Two haloed figures in blue and white robes, second church mosaic.
1962 · Illinois, United States
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Two haloed figures in first church mosaic, c.1962 — Illinois, 1962
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- 1962
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Two mosaic panels in a church interior, Illinois, c.1962; left panel depicts standing and seated haloed figures in white and green robes on gold tesserae.
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Illinois USA-1962: Two Religious Mosaics with Marble Frames
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Source format: 8mm.
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Source reel 2325
Reel label: glenn t evans
Year note: 1962
Location note: moline illinois
Period detail
Dark marble frames, gold tessellated mosaic backgrounds, and ashlar stone wall construction suggest mid-20th-century American church architecture; film stock color and grain are consistent with the stated 1962 date.
Film character
8mm grain and warm color saturation give the gold mosaic backgrounds a luminous, aged quality; slight vignetting at frame edges is consistent with early-1960s consumer film stock.
Historical context
Postwar American churches frequently commissioned interior mosaic programs; this footage may document an Illinois congregation during a period of active religious building in the 1950s–60s.
Research note
Mosaics are embedded architectural artworks; copyright in the original artwork design may persist depending on creation date and jurisdiction — verify with a rights attorney; no identifiable living persons appear.
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