A bundled man adjusts something inside a small rowboat near ice-covered water.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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The rowboat drifts near the ice as the man stands and looks toward the shoreline — Wauconda, Illinois, 1961
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- 1961
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- Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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- Still 4 · 4.60s into the source clip
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A man in a hat stands in an aluminum rowboat on a calm, partly frozen Wauconda lake, framed by bare winter trees and 8mm film edges.
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The man remains bent over in the rowboat as still water and ice fill the background.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
Still image · $49
Standing in the boat, the man looks out across the partly frozen lake.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
Still image · $49
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Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Man in Rowboat on Frozen Lake
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Source format: 8mm.
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Date documentation · estimated
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Location 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 man’s dark coat and brimmed hat, aluminum rowboat, bare trees, and muted 8mm color support an early-1960s home-movie setting.
Film character
The footage has soft focus, visible grain, mild exposure variation, and gate edges typical of scanned 8mm home movies.
Historical context
The scene shows recreational or practical boat handling on a cold Illinois lake, with winter shoreline conditions visible but no identifiable public event.
Research note
A person is visible but not clearly identifiable; copyright, likeness, and any location-use questions should be reviewed separately.
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