Web preview · 144px highWauconda lakeshore view from 1961 with bare trees, calm water, far-bank brush, and shaded ground near the shore.
The pan settles on bare trees and quiet water, with brush lining the opposite bank.

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The pan settles on bare trees and quiet water, with brush lining the opposite bank — Wauconda, Illinois, 1961

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1961
Location
Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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Still 4 · 4.60s into the source clip
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Wauconda lakeshore view from 1961 with bare trees, calm water, far-bank brush, and shaded ground near the shore.

The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 4.60 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.

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Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Trees and White Building by Lake

Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Trees and White Building by Lake

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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 bare trees, soft color, and distant low building may show an early-spring lakeshore setting in a 1961 Illinois home-movie context.

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The clip carries soft 8mm grain, faded color with blue-purple water tones, slight blur, and dark frame borders from the original film scan.

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The footage documents a modest lakeside view in Wauconda without visible people, signs, vehicles, or confirmed landmark identifiers.

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