1939 circa: Angel Guardian Orphanage Neighborhood

Home movie shot at the Angel Guardian Orphanage (2001 W Devon Ave) and surrounding neighborhood. The film begins with a panorama of the orphanage, followed by scenes of the groundskeeper sweeping, boys playing baseball, train trolleys on a bustling Clark Street, children playing on the grounds, boys on horses, a man and his automobile and more baseball.

Credits

Paul Shreves (filmmaker)

Complete catalog record
Date: circa 1939
Cfa collection: Paul Shreves Collection
Subjects: Children; Teenagers; Youth; Baseball; Automobiles; City and town life
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Reversal Positives, 100 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/14385

Sources

  1. Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video