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Damage caused due to the fire in the stockyards in Chicago, Illinois.

Fire sweeps stockyards in Chicago, Illinois. Buildings on fire. Men walks past the the stockyard. Huge columns of fire and smoke rise up.

Date: 1934, May 28
Duration: 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051591
Lester Joseph Gillis killed by United States Agents on an empty road in Niles Center, Illinois.

Lester Joseph Gillis nicknamed 'Baby Face Nelson' killed by United States Agents in Niles Center, Illinois. Official stands next to a car on an empty road where Baby Face Nelson was killed. Officer scrapes shells from a tree sprayed with machine gun bullets. Corpse of Lester Joseph in the morgue.

Date: 1934, November 28
Duration: 1 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063727
Alaska gold miner Jack Loreen remains "buried alive" underground for record-setting 64 days and one hour in Chicago, Illinois

Stunt by Alaska gold miner Jack Loreen, as he remains "buried alive" in a coffin underground for 64 days and one hour in Chicago, Illinois. A crowd seated around a grave with a sign which reads 'Here Lies Jack Loreen'. A man starts to dig the grave to retrieve Loreen. Jack Loreen as seen from a see-through air shaft. The man digs deeper. A coffin is hoisted out of the grave. The crowd surrounds Jack Loreen as he emerges from the coffin. Jack Loreen poses with his family including wife and children.

Date: 1934, September 13
Duration: 1 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061013
Polar Bear swim by young and old in the frozen Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois.

"Polar Bear" swimmers of varying ages swim in the icy waters of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois. Men and women go into the frozen Lake Michigan. They use ice picks to dig holes through snow and ice into the frigid lake water. They laugh and splash water on each other while swimming

Date: 1934, December 31
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061029
Men seated at counters in a closed bank in Chicago, Illinois.

A bank closing during the Great Depression in Chicago, Illinois. A board reads: 'Standard National Bank' outside building of the failed bank. Cars parked outside the building. A board on the entrance of the bank reads: 'For Rent. Edwin J Nelson'. A man entering the bank. Men seated at counters in the bank. Tellers sorting through paperwork, looking frustrated, and turning to reading newspapers and books instead.

Date: 1934, January 15
Duration: 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076826
Chicago Illinois celebrates Cardinal Mundelein's Silver Jubilee.

The silver anniversary of Chicago's Archbishop George Mundelein is celebrated with an impressive jubilee in his honor in Illinois. Crowds of churchmen attend a parade. Civilians watch the parade on either side of road. Sacristans accompany priests and other Roman Catholic Church figures. George Cardinal Mundelein arrives at the Holy Name Cathedral (Holy Name Cathedral, 730 North Wabash Avenue, Chicago IL 60611).

Date: 1934, November 21
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675028710