Web preview · 144px high1961 Wauconda, Illinois 8mm frame of a woman seen from behind with purple flowers as a man in a checked shirt gestures in a sunny garden.
A woman carrying purple flowers stands near a gesturing man in a sunlit garden.

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A woman carrying purple flowers stands near a gesturing man in a sunlit garden — Wauconda, Illinois, 1961

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Catalog year
1961
Location
Wauconda, Illinois, United States
Image
Still 1 · 0.40s into the source clip
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1961 Wauconda, Illinois 8mm frame of a woman seen from behind with purple flowers as a man in a checked shirt gestures in a sunny garden.

The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 0.40 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.

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Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Man and Woman in Garden with Purple Flowers

Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Man and Woman in Garden with Purple Flowers

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Source format: 8mm.

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Date documentation · estimated

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Source reel 2318

Reel label: glenn t evans,baby come home,june,tommy

Year note: 1961

Location note: moline illinois

Period detail

The 8mm color footage, clothing, garden setting, and metadata-supported 1961 date place the scene in early 1960s Wauconda, Illinois home-movie material.

Film character

The footage has 8mm home-movie texture with visible grain, soft focus, slight handheld framing, high-contrast sun, and warm mid-century color response.

Historical context

The scene offers visual context for informal suburban or small-town outdoor leisure, gardening, and family filming practices without supporting broader historical claims.

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Adults are visible and faces appear partly identifiable, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are visible, and copyright clearance is separate from personal rights.

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