Home Movie Visit to Chicago & American Airlines Dc-2 Flight 56314 (1935)

Synopsis

This 1935 silent 16mm home movie shows views of Chicago including the downtown. At:54, the scene shifts to Chicago Municipal Airport and the American Airlines terminal. The decade was marked by strands of a lingering gangster era and economic hardships from the Great Depression which in spite of it’s weight would fuel a thriving jazz and blues culture. The World’s Fair; ‘A Century of Progress’ was in it’s second year and the Cub’s were on a 21 game winning streak. It includes shots of Chicago’s…

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5 minutes