1968 Democratic Convention Riots & Army, ca 25Aug68

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk 1968 Democratic Convention Riots & Army, ca 25Aug68 Slate: 25Aug68 Jacobs Roll 1. Blue helmeted policemen in Lincoln Park standing around. Large crowd gathered around large speakers. Rock band MC-5 (?) playing on platform. Pan over people, a few dancing. Chicago buildings in background. Fenced area, people talking. Band seen in LS. 06:25:02 People moving, woman w/ large flag w/ crescent & star. Police & others standing. Couple sitting on grass. 06:25:30 Motorcade of small army trucks past leaving past guard post; trailers marked Explosives, ambulance. Soldiers w/ rifles off army buses & chartered buses. 06:26:49 Officers w/ megaphones directing soldiers w/ duffel bags into large building. 23:27:00 Jeep parked by airport runway, convoy moving behind. Soldiers & duffels walking past to tarmac. CU sign: 928th TAC Airlift Group (RES). Group operations... 06:28:18 Briefing on grass, tents behind. Officer w/ pointer & map. MCU. Man asks question; officer answering, gesturing. CUs men listening. Stand up, leaving. 06:30:14 Slate: 26Aug68 Quiovers, Garden Plot (operation), R3. LS Soldiers drilling w/ rifles on grassy area, tents behind. MCUs. 06:30:51 Slate: same R4. MCUs w/ rifles. Crowd control V formation advancing towards camera. 06:31:47 Tilt down armory to traffic & pedestrians passing. Jeep entering past soldiers. LS flag pole on top. Parked cars alongside & pan to front w/ jeep leaving. MCU jeep w/ four soldiers leaving; men entering showing identification papers. Traffic in/out. 06:33:13 POV from car. not useful. Slate: Quiovers R10. 06:33:20 Army jeeps & trucks parked along park curb; soldiers sitting in back & in jeeps, early morning. 06:34:16 Slate: 29Aug68, Quiovers R11. Police car & chartered bus double parked, turning & pulling into parking lot. Exposure problem. 06:34:53 Night, helmeted police onto bus. Slate: 28Aug68. Quiovers R9. Night, street light, flashing police lights. Out of focus moving lights, traffic along park. GOOD effects. 06:35:49 Police line w/ people standing opposite; photographers. Demonstrators marching in street. Soldiers on street corner; people standing about. People sitting down. massed police. Soldiers watching. View up street toward marching demonstrators. 06:37:53 Slate: 25Aug68, Camera Jacobs, R2. Seated soldiers listening to briefing in front of tents (as above) by officer. MCU men listening. MCU Soldiers walking across grass. Operation Gardon Plot; Protests; Protesters; Demonstration; Demonstrators; 1960s; Hippies;