Farm silos and outbuildings at dusk, Illinois, circa 1962.
1962 · Illinois, United States
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Illinois farm complex at twilight, circa 1962 — Illinois, 1962
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- 1962
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- Illinois, United States
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8mm film frame of an Illinois farm at dusk circa 1962, showing white barn buildings, metal grain silos, and trees against a deep blue sky.
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Source footage and archive context
Illinois USA-1962: Farm Buildings and Silos at Dusk
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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
The white wood-framed barn and round-capped metal grain silos are consistent with a working farm of the early-to-mid 1960s in the rural Midwest.
Film character
Saturated blue-twilight tones, mild 8mm grain, and a subtle color cast in the sky are consistent with Kodachrome-era color reversal stock scanned from original 8mm.
Historical context
The silo and barn configuration may reflect grain-farming operations typical of Illinois flatlands in the early 1960s, before industrialized steel structures became dominant.
Research note
No identifiable persons or vehicles are visible; the farm is shown exterior-only, but private-property considerations and ownership cannot be confirmed from the footage alone.
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