The 27th annual meeting of the American Legion in Chicago, Illinois after the end of World War II. Women in uniforms and children eating chicken legs during the event. A war veteran speaks into a microphone. A sailor feeds chicken to an infant. Another war veteran from Georgia. Photographers take pictures of delegates during the annual meeting. A navy officer being presented a memento.
Golfer Byron Nelson wins at the Tam O'Shanter Country Club in Chicago, Illinois. People watch golfer Byron Nelson playing to win the first prize money in George May's All-American Open Golf Championship. Spectators watch Nelson play.
Silhouette of train carrying New York Governor and Presidential Candidate Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) on the way to Chicago, Illinois. Chicago Mayor, Anton Cermak, honors Franklin Roosevelt in special dinner. Close up view of Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak speaking. Mayor Anton Cermak passes a baseball to Franklin Roosevelt during the Baseball World Series Game 3 (New York Yankees vs. Chicago Cubs) at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Due to paralysis, Franklin Roosevelt stands upright with the assistance of his son, James Roosevelt. Crowds watching the Baseball World Series Game 3, the same game famous American baseball player, Babe Ruth, won for the New York Yankees over the Chicago Cubs. Franklin Roosevelt throws the first pitch of Game 3 of the World Series. View of the Baseball World Series Game 3. View of locomotive train wheel moving.
Film opens with hazy aerial views of Chicago Illinois. Scene shifts to views from vehicle driving on Chicago highway. A road sign reads "Des Plaines River Rd exits 1/2 mile ahead." A Boeing 727 commercial airliner is seen overhead with wheels down as it descends to land. Some 1960s cars drive past. 1961 Ford C-Series truck driving. View back, of the airliner descending above the highway, and of truck and cars passing the camera vehicle. Overhead highway road sign reads "Chicago Downtown 15 Miles." View of the Chicago skyline of buildings on Lake Michigan waterfront. View from slow moving aircraft of the Wrigley Building; the Michigan Avenue Bridge across the Chicago River; and the Tribune Tower. Camera continues to pan to East and then at the Kemper Building with "United Insurance" written near its top. Camera then swirls downward to river and bridges directly below and then back up from street and down again, ending on avenue near building displaying two American flags.
Film 'This is our Land' focuses on the state of Illinois in the United States. A bridge over a river. A view of the river through the bridge. The highway running alongside the river. A man sits on a bench under a tree overlooking beach and Lake Michigan, with downtown buildings and skyscrapers of Chicago in the background. The skyscrapers of the city. Automobile and streetcar traffic on the downtown building-lined city streets of Chicago. People walk on pedestrian sidewalks. Pedestrians and automobile traffic in the capital city Springfield. The Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield, Illinois. A view of the Capitol dome. The statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Illinois State Capitol building. The Lincoln Tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery. A child rubs nose of the sculpted face of Abraham Lincoln.
Sign board reads 'University of Chicago'. View of Ida Noyes Hall (Ida Noyes Hall - 1212 E. 59th Reynolds Club - 5706 S. University Chicago, IL 60637). Vehicles drive in front of University of Chicago. Harper Memorial Library in University of Chicago campus grounds. Board reads 'William Rainey Harper Memorial Library 1116 East 59th Street'". View of Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House (5757 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, United States). Adlai Stevenson Institute. Three men walk out of a building.
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