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Stockyards - Mayor Daley - Russian Farmers

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Film Identifier: F.2012-03-0737
Run Time
0h 4m 12s
Format
16mm
Color
B&W
Sound
Silent
Date Produced
August 13 1955
Abstract
Soviet farmers tour Chicago's Union Stockyards and meet with Mayor Richard J. Daley on August 13, 1955.
 
Description
This film begins with footage of a group of Soviet farmers as they gaze from a ledge upon Chicago’s Union Stockyards and then proceed to tour the yards and observe the livestock. After the tour, the farmers board a charter bus and head downtown where they are welcomed by the mayor’s office, and delegation leader Vladimir Matskevich shakes hands with Mayor Richard J. Daley. The film concludes with footage of the farmers as they exit City Hall.
Main Credits
Koza, Frank (is filmmaker)
Actors, Performers and Participants
Daley, Richard J. (is participant)
Vladimir Matskevich (is participant)
Related Place
Chicago (represents)