Floodwater rises across a parking area, with a post in the foreground and a car beyond.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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A parked car remains visible beyond the flooded foreground and shoreline post — 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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1961 Wauconda flood footage shows water across a parking area, a dark car in the distance, and a foreground post near brush.
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Floodwater continues to cover the parking area around the post and distant car.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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Source footage and archive context
Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Rising Floodwaters Submerge Car and Parking Area
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Source format: 8mm.
Browse the collection: 1960s collection.
Date documentation · estimated
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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 car, simple parking sign, and physical-film color may show an early 1960s small-town parking area during high water in Wauconda, Illinois.
Film character
The scan carries 8mm grain, soft focus, blue-shifted color, gate edges, and slight handheld instability consistent with home-movie source material.
Historical context
The scene documents floodwater encroaching on a car and parking area, giving visual context for how high water affected everyday public space.
Research note
No people are visible, but the parking sign and vehicle should be reviewed for copyright, trademark, property, and location-identification considerations.
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