcmkhuz4/bafkreihtoekw5px2hq66w4hpt6uspfewh3bitbbzjkkkkcuns74cyz7z5i@jpeg)
October 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
5. "Pope Visits Chicagoland" (1979, 23 min, digital file from Super 8 original), which depicts Pope John Paul II’s October 1979 visit to Chicago.
4. "Boy With a Microphone" (1985, 11 min, digital file from Super 8 original), in which a child in the Pacific Northwest narrates his world, interviewing people and animals with equal curiosity.
October 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
4. "Boy With a Microphone" (1985, 11 min, digital file from Super 8 original), in which a child in the Pacific Northwest narrates his world, interviewing people and animals with equal curiosity.