1937 (circa): Wrigley Field & Sheldon
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Home movie portraying a baseball game taking place at Wrigley field. This is followed by footage of a young boy, Sheldon Glick, playing with a ball at Anshe Emet Kindergarten.
Credits
Jacob Glick (filmmaker); Sheldon Glick (participant)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Glick - Berolzheimer Collection
Notes: The footage begins by depicting a U.S. Military marching band leading entry into the Wrigley field stadium. Baseball players are pictured entering the field. The camera then focuses on the scoreboard above crowded bleachers of people; the American flag, Chicago flag, as well as a few others can be seen. The scene switches to Anshe Emet Kindergarten where a Sheldon is captured cheerfully playing with a ball in the school's courtyard.
Subjects: Family recreation; Sports; Baseball; Chicago Cubs (Baseball team); Children; Recreation; Parades and processions; Militaries; Marching bands; Historic sites
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: 50 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4892
Notes: The footage begins by depicting a U.S. Military marching band leading entry into the Wrigley field stadium. Baseball players are pictured entering the field. The camera then focuses on the scoreboard above crowded bleachers of people; the American flag, Chicago flag, as well as a few others can be seen. The scene switches to Anshe Emet Kindergarten where a Sheldon is captured cheerfully playing with a ball in the school's courtyard.
Subjects: Family recreation; Sports; Baseball; Chicago Cubs (Baseball team); Children; Recreation; Parades and processions; Militaries; Marching bands; Historic sites
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: 50 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4892
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:08