Web preview · 256px high1961 Wauconda pond scene with leafless branches, still water, and an indistinct dark bank-side structure.
The pond remains still as bare branches cross the foreground and a dark structure sits at right.

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The pond remains still as bare branches cross the foreground and a dark structure sits at right — Wauconda, Illinois, 1961

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1961
Location
Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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Still 2 · 1.80s into the source clip
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1961 Wauconda pond scene with leafless branches, still water, and an indistinct dark bank-side structure.

The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 1.80 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.

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Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Frozen Pond Framed by Winter Trees

Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Frozen Pond Framed by Winter Trees

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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, muted color, and 8mm handling may show an early-1960s amateur view of a local pond rather than an identifiable landmark.

Film character

The clip carries an 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, handheld framing, and occasional physical-film artifacts.

Historical context

The footage provides a modest record of a quiet waterside setting in Wauconda during the early 1960s, without visible people, signage, or public event context.

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