Chicago- McCormick Place- "Worlds Smallest Banquet" - Publicity Prior to Opening, Sil. Uncut, Neg. 11/16/60

Black and white, silent outtakes of what seems to be a press event before the official opening of McCormick Place, a convention center in Chicago. McCormick Place opened on November 18, 1960, but the original building was destroyed by fire in 1967. The building was rebuilt and opened again in 1971.; Images of men outside building (possibly still McCormick Place) holding a sign that reads "$275,000,000 goal for 1961 from Conventions - Trade Shows - Chicago Convention Bureau." Two men meet and shake hands and enter the building. They sit together and eat a meal surrounded by press. Men decorating the interior of the building, possibly for the opening exhibition. Images from inside what looks like the control center of the building.