The camera holds on rippling floodwater covering the roadway.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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A partly visible car stands at the edge of a flooded road as water ripples across the surface — Wauconda, Illinois, 1961
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- 1961
- Location
- Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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- Still 1 · 0.40s into the source clip
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1961 Wauconda, Illinois home-movie frame showing a partial classic car beside floodwater covering the roadway.
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Tree trunks partially block the view of floodwater pooled over the road.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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The shot ends on floodwater and a dark vertical trunk or post along the flooded street.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
Still image · $49
Source footage and archive context
Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Car Submerged in Flooded Street
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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 visible two-tone automobile and 8mm color stock may show early-1960s everyday road conditions during flooding.
Film character
The footage carries 8mm grain, muted color, slight exposure variation, soft focus, and handheld framing as part of its archival texture.
Historical context
The scene documents a flooded roadway in Wauconda, Illinois, with attention on water depth and street conditions rather than emergency response.
Research note
No people, faces, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright and any property or location permissions should still be reviewed.
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