The Best Chicago Film Archive You’ve Never Heard Of
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Meet the family behind a unique Chicago film archive.
If you’ve ever marveled at archive footage of old Chicago in a WTTW documentary, chances are good it came from Walt Keevil’s north suburban basement. Jay Shefsky has this story.
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The Best Chicago Film Archive You’ve Never Heard Of
Clip: 7/11/2019 | 5m 39sVideo has Closed Captions
If you’ve ever marveled at archive footage of old Chicago in a WTTW documentary, chances are good it came from Walt Keevil’s north suburban basement. Jay Shefsky has this story.
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