1937: Ann + Sis Fall - [FDR Motorcade]
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Black-and-white 16mm home movie taken by A.J. and Roslyn Gaines in Chicago in autumn 1937.
Credits
A.J. Gaines (filmmaker); Roslyn Sincere Gaines (filmmaker); Ann Gaines (participant); Carolyn Gaines (participant); A.J. Gaines (participant); Roslyn Sincere Gaines (participant); Franklin D. Roosevelt (participant)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: A.J. Gaines Collection
Notes: Roslyn and A.J. Gaines spend time with their daughters, Ann and newborn Carolyn ("Sis"), in a park in Chicago in the fall of 1937. The last minute of the film depicts Franklin D. Roosevelt's motorcade as he visited Chicago on October 5, 1937. During this visit, he gave his “Quarantine Speech” at the dedication of the Outer Drive Bridge between north and south outer Lake Shore Drive.
Subjects: Family recreation; Presidents
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Cfa elements: Reversal Positives, 107 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/43359
Notes: Roslyn and A.J. Gaines spend time with their daughters, Ann and newborn Carolyn ("Sis"), in a park in Chicago in the fall of 1937. The last minute of the film depicts Franklin D. Roosevelt's motorcade as he visited Chicago on October 5, 1937. During this visit, he gave his “Quarantine Speech” at the dedication of the Outer Drive Bridge between north and south outer Lake Shore Drive.
Subjects: Family recreation; Presidents
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Cfa elements: Reversal Positives, 107 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/43359
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:26