Spectators and policemen gather in smoke at the Mang Motors fire, Kankakee, Illinois, circa 1958.
1958 · Kankakee, Illinois, United States
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Bystanders mill below the dealership front and downtown rooftops as smoke hangs over the street — Kankakee, Illinois, 1958
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- 1958
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- Kankakee, Illinois, United States
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- Still 4 · 5.41s into the source clip
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Bystanders including a woman in a lilac dress below the smoky DE SOTO dealership front, Kankakee, Illinois, circa 1958.
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1958 · Kankakee, Illinois, United States
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Kankakee Illinois-1958: Policemen and Onlookers in Smoke Outside a Burning Car Dealership
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1958 United States.
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Period detail
Painted DE SOTO and MANG MOTORS signs, policemen's peaked caps, men's short haircuts and white shirts, and a full-skirted lilac dress point to the later 1950s.
Film character
Handheld 8mm colour with a heavy blue cast from smoke and projection, low contrast, soft focus and dust specks against the bright sky.
Historical context
A dealership still signed for DeSoto, a Chrysler brand ended with the 1961 models, shows the scene was filmed before then and records a time when townspeople gathered close to a local fire.
Research note
Copyright in the film is separate from likeness: faces of adults and at least one child are recognisable, and the DeSoto and Mang Motors signs are brand names on private commercial property, so likeness and trademark questions remain.
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