Illinois USA-1962: Two Young Women Riding Bicycles On A Gravel Path

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

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Two Young Women Riding Bicycles On A Gravel Path — Clip Details

ILLINOIS USA-1962: Two young women ride their bicycles down a sun-drenched gravel path, smiling as they pedal past a house with a striped awning. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures a vibrant summer day with lush green trees and a clear blue sky. The women wear light summer dresses, one in a white top and shorts, the other in a patterned dress, embodying 1960s Americana. The natural film grain and color saturation enhance the nostalgic, authentic feel of this vintage home movie.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 123719380

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: No
Audible music: No

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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: Fills 1960s Americana and domestic-life requests for documentary inserts, nostalgia vignettes, or period lifestyle establishing shots set in the American Midwest.
Period detail: Women's sleeveless summer dresses and step-through bicycle styles, combined with a residential gravel driveway and dense conifer landscaping, are consistent with early-1960s Midwestern suburban life.
Home-movie behavior: The subjects ride directly toward the camera and smile as they approach, indicating the cameraperson was likely someone they knew — a candid quality typical of amateur family filming.
What appears in frame: Two women on step-through bicycles, a forking gravel driveway, dense conifer trees, a striped building awning, a brick structure, clear blue sky, grass verges, and a small white animal visible at the lower-left frame edge.
Film character: Warm, saturated 8mm color stock with visible grain and slight sky halation gives the footage an authentic early-1960s home-movie texture that reads as period-genuine rather than reproduced.
Edit role: Works as a period lifestyle cutaway or memory beat; the subjects riding toward camera provide natural forward motion suited to a transition or nostalgic interlude.
Historical context: Recreational cycling by women in casual summer dress reflects mid-century American leisure culture; the residential setting and clothing are consistent with early-1960s Midwest.
Research note: Two adult faces are clearly visible across multiple frames; productions should assess applicable likeness considerations before use; no brand logos or private interiors are identifiable.
Research search match: 1960s women cycling home movie; vintage Midwest suburban summer 8mm; early 1960s Americana bicycle leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same Illinois 1962 reel, then with early-1960s Midwestern residential footage, then with vintage cycling or summer leisure clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two women cycling side by side on a residential gravel path, Illinois, circa 1962; conifer trees and partial striped awning visible in background. — Two cyclists approach on a sunny summer day, dressed in light summer clothing.

Two women cycling toward camera on a residential gravel path, circa 1962 Illinois; broader sky and faint open landscape visible behind the conifer row. — The cyclists ride nearer, both smiling into the camera.

Two women on bicycles ride close toward camera on a residential gravel path, circa 1962 Illinois; a small white animal is visible at the lower-left frame edge. — Cyclists approach closely; a small white animal is visible at the left frame edge.

Two women cycling directly toward camera in close view, circa 1962 Illinois; brick building at right frame edge, one woman in sunglasses and a floral teal dress. — The women smile broadly as they ride past the camera; a brick building is visible at right.

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