Web preview · 144px highClose-up of a large red dahlia against bare tree trunks and a pale wall or fence, filmed on 8mm in a backyard garden circa 1962.
Red dahlia close-up in a backyard garden setting.

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Red dahlia close-up in a backyard garden setting — Illinois, 1962

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Catalog year
1962
Location
Illinois, United States
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Still 3 · 3.20s into the source clip
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Close-up of a large red dahlia against bare tree trunks and a pale wall or fence, filmed on 8mm in a backyard garden circa 1962.

The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 3.20 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.

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Illinois USA-1962: Pink and Yellow Flowers in Lush Garden

Illinois USA-1962: Pink and Yellow Flowers in Lush Garden

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Source format: 8mm.

Browse the collection: 1962 Illinois.

Date documentation · estimated

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Location documentation · estimated

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Source reel 2325

Reel label: glenn t evans

Year note: 1962

Location note: moline illinois

Period detail

Lush garden planting style and vivid 8mm color rendition are consistent with early 1960s American domestic horticulture; no datable objects beyond the film stock itself.

Film character

Vivid color saturation consistent with mid-century reversal film stocks, with visible grain, slight halation in highlights, and narrow 8mm frame borders intact.

Historical context

Domestic flower gardening was a widespread American postwar leisure activity; dahlias were a popular mid-century garden choice, supporting the Illinois backyard context provided in the metadata.

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No identifiable people, faces, or minors appear in any frame; a pale background structure is partially visible in frames 2–3 but is not clearly identifiable; standard editorial clearance review is advised.

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