Mass Funeral For Fire Victims (CH-1, Vol. 11 #246)
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Silent Telenews newsreel covering the Solemn Requiem Mass and funeral service held for 27 of the 95 victims of the December 1, 1958 fire at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago. The Mass was held at the Illinois National Guard Armory in Humboldt Park on Dec. 5, 1958 and drew 7,000 mourners.
Credits
Frank Koza (filmmaker)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Distributed by: Telenews (Firm)
Subjects: Funeral rites and ceremonies; Catholics; Fires; Religious services; Death
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Cfa elements: Print, 50 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/13638
Distributed by: Telenews (Firm)
Subjects: Funeral rites and ceremonies; Catholics; Fires; Religious services; Death
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Cfa elements: Print, 50 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/13638
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:19