Swimmers heading for the dock, Illinois lake, circa 1962.
1962 · Illinois, United States
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Swimmer nearing the dock, Illinois lake, circa 1962 — Illinois, 1962
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- 1962
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- Illinois, United States
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- Still 2 · 1.80s into the source clip
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Swimmer approaching a floating wooden dock on a Midwest lake, 8mm home movie footage, Illinois circa 1962.
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Source footage and archive context
Illinois USA-1962: Two Swimmers Approaching Wooden Dock in Lake
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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
8mm color stock and warm-season recreational setting are consistent with early-1960s home movie production; no anachronistic elements are visible.
Film character
Characteristic 8mm blue-gray color shift, moderate grain, slight motion blur on the moving swimmers, and dark vignette borders give the footage a textured period authenticity.
Historical context
Floating swim docks were a common fixture of Midwest lake parks and private lake communities in the postwar decades, reflecting typical mid-century leisure culture.
Research note
Swimmers are visible at mid-distance; faces are not individually identifiable, but standard editorial clearance review for archival footage with incidental persons is advised.
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