A brick house stands amid floodwater and storm debris near bare trees.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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Standing water and storm debris surround the small house at the end of the clip — Wauconda, Illinois, 1961
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- 1961
- Location
- Wauconda, Illinois, United States
- Image
- Still 4 · 4.60s into the source clip
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1961 Wauconda flood aftermath frame showing a small brick house, standing water, bare trees, and muddy ground.
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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Floodwater reaches around the house while branches and muddy tracks fill the foreground.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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The handheld view holds on the flooded house through dark frame edges.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
Still image · $49
Source footage and archive context
Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Brick House Partially Submerged After Severe Storm
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Source format: 8mm.
Browse the collection: 1960s collection.
Date documentation · estimated
Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location documentation · estimated
Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Source reel 2318
Reel label: glenn t evans,baby come home,june,tommy
Year note: 1961
Location note: moline illinois
Period detail
The 8mm frame may show early-1960s rural residential architecture, leafless trees, muddy ground, and floodwater surrounding a small brick house.
Film character
The footage carries 8mm grain, soft focus, slight handheld drift, cool faded color, and uneven exposure that support its physical home-movie origin.
Historical context
The scene visually documents a residential landscape affected by flooding, without enough evidence in the frames to identify the storm or broader event.
Research note
No people or brands are visible, but the identifiable house and property context may need separate property and location review beyond copyright clearance.
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