Illuminated YEAR 1960 display seen through trees at night.
1961 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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Colored year display framed by bare branches and low-light grain — Wauconda, Illinois, 1961
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- Catalog year
- 1961
- Location
- Wauconda, Illinois, United States
- Image
- Still 2 · 1.80s into the source clip
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The YEAR 1960 display remains centered in a soft 8mm night view of trees and shrubs in Wauconda, Illinois.
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The illuminated YEAR 1960 sign shifts slightly within the handheld frame.
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: 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.
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