Open lake from a boat window, circa 1962.
1962 · Illinois, United States
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Lake surface with distant boat activity, circa 1962 — Illinois, 1962
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- 1962
- Location
- Illinois, United States
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- Still 2 · 1.80s into the source clip
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8mm home movie frame circa 1962 showing a midwestern lake through a window border, with a distant boat or white wake visible on the water.
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Source footage and archive context
Illinois USA-1962: Speedboat with Water Skier on Lake
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Source format: 8mm.
Browse the collection: 1962 Illinois.
Date documentation · estimated
Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location documentation · estimated
Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Source reel 2325
Reel label: glenn t evans
Year note: 1962
Location note: moline illinois
Period detail
8mm color palette, dock construction style, and painted marina signage are consistent with early 1960s American Midwest recreational lake culture.
Film character
Warm color shift and mild grain typical of 8mm stock, with slight motion blur and window-frame vignetting in the opening shots adding period texture.
Historical context
Lake recreation was a defining leisure activity for postwar American middle-class families; small named marina docks like this were common across the Midwest in the early 1960s.
Research note
One person is partially visible (back of head, face not shown); the 'Little Ducky' name and any other legible dock signage require independent rights verification before commercial use.
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