A Nostalgic Look at Chicago During the 1940s and '50s

Remembering Chicago Again

19950h 57mHD

DocumentaryTV Movie

Memories and home movies of numerous Chicagoans bring the 1940s and '50s alive, from early Chicago television to the patriotic spirit of the war years when everyone pulled together.

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Richard J. Daley

Self (archive footage)

Mavis Staples

Self

Roebuck 'Pops' Staples

Self

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