Through the Film Magnifier: Vintage suburban photos
Our Through the Film Magnifier feature gives you a look at some of the vintage suburban images from our extensive film archive as seen through a loupe, a device that magnifies the film image viewed on a light table. This installment features Phyllis Diller in Rosemont, drag racing in Aurora and a Black Panthers' meeting in Chicago.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment #10,506, photo by Jay Needleman: A car gets ready to head down the track at a drag racing event in Aurora in June of 1968.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment #10,506, photo by Jay Needleman: A car gets ready to head down the track at a drag racing event in Aurora in June of 1968.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment #40,688, photo by Genie Campbell: Phyllis Diller entertains at the Blue Max in Rosemont in July of 1976.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment #11,452, photo by Bob Finch: The Fremd High School homecoming King and Queen are crowned at the school in October of 1968.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment #543,604, photo by Scott Sanders: Two students have curious looks on their faces as their teacher holds up a book during a sex education class at Forest View school in Arlington Heights in April of 1980.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment #55,033, photo by Dave Tonge: A young child swings upside down in a Mount Prospect park on a nice day in June of 1980.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment #12,967, photo by Bob Finch: A Chicago meeting between the Black Panther Party, the Young Lords and the Young Patriots in April of 1969.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment #12,967, photo by Bob Finch: A Chicago meeting between the Black Panther Party, the Young Lords and the Young Patriots in April of 1969.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment #12,967, photo by Bob Finch: A Chicago meeting between the Black Panther Party, the Young Lords and the Young Patriots in April of 1969.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment #59871, photo by Charles Cherney: The horses come spinning out of a turn during the inaugural Arlington Million race at Arlington Park in August of 1981.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment #19,174, photo by Jim Frost: A construction worker works to get an I-beam in place on the I-90 bridge in Schaumburg in October of 1970.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment #33,374, photo by Dave Tonge: Secret Service agents run along the side of a limousine as President Gerald Ford waves at crowds from car in Chicago in September of 1974.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment #33,374, photo by Dave Tonge: President Gerald Ford greets supporters at O'Hare Airport in Chicago in September of 1974.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment #33,374, photo by Dave Tonge: President Gerald Ford waves at crowds as he leaves his car in Chicago in September of 1974.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment #18,269, photo by Fuller (no first name available): Warm temperatures brought out kids to sell Kool-Aid in Long Grove in July of 1970.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment #12,967, photo by Bob Ringham: Players from the Chicago Blackhawks and the Atlanta Flames hockey teams mix it up in a game at the Chicago Stadium in February of 1980.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment #27,617, photo by Mike Seeling: Sports broadcasting legend Harry Caray attended the Paddock Sports Lunch in December of 1972.
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