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[Sea World Trip; Carey in stroller, ca. mid-60s]

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[Roberts Show Lounge, ca.late-50s_3]

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[Roberts Show Lounge, ca. mid-50s_2]

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[Roberts Show Lounge, ca. mid-50s_1]

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[Roberts Show Lounge, ca. late-50s_2]

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[Roberts Show Lounge, ca. late-50s_1]

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[Photographers Guild of Chicago Costume Party Parkway Ballroom 1963_2]

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[Photographers Guild of Chicago Costume Party Parkway Ballroom 1963_1]

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[Crystol outside; Chicago freeway traffic; School inside & out, ca. mid-60s]

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Roberts Family Collection

This collection was shot primarily by Herman Roberts, his family and the staff of the Roberts Show Lounge. The films capture South Side nightlife from Englewood to Hyde Park, the Roberts Show Lounge in the '50s, rural Oklahoma, and Disneyland. 8mm, 16mm. Silent. 1950s. 34 films.

1950s 1960s

Bird's-eye view Close-up Filming Television Pan Road Shot Semi-close-up

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