Floodwater reaches a wooden post along the shore.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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The car's rear trim and plate are visible near the water — Wauconda, Illinois, 1961
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- Catalog year
- 1961
- Location
- Wauconda, Illinois, United States
- Image
- Still 3 · 3.20s into the source clip
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Close 8mm view of the Chevrolet rear, chrome bumper, and Illinois plate beside wet shoreline ground.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 3.20 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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A two-tone Chevrolet sits close to the flooded shoreline.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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The parked Chevrolet remains beside the flooded edge.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
Still image · $49
Source footage and archive context
Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Chevrolet Bel Air Parked at Flooded Shore
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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 two-tone Chevrolet Bel Air, chrome trim, black Illinois plate, and 8mm color stock support an early 1960s period reading.
Film character
The clip has 8mm grain, soft focus, dark frame edges, uneven exposure, and slight contact-sheet jitter that mark it as physical home-movie footage.
Historical context
The footage visually connects a private automobile with a flooded lakeside or shoreline setting in Wauconda, without identifying a specific event.
Research note
No people are visible, but the Chevrolet badge and license plate are identifiable, so brand, copyright, and privacy review may still be needed.
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