Stockyards - Mayor Daley - Russian Farmers
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Soviet farmers tour Chicago's Union Stockyards and meet with Mayor Richard J. Daley on August 13, 1955.
Credits
Frank Koza (filmmaker); Richard J. Daley (participant); Vladimir Matskevich (participant)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: 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.
Subjects: Agriculture; Capitalism; Food industry; Globalization; Industrial design; Industry; Livestock; Meat industry and trade; Government officials
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 153 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/12340
Notes: 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.
Subjects: Agriculture; Capitalism; Food industry; Globalization; Industrial design; Industry; Livestock; Meat industry and trade; Government officials
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 153 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/12340
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