Wooden fence and red barn along an Illinois country road, 1962.
1962 · Illinois, United States
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Underexposed road frame with utility pole against pale sky, rural Illinois — Illinois, 1962
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- 1962
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- Illinois, United States
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- Still 4 · 4.60s into the source clip
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Underexposed 8mm frame, likely rural Illinois circa 1962, showing a dark flat landscape, a utility pole with crossarms, and a pale sky above a faintly visible receding road.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 4.60 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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Source footage and archive context
Illinois USA-1962: Car Driving on Straight Rural Road
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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
Wooden post-and-rail fencing, a red barn, utility pole design, and the vehicle visible in frames 1–2 are consistent with early 1960s rural Midwest; metadata dates this to 1962.
Film character
8mm colour stock delivers warm saturation in the middle frames with visible grain throughout; the final frame exhibits significant underexposure, adding to its authentic archival texture.
Historical context
Rural two-lane highways flanked by wooden fences and red barns were a defining visual of Midwestern American agricultural life in the early 1960s, before Interstate expansion reshaped rural travel patterns.
Research note
No people are identifiable in any frame; the barn and fencing may constitute private property — standard licensing terms apply and independent legal review is advised before broadcast use.
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