Illinois USA-1962: Men Cutting Tree While Children Play in Background

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

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Men Cutting Tree While Children Play in Background — Clip Details

ILLINOIS USA-1962: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a suburban backyard scene where three men work to cut a large tree. One man uses a chainsaw at the base of the trunk while another kneels nearby, and a third stands observing. In the background, children play on the grass near a house with a ladder leaning against it. The footage shows classic 1960s color saturation and film grain, with a chain barrier in the foreground. This authentic slice of Americana is ideal for documentaries, nostalgic content, and historical projects.

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: 123716197

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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

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

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: A 5-second 8mm clip from 1962 Illinois suited to requests for mid-century American suburban everyday life, manual outdoor labor, or domestic yard scenes in documentary or nostalgia productions.
Period detail: The decorative chain-and-post yard boundary, mature shade trees, and mid-century house exterior with wooden ladder suggest an early-1960s Midwestern suburban residential property.
Home-movie behavior: Shot from a stationary viewpoint across the yard, the footage captures an unscripted neighborhood work scene — men attending to a large tree while everyday yard life continues around them.
What appears in frame: Low decorative chain barrier strung between white posts in the foreground, a large mature tree trunk, two or three adult men working near the tree, a mid-century house exterior, a wooden ladder, dense green lawn, and evergreen shrubs.
Film character: Warm, slightly oversaturated 8mm color with visible grain and mild lens softness; steady framing with minimal camera movement suggests a stable, unhurried shooting position.
Edit role: Best used as a cutaway or insert within a 1960s American domestic or outdoor-labor sequence; the brief duration suits a memory beat or illustrative B-roll position.
Historical context: Chainsaw-assisted tree removal by suburban homeowners became more common in the early 1960s, reflecting post-war residential expansion and widespread do-it-yourself home maintenance culture.
Research note: Adult faces are visible at mid-range; a likeness review for any identifiable individuals is advised before editorial or commercial use. The setting appears to be private residential property.
Research search match: Researchers may reach this clip via queries for 1960s suburban backyard, Midwestern home movie, tree removal, American yard work, or Illinois everyday life footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same reel or donation; then with 1960s Illinois or Midwestern backyard footage; then thematically with early-1960s American neighborhood or manual labor scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Early 1960s Illinois suburban yard viewed across a low chain-and-post fence; mid-century house exterior and wooden ladder in background. — Quiet yard before tree work begins; chain barrier in foreground, house and ladder behind.

1962 Illinois suburban yard; low chain-and-post fence in foreground with figures gathering near a large tree and a house with ladder behind. — Figures near the large tree; chain fence and house with ladder visible in background.

Two men at work near a large tree in a 1962 Illinois suburban yard; one standing, one crouching at the base; chain fence and wooden ladder visible. — Men work near the tree; one crouches at the base while another stands alongside.

Two men near a tree in a 1960s Illinois suburban yard; one crouches at the base while another stands alongside; chain fence and house exterior visible. — Men at the tree base; one crouching, one standing, with the house and ladder at left.

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