The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 50,393, Mike Seeling photo: Since childhood, Joan Baldwin wanted to be a pilot, and she did in 1957. She gave it up 2 years later because of the time and money demands of grad school. Baldwin earned her Ph.D. in psychology and no flies to relieve the stress of her job. She's pictured here in Schaumburg in April of 1979.
See vintage Daily Herald archived images of anti-submarine airplanes, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, President Ford at Buffalo Grove High School, Petula Clark and more in our latest Through the Film Magnifier gallery.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 31,680, Jay Needleman photo: A sign at the Marathon station in Arlington Heights says they have gas. Gas supplies were short because of the OPEC oil embargo in March of 1974.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 31,894, Jay Needleman photo: Glenview Naval Air Station was the new home for 18 P-3 Orion anti-submarine airplanes in April of 1974. The sophisticated electronics gear could detect submarines from high altitudes.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 31,894, Jay Needleman photo: Glenview Naval Air Station was the new home for 18 P-3 Orion anti-submarine airplanes in April of 1974. The new propjets were better equipped and run quieter and cleaner than the patrol planes previously used.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 31,894, Jay Needleman photo: Glenview Naval Air Station was the new home for 18 P-3 Orion anti-submarine airplanes in April of 1974. The sophisticated electronics gear could detect submarines from high altitudes.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 31,894, Jay Needleman photo: Glenview Naval Air Station was the new home for 18 P-3 Orion anti-submarine airplanes in April of 1974. The new propjets were better equipped and run quieter and cleaner than the patrol planes previously used.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 87,901, Kevin Virobik-Adams photo: Three clowns give each other hugs after graduating from a clown class sponsored by school district 214 at the Town and Country mall in Arlington Heights in may of 1987.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 24,123, Mike Seeling photo: Wheeling high schoolers were lifting weights at Neptune pool in Wheeling in January of 1972.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 24,123, Mike Seeling photo: Folks were keeping in shape lifting weights at Neptune pool in Wheeling in January of 1972.
The Daily Herald archive, Assignment # 86,961, Bob Chwedyk photo: Musician Petula Clark during a stop in Itasca in March of 1987.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 24,140, Tom Grieger photo: John Hartsfield of NASA's space mobile program brought a spacesuit for St. Thomas of Villanova student Hank Putek to try on in Arlington Heights in January of 1972.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 96,033, Kent Kriegshauser photo: Los Angeles Laker Kareem Abdul is congratulated on his retirement by Bulls coach Doug Collins prior to a game at the Chicago Stadium in December of 1988. Jabbar retired from the NBA at the end of the 1988-89 season.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 95,713, Dave Tonge photo: Los Angeles Laker Kareem Abdul Jabbar signs autographs in a Chicago hotel prior to playing a game against the Chicago Bulls in December of 1988.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 39,391, Dom Najolia photo: Supporters of President Gerald Ford turn out for his campaign stop at Buffalo Grove High School in March of 1976.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 39,391, Dom Najolia photo: President Gerald Ford speaks to a crowd at Buffalo Grove High School during a campaign stop in March of 1976.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 39,391, Dom Najolia photo: Supporters of President Gerald Ford turn out for his campaign stop at Buffalo Grove High School in March of 1976.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 98,106, Gilbert B Boucher photo: The final touches are put on a high school competitor prior to participation in the Illinois State Baton competition in Mount Prospect in July of 1989.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 12,225, Mike Seeling photo: Boy Scouts take part in the Klondike Derby at Cantigny Park in Winfield in January of 1969.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 99,711, Rich Chapman photo: The Russian rock band Gorky Park met with students at Buffalo Grove High School in November of 1989.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 99,711, Rich Chapman photo: The Russian rock band Gorky Park met with students at Buffalo Grove High School in November of 1989.