1937 (circa): Soldier Field Winter Sporting Event
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Home movie of a winter sport & theatrics event at Chicago’s Soldier Field. Includes scenes of automobile theatrics, people skiing down a constructed ramp and ice skaters skating on an ice rink.
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Glick - Berolzheimer Collection
Notes: The footage opens to Soldier Field; masses of people are portrayed in the stands and the Field Museum is pictured in the background-beyond the northern perimeter of the stadium.; The footage goes on to depict the variety of events occurring on the field: a man on stilts can be seen as well as skiers ascending and descending a steep slope. Close-up shots depict several lively members of the audience.
Subjects: Historic sites; Winter sports; Sports; Fairs; Events
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: 50 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4765
Notes: The footage opens to Soldier Field; masses of people are portrayed in the stands and the Field Museum is pictured in the background-beyond the northern perimeter of the stadium.; The footage goes on to depict the variety of events occurring on the field: a man on stilts can be seen as well as skiers ascending and descending a steep slope. Close-up shots depict several lively members of the audience.
Subjects: Historic sites; Winter sports; Sports; Fairs; Events
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: 50 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4765
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:08