Floodwater rises around a roadside parking sign, brush, trees, and a distant car.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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A distant car and parking sign stand near rippling floodwater and bare trees — Wauconda, Illinois, 1961
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- 1961
- Location
- Wauconda, Illinois, United States
- Image
- Still 2 · 1.80s into the source clip
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Wauconda, Illinois flood scene on 8mm with rippling water, a distant car, bare trees, brush, and a roadside parking sign.
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1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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Source footage and archive context
Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: River in Flood with Submerged Parking Sign and Car
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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 8mm frame may show early-1960s roadside signage, a dark mid-century car shape, bare winter or spring trees, and a simple wooden post partly surrounded by floodwater.
Film character
The clip carries 8mm grain, soft focus, blue-gray exposure, gate edges, dust marks, and slight handheld movement that support its physical-film archive character.
Historical context
The view places flooding in an ordinary roadside or riverside setting, emphasizing how high water reached signage, vegetation, and nearby parked vehicles.
Research note
No people are visible, but the readable parking sign and possible business name should be reviewed for trademark, location, and editorial-use considerations separate from copyright.
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