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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: JFK, Ernie Banks, dogsled racing, a kissing booth, Pope John Paul II and more

This installment of Through the Film Magnifier includes archived Daily Herald images of President John Kennedy, Pope John Paul II, Ernie Banks and much more.

The Daily Herald Archives, Larry Cameron photo: In October of 1962, President John F. Kennedy spoke at McCormick Place in Chicago. Kennedy was lending his support to Rep. Sidney Yates in his run for the U.S. Senate.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment #32,984, Dave Tonge photo: Kids cool off in a sprinkler on a hot afternoon in Arlington Heights in July of 1974.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 24,012A, Mike Seeling photo: In December of 1971, Arlington Park hosted dog sled races at the track.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 16,299, Bob Strawn photo: In March of 1970, a few of the famous Playboy Bunnies got a tour of the Elk Grove Village fire station.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 16,299, Bob Strawn photo: In March of 1970, a few of the famous Playboy Bunnies got a tour of the Elk Grove Village fire station.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 11,019, Bob Finch photo: Chicago Cub great, Ernie Banks, signed autographs at a Shakey's restaurant in Des Plaines in September of 1968.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 11,019, Bob Finch photo: Chicago Cub great, Ernie Banks, signed autographs at a Shakey's restaurant in Des Plaines in September of 1968.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 39,190, Jim Frost photo: With his pipe in place, this chess player pondered his next move during a chess club event in Buffalo Grove in February of 1976.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 52,474, Barry Jarvinen photo: Pope John Paul II waves to the crowd on his visit to Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago in October of 1979.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 52,474, Barry Jarvinen photo: Pope John Paul II speaking to the crowd on his visit to Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago in October of 1979.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 52,474, Barry Jarvinen photo: The crowds lined the streets of Chicago as Pope John Paul II passed them on his way to Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago in October of 1979.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 52,474, Barry Jarvinen photo: Supporters of Pope John Paul II carried signs during his visit to Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago in October of 1979.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment 16,617, James Vesley photo: This is a look inside of the The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in Colorado in March of 1970. Maj. R.W. Lacy, the Air Force's tracker of space objects, is responsible for accounting for each satellite or space vehicle of every country. The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment 16,617, Vesley photo: This is a look inside of the The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in Colorado in March of 1970.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment 16,617, James Vesley photo: This is a look inside of the The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in Colorado in March of 1970. Maj. R.W. Lacy, the Air Force's tracker of space objects, is responsible for accounting for each satellite or space vehicle of every country. The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment 16,617, Vesley photo: This is a look inside of the The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in Colorado in March of 1970.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 14,490, Jay Needleman photo: Wheeling Police show off their new hats in September of 1969.
The Daily Herald Archives, Jim Conley photo: Local dignitaries took to the stage for the opening of the new Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights on November 22, 1959.
The Daily Herald archives, Assignment # 33,020, Dom Najolia photo: A kissing booth in Rolling Meadows offered a free kiss for applying for a J.C. Penny's charge card or a kiss for $. 25 in July of 1974
The Daily Herald archive, Assignment # 54,531, Bob Ringham photo: The Chicago Bears number one draft pick, Otis Wilson, is introduced to the media by head coach Neil Armstrong in Lake Forest in April of 1980.
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