As the camera pans, piles of broken lumber and debris come into view across the farmyard.
1958 · Illinois, United States
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A red barn stands roofless after a storm, its gable end split open, as people gather by the wall below — Illinois, 1958
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Storm-damaged red barn with roof torn away on a farm, likely Illinois, circa 1958, with people and debris at its base.
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A bare tree crosses the frame as the white corner of a farmhouse appears beside the storm-wrecked barn.
1958 · Illinois, United States
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The pan ends on the white clapboard farmhouse, with the damaged barn and debris beyond.
1958 · Illinois, United States
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Illinois-1958: Storm-Wrecked Red Barn With Roof Torn Away and Debris Across a Farmyard
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1958 United States.
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Period detail
The red gabled barn, fieldstone wall, clapboard farmhouse and colour 8mm rendition fit a 1950s Midwest farmstead, though nothing in the shot dates it precisely.
Film character
Cool blue-shifted colour, soft focus and steady grain from projected 8mm stock give the shot an authentic period home-movie texture.
Historical context
Farm families of the period often gathered to assess and clear storm damage together; an April 1954 Kankakee County tornado is a possible but unconfirmed match.
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Copyright in the home movie is separate from likeness and property; distant people are not identifiable but the farm is private property, so assess use accordingly.
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