Camera panning through tree canopy — transitional shot before the scene settles on the convent grounds.
1962 · Illinois, United States
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Sisters in traditional habits and laypeople walk the convent grounds on a quiet summer day, c.1962 Illinois — Illinois, 1962
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- Still 4 · 4.60s into the source clip
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8mm film, c.1962, Illinois — women in religious habits and laypeople on a gravel path beside a multi-story stone convent building amid green summer grounds.
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Foliage fills the frame as the camera repositions toward the institutional grounds.
1962 · Illinois, United States
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Camera still moving through tree canopy; the grounds below begin to appear at the lower frame edge.
1962 · Illinois, United States
Still image · $49
Source footage and archive context
Illinois USA-1962: Women in Habits Walking at Convent
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Source format: 8mm.
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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 multi-story stone building, dark religious habits, and 8mm color palette are consistent with pre-Vatican II American Catholic life, c.1962.
Film character
Three frames show overexposed sky through backlit foliage with blue color artifacts; the usable frame displays characteristic 8mm grain and muted mid-century color fading.
Historical context
Full dark habits visible here reflect pre-Vatican II dress conventions that many orders revised following the Council's conclusion in 1965 — a detail useful for period authenticity.
Research note
Multiple figures with potentially identifiable faces appear on institutional grounds; likeness release status is unknown — editorial use should seek legal assessment by jurisdiction.
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