1960 GOP Convention Hall Preps
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Scenes of Chicago's International Ampitheatre being prepped for the 1960 National Convention of the Republican Party, which was held July 25 to July 28.
Credits
Frank Koza (filmmaker)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: Workers construct podiums, arrange cables and hang banners in the empty ampitheatre. They cut wood in a shop and construct a stage. A large banner reading "100 Years of Progress" has been hung. Much elephant iconography. A man hand-paints signs with each state's name and stacks them to dry. Exterior shot of Becker Brothers Studios.
Subjects: Political conventions; Political elections; Political campaigns; Laborers; Construction
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Negatives, 250 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/12268
Notes: Workers construct podiums, arrange cables and hang banners in the empty ampitheatre. They cut wood in a shop and construct a stage. A large banner reading "100 Years of Progress" has been hung. Much elephant iconography. A man hand-paints signs with each state's name and stacks them to dry. Exterior shot of Becker Brothers Studios.
Subjects: Political conventions; Political elections; Political campaigns; Laborers; Construction
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Negatives, 250 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/12268
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:15