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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Santa at a salon, Ben Gazzara, Adam West, canoe racing and more

See vintage photos of Santa at a salon, Adam West, Ben Gazzara, canoe racing in Des Plaines and more in our latest Through the Film Magnifier gallery.

The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 5,395, Bob Strawn photo: Santa Claus invaded the feminine precincts of Duchess Beauty Salon in Rolling Meadows to get a glamour treatment before his official arrival at Randhurst Shopping Center. As Santa sat under the dryer, regular customers appeared to be speculating whether it would be worth while to tell him what they would like for Christmas in December of 1966.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 5,395, Bob Strawn photo: Santa Claus invaded the feminine precincts of Duchess Beauty Salon in Rolling Meadows to get a glamour treatment before his official arrival at Randhurst Shopping Center. As Santa sat under the dryer, regular customers appeared to be speculating whether it would be worth while to tell him what they would like for Christmas in December of 1966.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 52,982, Charles Cherney photo: People learning new acting techniques from their instructor during an Arlington Heights acting workshop in November of 1979.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 52,982, Charles Cherney photo: People learning new acting techniques in an Arlington Heights acting workshop in November of 1979.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 29,501, Dom Najolia photo: These boys practice their grilling skills as part of a bachelor survival summer school class at Lincoln Junior High in Mount Prospect in July of 1973.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 98,194, Vince Pierri photo: Shadowed by his logo, TV's Batman, actor Adam West, speaks to fans at Harper College in Palatine in June of 1989.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment 50,981, Dom Najolia photo: Actor Ben Gazzara talks to the media about his role the movie "Saint Jack" in Chicago in June of 1979.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment 50,981, Dom Najolia photo: Actor Ben Gazzara talks to the media about his role the movie "Saint Jack" in Chicago in June of 1979.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment 21,272, Jim Frost photo: The Easter Bunny handed out candy to kids at an Easter egg hunt in Schaumburg in April of 1971.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 32,325, Dom Najolia photo: Participants in the 17th annual Des Plaines River Canoe Marathon discover muscles that they never knew they had before navigating the 19-mile course in May of 1974.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 32,325, Dom Najolia photo: Participants in the 17th annual Des Plaines River Canoe Marathon discover muscles that they never knew they had before navigating the 19-mile course in May of 1974.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment 50,282, Charles Cherney photo: Actress Susan Saint James meets the media in Chicago during an appearance in April of 1979.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 4,941, Tom Grieger photo: This young man won a new bike as part of the grand opening of Severson's Bike and Hobby Shop in Addison in September of 1966.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 101,306, Mark Welsh photo: Tennis legend Martina Navratilova returns the ball in a match against Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere during the Virginia Slims of Chicago finals in February of 1990. Navratilova won the match and the title.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 53,221, Dom Najolia photo: The Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks at an Operation PUSH rally in Chicago in December of 1979.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 53,221, Dom Najolia photo: The Rev. Jesse Jackson is greeted by a supporter after speaking at an Operation PUSH rally in Chicago in December of 1979.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 27,961, Bob Strawn photo: Children participating in a preschool reading program in Arlington Heights in February of 1973.
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