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Cubs historical sleuthing: 1971 video edition

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The description on the YouTube page says:

The Cubs play the NY Mets at Wrigley Field in July of 1971 in this Super 8 mm home movie. Many Cub stars are seen, including Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, Don Kessinger, Joe Pepitone and Leo Durocher, with many others. The Rev. Jesse Jackson is also in the stands. The cameraman was Leo Carvis.

Super 8 was high technology in the early 1970s. This is a well-shot home movie, especially for the time. The color saturation is really good, those colors look quite true for the time.