Illinois USA-1962: People At Fairground Eating Corn On The Cob Smoking And Riding Coaster

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

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People At Fairground Eating Corn On The Cob Smoking And... — Clip Details

ILLINOIS USA-1962: A vibrant 8mm home movie captures a sunny day at a bustling fairground. A woman in a light blue dress and glasses holds a small dog, while another woman in a floral dress eats corn on the cob. A man in a white shirt and sunglasses smokes a cigarette. The scene is filled with people enjoying the fair, with a yellow school bus and a red 'Flying Coaster' ride visible in the background. The footage features classic 1960s fashion, warm colors, and the authentic grain of vintage 8mm film, evoking a nostalgic sense of Americana.

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: 123718248

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: Suits documentary and editorial requests for 1960s American Midwest daily life, state or county fair sequences, and Americana montages needing authentic period crowd footage.
Period detail: Women's sleeveless floral housedresses, cat-eye glasses, and men's short-sleeve shirts with slacks are consistent with early 1960s fashion; the fairground ride and signage style support that era.
Home-movie behavior: Subjects appear familiar with the camera operator, turning toward the lens mid-activity, giving the footage an intimate, unscripted family-outing quality rather than a posed or staged scene.
What appears in frame: Woman in blue dress holding a small fluffy dog; man in white shirt and sunglasses with a cigarette; older woman in floral dress eating corn on the cob; yellow school bus; red ride structure; 'Flying Coaster' sign; fairground crowd; bright blue sky.
Film character: Warm, slightly saturated 8mm colour with visible grain and gentle exposure variation convey the authentic analogue texture of a handheld home camera shooting in bright outdoor daylight.
Edit role: Works as a period-establishing cutaway or social-scene insert in a 1960s documentary, and as a memory-beat transition into broader archival Americana or family-outing sequences.
Historical context: American county and state fairs were central Midwest community events in the early 1960s; relaxed public smoking and candid crowd interaction reflect pre-Surgeon-General-report social norms.
Research note: Multiple clearly identifiable adult faces are visible and require likeness review; the 'Flying Coaster' brand name is legible on fairground signage and may warrant trademark assessment by use context.
Research search match: Likely matched by queries such as '1960s American county fair,' 'Midwest fairground home movie,' 'vintage 8mm crowd Americana,' or 'corn on the cob smoking 1960s.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from this reel or Illinois 1962 footage, then with 1960s Midwest fair or carnival material, then with broader early 1960s Americana daily-life sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

Woman in early 1960s dress and cat-eye glasses holds a small fluffy dog at an Illinois fairground, circa 1962 — Woman with small dog at the fair

Man in white short-sleeve shirt and sunglasses stands beside an older woman in a floral dress at a 1962 Illinois fairground; yellow school bus visible in background — Man and woman at the fair, circa 1962

Man smoking a cigarette and woman eating corn on the cob in 1960s clothing amid a crowded Illinois fair crowd, circa 1962; yellow bus visible behind — Smoking and corn on the cob at the fair

Flying Coaster ride at the fairground

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