Two men pause beside the flooded bank as a small boat sits low in the water behind them.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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The pair stand close to the waterline, looking down as floodwater fills the wooded shoreline — 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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At the end of the 1961 Wauconda clip, two men face downward near the muddy flooded bank, with a partly submerged boat and tree-lined water behind them.
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Source footage and archive context
Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Men Observe Flooded River and Submerged Boat
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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
Heavy coats, brimmed hats, muted 8mm color, and the 1961 Wauconda metadata support an early-1960s community snapshot, though no dated signage is visible.
Film character
The clip has soft 8mm grain, mild color fade, gate edges, and handheld framing that give the flood scene a physical home-movie texture.
Historical context
The footage shows people observing unusually high water in a wooded Wauconda setting, offering social context for local environmental disruption without proving cause or scale.
Research note
Adults are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright, likeness, and property permissions should be assessed separately.
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