Overcast rural landscape, circa 1962.
1962 · Illinois, United States
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Wide rural fields under overcast sky — Illinois, 1962
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- 1962
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- Illinois, United States
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- Still 2 · 1.80s into the source clip
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Wide view of rural Illinois fields circa 1962, under a pale overcast sky with deciduous trees at the horizon, captured on 8mm home-movie film.
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Source footage and archive context
Illinois USA-1962: Storm Clouds over Rural Landscape
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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
Muted color palette, heavy film-gate vignetting, and visible grain are consistent with 8mm home-movie stock from the early 1960s; no vehicles or structures are visible to narrow the date further.
Film character
Heavy vignetting from the film gate, muted greens and cool blue-gray sky tones, and visible grain across the sky area give the footage authentic early-1960s 8mm texture.
Historical context
The aggregate mound may suggest nearby road-building or quarrying activity; rural Midwest landscapes during this period were frequently affected by infrastructure development.
Research note
No people, recognizable structures, or brand identifiers are visible; copyright rests with the original filmmaker or their estate — verify chain of title before editorial use.
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