Chicago's biggest pre-winter snowfall 12-20-60 CH-1 Vol.13 #259
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Footage that documents a record-breaking pre-winter snowfall in Chicago.
Credits
Frank Koza (filmmaker)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: This film documents a record-breaking pre-winter snowfall in Chicago on December 20, 1960. Footage includes shots of the Congress Hotel and Chicago’s official Christmas tree, downtown Chicago, Lake Michigan Beach, residential streets, children at play in the snow, residents shoveling their yards, and a man as he sweeps snow off his Chrysler New Yorker.
Subjects: Snow; Weather
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 50 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/13255
Notes: This film documents a record-breaking pre-winter snowfall in Chicago on December 20, 1960. Footage includes shots of the Congress Hotel and Chicago’s official Christmas tree, downtown Chicago, Lake Michigan Beach, residential streets, children at play in the snow, residents shoveling their yards, and a man as he sweeps snow off his Chrysler New Yorker.
Subjects: Snow; Weather
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 50 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/13255
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:17