1939 (circa)

A home movie depicting family life in Chicago. Scenes in the film depict children playing in the snow, celebrating a birthday, riding tricycles and scooters on a city sidewalk, and playing ball in the park. Some scenes depict time spent in Jackson Park: relaxing near the park lagoons, visiting the Osaka Garden, and feeding squirrels. There is a brief shot of nearby Promontory Point. The end of the reel depicts a visit to the polar bears and elephants at a zoo, and a long segment of a visit to a more rural location.