Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Horizon collapse, bicentennial wagon train, Fergie Jenkins, Tony Bennett and more
See vintage Daily Herald images from the Rosemont Horizon collapse, bicentennial wagon train, Fergie Jenkins, Tony Bennett and more in our latest Through the Film Magnifier gallery.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 39,909, Dave Tonge photo: A spectator takes photos of them bicentennial wagon train and riders as they wound their way through the Northwest suburbs on their way to Valley Forge in May of 1976.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 39,909, Dave Tonge photo: The bicentennial wagon train and riders wound their way through the Northwest suburbs on their way to Valley Forge in May of 1976.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 51,631, Dom Najolia photo: 20,000 pound wood beams lie in the middle of he Rosemont Horizon under construction after the partially completed roof collapsed. Five men were killed and 13 were injured during the collapse in August of 1979.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 51,631, Charles Cherney photo: 20,000 pound wood beams lie in the middle of he Rosemont Horizon under construction after the partially completed roof collapsed. Five men were killed and 13 were injured during the collapse in August of 1979.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 51,631, Dom Najolia photo: Rescue workers help an injured man after the partially completed roof collapsed at the Rosemont Horizon. Five men were killed and 13 were injured during the collapse in August of 1979.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 51,631, Charles Cherney photo: Rescue workers help an injured man after the partially completed roof collapsed at the Rosemont Horizon. Five men were killed and 13 were injured during the collapse in August of 1979.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 98,714, Bob Chwedyk photo: Lauren Rainey bends backward s she tries to slide beneath a makeshift limbo stick during the Libertyville Park and Recreation Department's summer day camp at Alder Park in July of 1989.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 98,714, Bob Chwedyk photo: Lauren Rainey watches as a friend bends backward to slide beneath a makeshift limbo stick during the Libertyville Park and Recreation Department's summer day camp at Alder Park in July of 1989.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 43,582, Dave Tonge photo: Barbara MacEachron watches Richard Nixon speak during the Frost-Nixon interview in May of 1977.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 27,423, Bob Finch photo: A North Central Airlines DC-9 plane that crashed on takeoff after colliding with a Delta Air Lines plane in dense fog at O'Hare Airport in December of 1972.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 27,423, Bob Finch photo: A North Central Airlines DC-9 plane that crashed on takeoff after colliding with a Delta Air Lines plane in dense fog at O'Hare Airport in December of 1972.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 27,423, Bob Finch photo: Police at the scene of a North Central Airlines DC-9 plane that crashed on takeoff after colliding with a Delta Air Lines plane in dense fog at O'Hare Airport in December of 1972.
The Daily Herald archive, Assignment # 86,901, Rich Chapman photo: A dog owner and his dog take a break during a puppy dog obedience class in Barrington in March of 1987.
The Daily Herald archive, Assignment # 86,901, Rich Chapman photo: A dog owner and her dog during a puppy dog obedience class in Barrington in March of 1987.
The Daily Herald archive, Assignment # 87,545, Mark Welsh photo: Reverend Jerry Spachner prays with inmates in the DuPage County Jail in Wheaton in April of 1987.
The Daily Herald archive, Assignment #55,035, Dave Tonge photo: Ken Koeppen of Mount Prospect mans his crossing guard station in the rain at Busse Road and Lonnquist Boulevard in June of 1980. Ken and his brother Tim took turns as crossing guards at the intersection.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment 21,365, Tom Grieger photo: Two boys and their dog fishing in Des Plaines in April of 1971.
The Daily Herald archive, Assignment # 86,898, Rich Chapman photo: A grandmother and her granddaughter share a laugh during a grandparents lunch at St. Peter school in Schaumburg in March of 1987.
The Daily Herald archive, Assignment # 86,898, Rich Chapman photo: A grandfather and his grandson share a moment during a grandparents lunch at St. Peter school in Schaumburg in March of 1987.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 24,433, Jim Frost photo: Cy Young Award winner Fergie Jenkins of the Chicago Cubs talks with guests at the Paddock Publications Pro Sports Club function at Old Orchard Country Club in Mount Prospect in February of 1972.
The Daily Herald archive, Assignment # 86,994, Gilbert Boucher photo: Singer Tony Bennett autographs prints of his oil paintings and drawings at Woodfield Mall in March of 1987.
The Daily Herald archive, Assignment # 86,994, Gilbert Boucher photo: Singer Tony Bennett autographs prints of his oil paintings and drawings at Woodfield Mall in March of 1987.
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