A white car sits or moves slowly by the roadside as dark smoke rises near a gas station.
1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Smoke thickens around the white car while another light-colored car passes on the road — Chicago, Illinois, 1968
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- 1968
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Image
- Still 2 · 1.80s into the source clip
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The white car continues to emit black smoke on a Chicago-area suburban road, with period vehicles passing behind it.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 1.80 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Source footage and archive context
Chicago Illinois-1968: Smoking Car on Suburban Road
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Source format: Super 8.
Browse the collection: 1968 United States.
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 1018
Year note: 1968
Location note: chicago,macinaw island michigan
Period detail
The clip shows late-1960s automobiles, roadside signage, overhead utility lines, and a red-and-white service-station facade consistent with the 1968 metadata.
Film character
The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, faded color, gate edges, and slight exposure variation that read as physical home-movie texture.
Historical context
The scene places a smoking passenger car within an ordinary suburban commercial road environment, showing transportation and roadside services without making broader claims.
Research note
No people are visible, but the roadside business, sign forms, vehicles, and property context should still be reviewed for copyright, trademark, and property considerations.
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