The camera holds on the building edge and sign as floodwater surrounds the grounds.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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A white roadside building and Old Style sign stand near bare shrubs and wet ground — Wauconda, Illinois, 1961
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- Catalog year
- 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 8mm frame showing a white building with Old Style Lager signage beside shrubs and flood-affected ground.
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A handheld view catches the flooded roadside grounds from a partially obstructed angle.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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A parking sign stands at the edge of floodwater with a dark car visible in the distance.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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Source footage and archive context
Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Flooded Street with Submerged House and Lot
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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 visible Old Style Lager sign, simple parking sign, dark mid-century car shape, and 8mm color stock support an early-1960s small-town roadside setting.
Film character
The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, gate shadows, slight blur, handheld framing, and exposure shifts that read as original home-movie texture.
Historical context
The footage visually records floodwater around a roadside business area in Wauconda, showing how a local commercial setting and parking area were affected.
Research note
Brand signage is visible, and any use should review trademark, copyright, property, and location-identification issues separately from the film footage rights.
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