Earthwork and crane on a rural hill, Illinois, 1962.
1962 · Illinois, United States
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Roadside shrubs and distant construction hill, Illinois, 1962 — Illinois, 1962
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- 1962
- Location
- Illinois, United States
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- Still 3 · 3.20s into the source clip
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Mid-sequence 8mm frame from 1962 Illinois — roadside shrubs visible at right, earthwork and crane arm still on distant hill above green fields.
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Source footage and archive context
Illinois USA-1962: Rural Landscape with Construction Site
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Source format: 8mm.
Browse the collection: 1962 Illinois.
Date documentation · estimated
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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
Earth-moving equipment silhouette on the hill and faded 8mm color palette are consistent with early-1960s grading activity; no date-specific markings visible in frame.
Film character
8mm color stock shows cyan-shifted shadows, mild grain, slight motion blur from the moving vehicle, and darkened edges from filming through the car window.
Historical context
Large-scale earthmoving in rural Illinois in the early 1960s may reflect Interstate Highway System construction or agricultural grading, both of which reshaped the Midwest in this decade.
Research note
No people or faces identified in any frame; construction equipment is distant and unbranded; confirm no private-property restrictions apply to roadside filming before editorial use.
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