Illinois USA-1962: Town After It Has Been Destroyed By Nature Or By Man

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Town After It Has Been Destroyed By Nature Or By Man — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this archival footage captures a devastated urban landscape in Illinois, likely the aftermath of a natural disaster or industrial accident. Piles of rubble and twisted metal dominate the scene, with collapsed buildings and debris scattered across what appears to be a railway yard. Workers in period-appropriate clothing, including a man in a red shirt, survey the damage and begin cleanup efforts. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and a handheld perspective, conveying a somber, historical mood. This raw, unfiltered home movie offers a poignant glimpse into mid-century disaster recovery.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123719817

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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

destroyed
town
debris
people
buildings
nature
man
illinois USA
1962
1962 Illinois disaster footage
destroyed town 1962
vintage 8mm film
Super 8 home movie
industrial accident 1962
rubble and debris
workers cleanup
vintage Super 8 footage
1960s disaster recovery
archival 8mm film
historical disaster footage
old film footage
1960s Americana
vintage home movie
disaster aftermath
8mm film grain
1962 USA
vintage archival footage
retro film
documentary footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Fills 1960s disaster and urban-destruction requests for documentary, news-recreation, or social-history productions covering mid-century American industrial communities.
Period detail: Workers' clothing, an industrial crane, multi-story brick buildings, and visible railroad infrastructure are consistent with early 1960s American Midwest industrial environs.
Home-movie behavior: An amateur cameraperson walked the disaster site at ground level, yielding an eye-witness perspective absent from official press or newsreel coverage.
What appears in frame: Railroad tracks receding through rubble, collapsed brick buildings, an industrial crane, scattered masonry and lumber, concrete structural pillars, two adult workers including a man in a red shirt, and overcast sky.
Film character: 8mm color stock delivers natural grain, mild color saturation, and characteristic black frame borders, lending the footage the authentic texture of a civilian on-the-ground record.
Edit role: Serves as a wide establishing shot, a sombre insert within a disaster-recovery sequence, or a textural cutaway bridging archival stills and voiceover narration.
Historical context: Visible railroad tracks and industrial-scale debris suggest the site may be a rail yard or heavy-industry district; the precise cause of destruction is unconfirmed from visuals alone.
Research note: Adult faces appear in multiple frames but are not clearly identifiable at this resolution; no location or property releases are documented — researchers should assess editorial-use rights independently.
Research search match: Likely matches searches such as: 1960s Illinois disaster recovery, Midwest tornado or storm damage footage, railroad yard destruction 8mm, urban rubble mid-century America.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same reel or shooting day; then with 1960s Illinois or Midwest disaster and recovery footage; then broadly with urban-destruction themes of the 1960s.

Still Frames From This Clip

8mm color footage, c.1962 Illinois — railroad tracks cut through rubble toward damaged brick buildings and a crane under an overcast sky. — Railroad tracks through devastated urban landscape, c.1962.

8mm color footage, c.1962 Illinois — two adult workers survey a debris pile of broken masonry and splintered timber; the man in a red shirt is prominently visible. — Workers among broken masonry and timber, c.1962.

8mm color footage, c.1962 Illinois — two workers, including a man in a red shirt, stand among rubble; concrete pillars and an industrial building remnant rise behind them. — Workers surveying rubble near concrete pillars, c.1962.

8mm color footage, c.1962 Illinois — man in red shirt and a companion stand amid rubble; concrete piers and scattered masonry fill the midground under an overcast sky. — Man in red shirt and companion amid debris, c.1962.

Visually Similar Clips