Images: Through the Film Magnifier: RTA strike, bicycle court, Winnie the Pooh and more
Posted November 29, 2021 3:00 am
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 62,498, Scott Sanders photo: After seeing their regular trains delayed by a strike and the ones that were running pass them by, the numbers of commuters at the Arlington Heights train station grew so large that they spilled on to the tracks in April of 1982.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 43,362, Mike Seeling photo: Winnie the Pooh gets a winning reception from 3-year-old Brian Hollnagel in the pediatrics unit at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights in April of 1977. The "hunny-hungry" bear mad house calls to several area hospitals to visit kids.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 7,206, Tom Grieger photo: Would-be Olympic champions J.D. Walker, Mike Todd, Scott Edwards and Bob Marzec practice their three-legged race techniques in June of 1967 anticipation of the competition scheduled for the Fourth of July at Hasbrook Park in Arlington Heights.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 61,952, Dave Tonge photo: Window washer Dave McNair works on cleaning the windows of the Tishman Office Building on Golf Road in Schaumburg in March of 1982.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 42.250, Dave Tonge photo: A gas station attendant pumps gas at an all night gas station in Hoffman Estates in January of 1977.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 42.250, Dave Tonge photo: A gas station attendant wipes tired eyes as he waits for a car at an all night gas station in Hoffman Estates in January of 1977.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 7,205, Tom Grieger photo: Kids play in a puddle created from a drainage hose in Mount Prospect in June of 1967.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 7,205, Tom Grieger photo: Kids play in a puddle created from a drainage hose in Mount Prospect in June of 1967.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 42.701, Jim Frost photo: Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton, 34, carries the ball upfield in a game against the Denver Broncos at Soldier Field in December of 1976. The Bears lost to the Broncos 28-14.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 42.701, Jim Frost photo: Denver Bronco Tight End Riley Odoms towers over Bears defenders Virgil Livers, 24, and Don Rives, 57, in a game at Soldier Field in December of 1976. The Bears lost to the Broncos 28-14.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 42.701, Jim Frost photo: Chicago Bears wide receiver Bo Rather makes a leaping catch during a game against the Denver Broncos at Soldier Field in December of 1976. The Bears lost to the Broncos 28-14.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 6,465, Bob Strawn photo: This youngster works out as a catcher during little league tryouts in Palatine in April of 1967.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 6,465, Bob Strawn photo: Parents and coaches watch players trying out for little league teams in Palatine in April of 1967.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 62,294, Rosemary Kaul photo: Ursula and Brian Moe do the jitterbug to an old rock 'n roll tune during Jaycees' 50s Dance in Bartlett in March of 1982.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 6,862, Bob Strawn photo: Bicycle Court Magistrate Peter Bakakos of the County District Court presided at Saturday morning's session for youthful bicycle traffic offenders in May of 1967.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 61,623, Bob Ringham photo: Black Hawks defenseman Doug Wilson gets ready for a game of floor hockey with Pam Huff at Palatine's Little City in January of 1982. Members of the Black Hawks visited Little City to meet and play with the children.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 43,588, Dave Tonge photo: Actress Maureen Stapleton talks about her career while in town to perform in "The Glass Menagerie" at the Lincolnshire Theater in May of 1977.
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