Two men stand at the shoreline with a small rowboat against still water.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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Floodwater fills the foreground near houses and scattered shoreline debris — Wauconda, Illinois, 1961
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- 1961
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- Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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- Still 3 · 3.20s into the source clip
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A flooded residential area in Wauconda, Illinois, shows water around houses, shoreline debris, and the edge of a small boat in 1961 footage.
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The men remain beside the rowboat as it sits partly in the water.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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A flooded residential view shows houses across the water and debris along the near shore.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
Still image · $49
Source footage and archive context
Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Men Launching Rowboat and Flooded Neighborhood
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Source format: 8mm.
Browse the collection: 1960s collection.
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 men's brimmed hats, dark coats, small rowboat, and 8mm color stock may show early-1960s leisure and local response around Wauconda, Illinois.
Film character
The clip has soft 8mm grain, muted blue color, slight exposure variation, and a handheld framing that supports its home-movie archive character.
Historical context
The footage visually connects local recreation or boat handling with nearby high water, without proving the cause, scale, or official event context.
Research note
People are visible in silhouette and residential exteriors appear in later frames, so likeness and property-context review may still be needed apart from copyright.
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