Illinois USA-1962: A Scene Of Boat Moving On Water With Trees Ahead

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationIllinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Illinois

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A Scene Of Boat Moving On Water With Trees Ahead — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a serene lakeside scene in Illinois. The clip opens with a close-up of rippling water, then pans to reveal a tree-lined shore under a cloudy sky. A small boat rests on the grassy bank, surrounded by lush green trees. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, with a dark border framing the image. The camera moves steadily, offering a nostalgic glimpse of a quiet summer day, perfect for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, or editorial content about mid-century American life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123715606

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 2325 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: glenn t evans
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: moline illinois
Date: 1962 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: 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: Illinois, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: 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.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Serves documentary and educational productions seeking footage of Midwestern American leisure in the early 1960s; useful as an atmospheric cutaway establishing a quiet lakeside summer setting.
Period detail: The 8mm film format, warm color palette, and light-colored small boats resting on a grassy bank are consistent with early-1960s American amateur filmmaking; no dateable signage or vehicles are visible.
Home-movie behavior: The unhurried pan across a familiar lakeside spot has the quality of an amateur filmer recording a place they knew well, not staging a formal scene for a visitor's record.
What appears in frame: Calm open water, tree-lined far bank, grassy shoreline, light-colored boats at rest, overcast to partly cloudy sky, dark 8mm film gate border, film grain, and a small unidentified white element near the waterline in the final frame.
Film character: The prominent dark 8mm film gate border, moderate grain, warm but slightly faded color palette, and soft focus across the water surface are characteristic archival textures of amateur 8mm footage from the early 1960s.
Edit role: Functions well as a transitional insert or establishing cutaway in sequences covering Midwestern summer leisure, American recreational culture, or quiet outdoor life in the early 1960s.
Historical context: Lakeside recreation was a common Midwestern family pastime in the early 1960s; the small watercraft on the bank may reflect the widespread amateur ownership of lightweight rowboats or aluminum fishing boats during that era.
Research note: No identifiable individuals or brand marks are clearly visible in most frames; a small white element near the waterline in the final frame warrants human review to confirm it is not an identifiable person or private structure.
Research search match: Likely matches researcher queries for 1960s Illinois lake, Midwest summer home movie, early-1960s American outdoor leisure, 8mm color water scene, or mid-century lakeside footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same reel if traceable; then with Illinois or Midwest lake footage from the 1960s; then with early-1960s American summer and outdoor recreational scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Opening frame from an 8mm home movie shot circa 1962 in Illinois; heavy underexposure reveals only overcast sky texture and film grain. — Frame 0 — underexposed opening frame; overcast sky visible through 8mm film border.

8mm home movie frame showing a tree-lined bank with boats on a grassy Illinois shoreline, circa 1962; overcast sky and film artifacts visible. — Frame 1 — tree-lined bank with light-colored boats at rest on the grass, overcast sky above.

8mm footage of a calm Illinois lake circa 1962; open water in the foreground and a tree-lined bank with boats on the opposite shore under a partly cloudy sky. — Frame 2 — open water with wooded far bank and boats resting on the grassy shore.

8mm Illinois lake footage circa 1962; open water, wooded opposite bank with boats on the grass, and a small white element at the waterline whose nature requires human review. — Frame 3 — lake view with wooded bank and boats; small unidentified white element visible near the waterline.

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