Subseries I: Film Group Television Commercials

Abstract
Series I: Subseries I consists of television commercials made by The Film Group from 1965 to 1972. There are a total of 221 advertisements in the collection though many are duplicates. They include commercials made for national and Chicago area businesses. National clients represented in the collection include: Alert Soap, All State, Aunt Jemima, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Bunker Ramo, Florsheim, Hill’s Bros. Coffee, Kenner, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Minnie Pearl’s Fried Chicken, Montgomery Ward, Quaker Oats, Sara Lee, Satin Plus, Sears, Thank You Pudding, and Vets’ Dog Food. Commercials for local companies include: Chicago American newspaper, Chicago Tribune, Commonwealth Edison, Illinois Bell, Irv Kupcinet’s TV show, Karoll’s clothing store, Peoples Gas, WBKB-TV, and local politicians running for election.
Subseries Identifier
SS.2005-05-0001

Subseries Items

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Bunker Ramo Composite
Film
Bunker Ramo Composite
1970s
Pete Bensinger "Cook County Sheriff Campaign Ad"
Film
Pete Bensinger "Cook County Sheriff Campaign Ad"
1974
A.B. Dick Company “Machines”
Film
A.B. Dick Company “Machines”
circa 1965
A.B. Dick Company “Machines”
Film
A.B. Dick Company “Machines”
circa 1965
A.B. Dick Company “Salesman”
Film
A.B. Dick Company “Salesman”
circa 1966
A.B. Dick Company “Salesman”
Film
A.B. Dick Company “Salesman”
circa 1966
AC Spark Plugs
Film
AC Spark Plugs
1968
Alert Soap “ The Perfect Bar of Soap”
Film
Alert Soap “ The Perfect Bar of Soap”
1969
Allstate Insurance Company “Santell”
Film
Allstate Insurance Company “Santell”
1967
American National Bank “Dennis O’Neal”
Film
American National Bank “Dennis O’Neal”
1970s
American National Bank “Gastineau”
Film
American National Bank “Gastineau”
circa 1976
American National Bank “Jack Katz”
Film
American National Bank “Jack Katz”
circa 1976
American National Bank “Jim Carlson”
Film
American National Bank “Jim Carlson”
circa 1976
American National Bank “Nightmares”
Film
American National Bank “Nightmares”
1968
American National Bank “Tycoon”
Film
American National Bank “Tycoon”
1968
Chicago American “Trucks”
Film
Chicago American “Trucks”
1967
Blue Cross Blue Shield “Breakfast”
Film
Blue Cross Blue Shield “Breakfast”
1967
Blue Cross Blue Shield “Breathing Bag”
Film
Blue Cross Blue Shield “Breathing Bag”
1967
Donald P. Moore “Justice”
Film
Donald P. Moore “Justice”
1971
Exchange National Bank “Bandit”
Film
Exchange National Bank “Bandit”
1968
Blue Cross Blue Shield “We Need Each Other”
Film
Blue Cross Blue Shield “We Need Each Other”
1972
Flavor-Kist Cookies “Crunch”
Film
Flavor-Kist Cookies “Crunch”
1967
Vets’ Dog Food “Dachshund”
Film
Vets’ Dog Food “Dachshund”
1967
Thank You Pudding “Laboratory”
Film
Thank You Pudding “Laboratory”
1968
Aunt Jemima “Farm Family”
Film
Aunt Jemima “Farm Family”
1967
Chicago Tribune “Folksinger”
Film
Chicago Tribune “Folksinger”
1968
Quaker Oats Shredded Wheat “Wager”
Film
Quaker Oats Shredded Wheat “Wager”
1968
Thank You Pudding “Chocolate Pudding”
Film
Thank You Pudding “Chocolate Pudding”
1967
Thank You Pudding “Interrogator”
Film
Thank You Pudding “Interrogator”
1967
Minnie Pearl’s Chicken "Fried Chicken"
Film
Minnie Pearl’s Chicken "Fried Chicken"
1968
Sunday Dinner HD
Film
Kentucky Fried Chicken “Sunday Dinner”
1968
Sears, Roebuck and Company “Racing Track”
Film
Sears, Roebuck and Company “Racing Track”
1968
Kentucky Fried Chicken "Finger Lickin' Good"
Film
Kentucky Fried Chicken "Finger Lickin' Good"
1968
Blue Cross Blue Shield “Turn Blue”
Film
Blue Cross Blue Shield “Turn Blue”
1968
American Medical Association “Venereal Disease”
Film
American Medical Association “Venereal Disease”
1970
AMF "Homko Mowers"
Film
AMF "Homko Mowers"
1968
Illinois Bell Telephone “Amigo”
Film
Illinois Bell Telephone “Amigo”
1967
Sears, Roebuck and Company "Perma Prest Courduroy Slacks"
Film
Sears, Roebuck and Company "Perma Prest Courduroy Slacks"
1968
Purify Breath Mints “Wrestling”
Film
Purify Breath Mints “Wrestling”
1966
Commonwealth Edison “O’Hare”
Film
Commonwealth Edison “O’Hare”
Aunt Jemima “Pouring Container”
Film
Aunt Jemima “Pouring Container”
1967
Sara Lee “Beef Stroganoff and Shrimp Creole”
Film
Sara Lee “Beef Stroganoff and Shrimp Creole”
1966
Sara Lee “Beef Casserole and Chicken Casserole”
Film
Sara Lee “Beef Casserole and Chicken Casserole”
1966
Sara Lee “Chicken Noodles and Sara Lee Chicken”
Film
Sara Lee “Chicken Noodles and Sara Lee Chicken”
1966
Sara Lee “Cheese Dumplings and Macoroni Floretine”
Film
Sara Lee “Cheese Dumplings and Macoroni Floretine”
1966
Coco Wheats “Kid’s Toys”
Film
Coco Wheats “Kid’s Toys”
1968
Bernard Carey “Endorsement”
Film
Bernard Carey “Endorsement”
1972
Vets’ Dog Food "Tug of War"
Film
Vets’ Dog Food "Tug of War"
1967
Satin Plus Paints “Trilogy”
Film
Satin Plus Paints “Trilogy”
1968
Vets’ Dog Food “Jump Out”
Film
Vets’ Dog Food “Jump Out”
1968
Vets' Dog Food "Racecar"
Film
Vets' Dog Food "Racecar"
1967
Montgomery Ward “Eskimo Snow Tires”
Film
Montgomery Ward “Eskimo Snow Tires”
1972
Sears, Roebuck and Company “Recording Studio”
Film
Sears, Roebuck and Company “Recording Studio”
1968
Montgomery Ward “Fencing”
Film
Montgomery Ward “Fencing”
1970
William G. Clark "William G. Clark for U.S. Senator"
Film
William G. Clark "William G. Clark for U.S. Senator"
1968
Karoll's Department Stores “Santa Claus”
Film
Karoll's Department Stores “Santa Claus”
1969
Project Straight Dope “Pollution”
Film
Project Straight Dope “Pollution”
1971
Thank You Pudding “Palumbo”
Film
Thank You Pudding “Palumbo”
1968
Project Straight Dope “Peter”
Film
Project Straight Dope “Peter”
1970
Sears, Roebuck and Company “Fire Truck”
Film
Sears, Roebuck and Company “Fire Truck”
1968
Kenner Products “Dune Buggy Jr”
Film
Kenner Products “Dune Buggy Jr”
1968
Kelvinator Corporation “Measure of Quality”
Film
Kelvinator Corporation “Measure of Quality”
1972
People’s Gas Company “Recipes”
Film
People’s Gas Company “Recipes”
1972
United Airlines “Party”
Film
United Airlines “Party”
1971
People's Gas Company “Youth Motivation”
Film
People's Gas Company “Youth Motivation”
1972
WBKB “Yawn”
Film
WBKB “Yawn”
Sears, Roebuck and Company “Crawling Baby Doll"
Film
Sears, Roebuck and Company “Crawling Baby Doll"
1968
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