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Title card from "Hey Girls," drawn by cartoonist Heather McAdams
A postcard invitation to a New Year's Eve party. The postcard is a black and white collage that includes the words "Bruns presents Dickeys & Cumberbuns" ... "the NEW YEAR in" ... "FRI 31" ... "83" ..." 1043 W GRAN" ... "10° CLOC" as well as an image of the dictionary definition and illustration for "dickey" ("a man's detachable shirt front" etc.)
A yellow 16mm film can from Pyramid Films. The film title on the can is WHY MAN CREATES. There are two stickers on the can. One is a gold can with an image of an Oscar statuette on it with text reading "Academy Award Winner" and the other is a yellow sticker with red lettering on it reading "The Teaching Media Distributors Association Will Pay Up To $5000 Reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction or successful civil prosecution of any training film or video tape pirate who copies or makes other unauthorized use of this program."
A dramatic view of the Lasergraphics ScanStation, threaded with a roll of 16mm film.
The cover of the October 1951 issue of "Home Movies" magazine. It depicts a young boy painting a face on a pumpkin.
An image from the film "Chi-Nite Ithaca" showing a downtown Chicago street at dusk. The streetlights are lit.
An image from the film "Pope Visits Chicagoland" showing a marquee-style sign reading "WELCOME YOUR HOLINESS" with red neon lettering below reading "OPEN ALL NIG[HT]"
A still image from the film "Boy with a Microphone" depicting a young boy holding a microphone and a headphone.
A still image from the film "Harold is Gone" showing a group of people waving at the moving camera. One of them is holding a large photograph of Chicago Mayor Harold Washington.
A still image from the film "Rock Sox Disco Sux" showing radio DJ Steve Dahl dressed in a military-style uniform and holding a microphone against the background of a foggy or dusty stadium.
A still image from the film "Novo Dextro: Purity & Danger" showing a close-up of an upper arm. A blue armband on the arm reads "MARSHALL - GAY & LESBIAN PRIDE PARADE"
A frame from JoAnn Elam's film "[Garden & Joe]" depicting the filmmaker's husband Joe in silhouette against a window, double-exposed with garden plants and flowers.