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Tug Boat Accident Michigan Avenue 1972

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Film Identifier: F.2013-02-0051
Run Time
0h 2m 57s
Format
16mm
Color
Color
Sound
Silent
Date Produced
1972
Abstract
An unedited newsreel shot in downtown Chicago along the Chicago River near Michigan Avenue. The film captures scenes of a tug boat pushing a barge beneath a bridge, followed by the barge slamming into the side of a small passenger boat. The film also captures the numerous bystanders and news cameras around the scene of the accident. It is unclear how this reel became part of the Don McIlvaine Collection.
Related Place
Chicago (production location of)