Illinois USA-1962: Man Cutting Tree Branches While Others Pull Rope

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

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Man Cutting Tree Branches While Others Pull Rope — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a rural scene in Illinois. A man climbs a tree, cutting branches while others on the ground pull on a rope to stabilize the tree. The footage shows a modest house surrounded by lush green grass and dense trees, with a classic car parked nearby. The scene is bathed in natural sunlight, with the characteristic grain and color palette of 1960s home movies. The camera remains steady, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American life and outdoor work.

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: 123716658

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: Fits documentary or educational requests for 1960s rural American life, property maintenance, and Midwest domestic scenes on 8mm film.
Period detail: The saturated 8mm color palette, modest two-story farmhouse exterior, and flat agricultural fields visible in the opening frame are consistent with early 1960s rural Midwest.
Home-movie behavior: An informal family record of practical outdoor tree work — rope-stabilized limb removal captured casually from the yard, with bystanders visibly participating.
What appears in frame: Two-story white farmhouse, mature deciduous trees, mowed lawn, white yard stakes, flat agricultural fields in opening frame, figures working at height, rope line, open Midwestern sky.
Film character: Classic 8mm color with visible frame-edge vignetting, fine grain, and warm daylight exposure that holds texture across outdoor foliage and building surfaces.
Edit role: Works as an establishing cutaway for mid-century rural American life or a work-scene insert in documentaries covering domestic labor, community self-reliance, or small-town Midwest.
Historical context: Rope-coordinated tree trimming with hand tools reflects pre-commercial-arborist practice common among rural American homeowners in the early 1960s.
Research note: Identifiable individuals appear on-screen; likeness rights may apply depending on jurisdiction and intended use — verify full rights chain before editorial or commercial deployment.
Research search match: 1960s rural Illinois home movie, mid-century American farm property, 8mm outdoor work scene, Midwest farmhouse vintage footage, tree trimming archival film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same reel or collection, then rural Illinois or Midwest 1960s property footage, then mid-century American domestic labor scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Wide establishing shot of flat rural Illinois agricultural landscape, circa 1962, showing open fields, a treeline on the horizon, and a road. — Flat Illinois farmland, circa 1962.

Tree-trimming work beside a two-story rural house in Illinois, circa 1962 — a figure elevated in branches with others assisting below. — Tree trimming beside farmhouse, Illinois 1962.

Wider view of a rural Illinois property showing a two-story white house, figures trimming tall trees, and white lawn stakes in foreground, circa 1962. — Rural homestead tree work, Illinois 1962.

Continued rope-assisted tree trimming at an Illinois rural homestead circa 1962, with an elevated worker and ground assistants managing a rope. — Rope-assisted tree trimming, rural Illinois 1962.

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