Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Chubby Checker, Harrison Ford, Astronaut Jim Lovell and Dance Fever contestants
Posted October 19, 2020 5:00 am
See vintage Daily Herald photos of Chubby Checker, Harrison Ford, Astronaut Jim Lovell, Dance Fever tryouts and more in our latest Through the Film Magnifier gallery.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 62,707, Charles Cherney photo: A couple showing their best dance moves during the Dance Fever auditions in Arlington Heights in April of 1982.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 39,007, Mike Seeling photo: Zoologist Robert James took his menagerie to a number of schools in the Wheeling-Buffalo Grove Dist. 21, showing youngsters that monkeys, boa constrictors and even spiders can be friendly creatures in February of 1976.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 39,007, Mike Seeling photo: Zoologist Robert James took his menagerie to a number of schools in the Wheeling-Buffalo Grove Dist. 21, showing youngsters that monkeys, boa constrictors and even spiders can be friendly creatures in February of 1976.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 63,204, Scott Sanders photo: Actor Harrison Ford talks about his new movie, Blade Runner, in Chicago in June of 1982.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 63,204, Scott Sanders photo: Actor Harrison Ford and director Ridley Scott talk about their new movie, Blade Runner, in Chicago in June of 1982.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 63,204, Scott Sanders photo: Actor Harrison Ford and director Ridley Scott talk about their new movie, Blade Runner, in Chicago in June of 1982.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 36,572, Dave Tonge photo: Astronaut Jim Lovell meets with kids in Elk Grove Village in July of 1975. In 1968, as pilot of Apollo 8, he became one of the first three humans to fly to and orbit the Moon. In 1970, he commanded the 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 36,572, Dave Tonge photo: Astronaut Jim Lovell, along with a space capsule, meets with Elk Grove Village residents in July of 1975. In 1968, as pilot of Apollo 8, he became one of the first three humans to fly to and orbit the Moon. In 1970, he commanded the 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 36,572, Dave Tonge photo: Astronaut Jim Lovell, along with a space capsule, meets with Elk Grove Village residents in July of 1975. In 1968, as pilot of Apollo 8, he became one of the first three humans to fly to and orbit the Moon. In 1970, he commanded the 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 63,395, Dave Tonge photo: Kids on bikes and big wheels put on hats and masks and pretended they were cowboys in Schaumburg in July of 1982.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 63,395, Dave Tonge photo: Kids on bikes and big wheels put on hats and masks and pretended they were cowboys in Schaumburg in July of 1982.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 36,940, Jim Frost photo: Nurses rode along with paramedics to learn how they work in Elk Grove Village in August of 1975.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 63,500, Mike Seeling photo: Rock-n-Roll legend Chubby Checker performs during concert at Frontier Days in Arlington Heights in July of 1982.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 63,500, Mike Seeling photo: Rock-n-Roll legend Chubby Checker performs during concert at Frontier Days in Arlington Heights in July of 1982.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 63,500, Mike Seeling photo: Rock-n-Roll legend Chubby Checker is interviewed by a reporter prior to his concert at Frontier Days in Arlington Heights in July of 1982.
The Daily Herald archive, Assignment # 40,044, Jim Frost photo: On any given Friday, 300 regular players show up to play Bingo at St. Joseph Church in Wheeling in May of 1976.
The Daily Herald archive, Assignment # 40,044, Jim Frost photo: On any given Friday, 300 regular players show up to play Bingo at St. Joseph Church in Wheeling in May of 1976.
The Daily Herald archive, Assignment # 40,044, Jim Frost photo: On any given Friday, 300 regular players show up to play Bingo at St. Joseph Church in Wheeling in May of 1976.
The Daily Herald archive, Assignment # 40,044, Jim Frost photo: On any given Friday, 300 regular players show up to play Bingo at St. Joseph Church in Wheeling in May of 1976.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 36,304, Greg Warner photo: Kids participate in a bicycle rodeo in Mount Prospect in May of 1975.
The Daily Herald archive, Assignment # 39,699, Dave Tonge photo: Kids participate in a scuba class at the Wheeling Park District in April of 1976.
The Daily Herald archive, Assignment # 39,699, Dave Tonge photo: A participant in a scuba class at the Wheeling Park District in April of 1976.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 36,362, Dave Tonge photo: People enjoyed reading and looking for books at the Indian Trails Public Library mobile library in Wheeling in June of 1975.
The Daily Herald archive, Assignment # 40,008, Jim Frost photo: Growing the Spirit of '76, Brownies of Troop 124 at Dunton School plant a garden in the shape of the Bicentennial flag on the school's lawn in Arlington Heights in May of 1976.
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