Chicago now: the better to see you | ACMI collection | ACMI: Your museum of screen culture

An informal look at the city of Chicago. This photographic tour is hosted by some of the people who live in Chicago, and they talk about their favourite places in the city. The program gives a new insight into one of America’s largest cities

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Collection

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Credits

Duration

00:28:00:00

Production places

Unknown

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012507

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Chicago (Ill.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → United States

Places → Chicago (Ill.)

Places → United States

Short films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)

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