- Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
- Title:
- I WAS THERE: Jerry Field
- Creator:
- Field, Jerry
Alter, Peter - Publisher:
- Chicago, Ill. : Studs Terkel Center for Oral History, Chicago History Museum
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago History Museum - Date of Original:
- 2008-08-27
- Subject:
- WFLD (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.)
Democratic National Convention (1968 : Chicago, Ill.)
Oral history
Interviews
Riots
Elections
Political science
Television - Location:
- United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.65005
United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Albany Park, 41.96836, -87.72339
United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Grant Park, 41.87948, -87.61894
United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park, 41.9217, -87.64783
United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, University Village - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
Text
StillImage - Format:
- audio/mpeg
image/jpeg
application/pdf - Description:
- During the 1968 Democratic National convention, Mr. Field was a staff member at the Chicago television station, WFLD. He discussed visits to Lincoln and Grant Parks to film and to observe protestors. Field also described how and why he came to support law enforcement against the demonstrators.
- Metadata URL:
- http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_oh/id/27
- IIIF manifest:
- https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/iiif/2/chm_oh:27/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- © 2015 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved
For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or contact rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org. - Extent:
- Audio file: 30:13 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
I WAS THERE: The 1968 Democratic National Convention Oral History Project - Contributing Institution:
- Chicago History Museum
- Rights:
-
I WAS THERE: Jerry Field
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