Illinois USA-1962: View Of Pier With Boats And Speedboats On A Beautiful Sunny Day

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

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View Of Pier With Boats And Speedboats On A Beautiful... — Clip Details

ILLINOIS USA-1962: A vintage 8mm home movie captures the Blarney Island Rod & Gun Club, a white building on a wooden pier extending over calm water. A man in a light-colored shirt stands on the deck, while a classic white speedboat with a red trim is moored nearby. The footage, shot from a low angle across the water, shows gentle ripples and a slightly overcast sky, with the film exhibiting natural grain and color fading characteristic of 1960s home movies. This archival clip evokes a nostalgic, leisurely day on the water.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123715648

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Fills 1960s Midwestern leisure and recreation requests for documentary, educational, or nostalgic commercial productions needing authentic lakefront atmosphere.
Period detail: The white speedboat with red trim, wooden dock construction, and legible club building signage are consistent with early 1960s Midwest lake recreation.
Home-movie behavior: Shot from water level — likely from a boat or low dock — capturing an informal visitor perspective of the club facade and moored boats rather than a staged composition.
What appears in frame: White building with painted club name, wooden pier with vertical pilings, white speedboat with red trim, calm rippling water, marsh reeds in background, overcast hazy sky, and at least one standing figure near the building.
Film character: 8mm color stock exhibits warm color fading, moderate grain, and slight softness characteristic of early-1960s amateur film exposed in outdoor summer conditions.
Edit role: Works as an establishing shot or period cutaway in a documentary on Midwestern lake culture, postwar leisure, or a summer nostalgia sequence.
Historical context: Rod and gun clubs were common fixtures of mid-century American leisure culture, particularly in Great Lakes and Midwest waterway communities during the postwar recreation boom.
Research note: The club name 'Blarney Island Rod & Gun Club' is legible on the building facade and constitutes a visible branded identifier; at least one person appears in early frames — both elements require rights review before editorial use.
Research search match: Likely matched by queries for 1960s Illinois lake recreation, Midwest marina clubs, vintage speedboats, Chain O'Lakes, or 8mm home movie waterfront footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from this same reel; then Illinois or Chain O'Lakes lake footage from the 1960s; then broader Midwest marina or recreation club material from the same era.

Still Frames From This Clip

8mm home movie frame of the Blarney Island Rod & Gun Club on a wooden pier, Illinois circa 1962, with a figure near the entrance over calm rippling water. — Blarney Island Rod & Gun Club pier, circa 1962.

Continuation shot of the Blarney Island Rod & Gun Club wooden pier, Illinois circa 1962; a person stands on the dock deck to the right of the building. — Blarney Island Rod & Gun Club, figure on deck, circa 1962.

White speedboat with red trim moored at a Midwestern dock, Illinois waterway circa 1962; marsh reeds and hazy sky visible in background. — Classic white speedboat with red trim moored at dock, circa 1962.

White speedboat with red trim moored at a waterway dock, Illinois circa 1962; a partial boat shed structure is visible at the right edge of frame. — White speedboat and dock structure, circa 1962.

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