Colored year display framed by bare branches and low-light grain.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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Illuminated YEAR 1960 display seen through trees at night — Wauconda, Illinois, 1961
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- Catalog year
- 1961
- Location
- Wauconda, Illinois, United States
- Image
- Still 1 · 0.40s into the source clip
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Wauconda, Illinois 8mm frame with colored YEAR 1960 lights against bare trees and a dark wooded backdrop.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 0.40 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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Source footage and archive context
Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Card Displaying Year 1960
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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 clue is a homemade-looking illuminated YEAR 1960 display filmed on 8mm, with Wauconda, Illinois and 1961 supported by clip metadata.
Film character
The footage shows 8mm grain, soft low-light focus, handheld framing, heavy contrast, and brief overexposure that give it physical-film archive texture.
Historical context
The scene may show a local holiday or year-marker display, but the frames only support outdoor lights, trees, and a snowy landscape.
Research note
No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but copyright status and any property or display permissions should still be checked.
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