Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Wolfman Jack, Harry Caray, Richard Dent, Great America and more
See vintage Daily Herald images of Wolfman Jack, Harry Caray, Richard Dent, Great America and more in our latest Through the Film Magnifier gallery.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 43,063, Jim Frost photo: Celebrity disc jockey Wolfman Jack plays music at a dance contest at the Chicago Marriott in March of 1977.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 43,063, Jim Frost photo: Celebrity disc jockey Wolfman Jack at the Chicago Marriott in March of 1977.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 43,063, Jim Frost photo: Celebrity disc jockey Wolfman Jack played music at a dance contest at the Chicago Marriott in March of 1977.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 27,309, Dom Najolia photo: A Des Plaines police officer pours bottles of alcohol down the drain in December of 1972.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 54,526, Dave Tonge photo: These boys got a little extra height with their kite when they flew it from the top of some climbing equipment in Buffalo Grove in April of 1980.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 65,038, Barry Jarvinan photo: Despite heavy rains, representatives from Arlington Heights VFW Post 981 gathered at Memorial Park for the annual Veterans Day observance. Col. Edward Mills, left and Edward Doyle, past commander of the post, stand at attention during the ceremony
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment 96,268, Rich Chapman photo: Richard M. Daley shakes hands after winning the Democratic primary over acting Mayor Eugene Sawyer on February 28, 1989. The special election was held after the death of Mayor Harold Washington. Daley went on to win the general election in April.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment 96,268, Rich Chapman photo: Richard M. Daley wipes his brow after winning the Democratic primary over acting Mayor Eugene Sawyer on February 28, 1989. The special election was held after the death of Mayor Harold Washington. Daley went on to win the general election in April.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment 96,268, Rich Chapman photo: Richard M. Daley shakes hands after winning the Democratic primary over acting Mayor Eugene Sawyer on February 28, 1989. The special election was held after the death of Mayor Harold Washington. Daley went on to win the general election in April.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment 87,731, Rich Chapman photo: Chicago Cubs announcer Harry Caray at a news conference in Chicago when he returned to the broadcast booth in May 1987 after suffering a stroke in February of the same year.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment 87,731, Rich Chapman photo: Chicago Cubs announcer Harry Caray at a news conference in Chicago when he returned to the broadcast booth in May 1987 after suffering a stroke in February of the same year.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment 89,661, Kent Kriegshauser photo: Chicago Bear Richard Dent signs autographs at the first Daily Herald Bears Luncheon in Arlington Heights in September of 1987.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment 96,228, Rich Chapman photo: These seniors were all smiles at a Valentine's Day party for senior citizens in Elk Grove in February of 1989.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment 96,228, Rich Chapman photo: These seniors were all smiles at a Valentine's Day party for senior citizens in Elk Grove in February of 1989.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment 23,734, Bob Finch photo: The runner were moving fast in the Rolling Meadows Park District Turkey Trot in November of 1971.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 12,068, Bob Strawn photo: Moments after she hears herself announced as Illinois' Junior Miss of 1969, Pamela Weir gets a big hug from one of her 29 fellow competitors in the Illinois' Junior Miss finals at Mill Run Playhouse in Niles. The Arlington Heights miss, a senior at Prospect High School will represent her state in the national pageant in Mobile, AL in May.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 100,303, Bev Horne photo: Stumbles the clown (Steve Snow, left) shakes hands with clown instructor Woffy (Jeff Wolf) as Juggles (Luke Sterling) looks on during a clown class in Libertyville in November of 1989.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 100,303, Bev Horne photo: Prospective clowns learn the art of clowning during a clown class in Libertyville in November of 1989.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 43,630, Dom Najolia photo: Visitors to Great America enjoy one of the rides in Gurnee in May of 1977.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 43,630, Dom Najolia photo: Visitors to Great America enjoy the Loggers Run water ride in Gurnee in May of 1977.
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