Boat dock with moored motorboats and figures, Illinois, c. 1962.
1962 · Illinois, United States
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Open lake with dock and distant sailboat, Illinois, c. 1962 — Illinois, 1962
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- Illinois, United States
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8mm home movie circa 1962, Illinois: calm lake, small motorboats at a dock, white sailboat in the middle distance, partly cloudy sky, and dense green treeline.
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Source footage and archive context
Illinois USA-1962: Sailboats on Summer Lake
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Source format: 8mm.
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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
Small motorboats, a distant sailboat, and figure silhouettes at the dock are consistent with early 1960s recreational boating; no modern watercraft or signage appears.
Film character
The 8mm stock shows mild color fading toward blue-green tones, soft consumer-lens focus, natural grain, and slight vignetting at frame edges — hallmarks of a mid-century home movie scan.
Historical context
The density of small motorboats at a community dock reflects the postwar expansion of recreational boating in Midwest lake communities during the early 1960s.
Research note
People appear as small figures near the dock; faces are not clearly discernible at this distance, but editorial and commercial use should still be assessed for likeness considerations under applicable law.
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