Web preview · 144px highChurch mosaic panel, Illinois, c.1962; haloed figures in white and blue robes on gold tesserae, dark marble frame and ashlar stone wall visible at edges.
Haloed figures in white and blue church mosaic, alternate view.

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Haloed figures in white and blue church mosaic, alternate view — Illinois, 1962

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1962
Location
Illinois, United States
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Church mosaic panel, Illinois, c.1962; haloed figures in white and blue robes on gold tesserae, dark marble frame and ashlar stone wall visible at edges.

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Illinois USA-1962: Two Religious Mosaics with Marble Frames

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.

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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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