Illinois USA-1962: A Building Destroyed In A Town

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

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A Building Destroyed In A Town — Clip Details

ILLINOIS USA-1962: A dramatic 8mm home movie captures the aftermath of a catastrophic event in a small town. A large building lies heavily damaged, its facade collapsed and debris scattered across the street. Vintage cars, including a red sedan, are crushed or overturned amidst the wreckage. Several people in period clothing stand amidst the destruction, surveying the scene. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows visible grain and color shifts typical of the era, conveying a somber, historical mood. This archival clip offers a raw, unfiltered look at a moment of disaster, ideal for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 123719824

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Serves documentary and educational requests for 1960s Midwest disaster aftermath footage, suitable as b-roll establishing the scale of a local community catastrophe.
Period detail: A large multi-story brick building with collapsed facade sections, a partial red vehicle consistent with early 1960s styling, and bystanders in period coats are all visible.
Home-movie behavior: A civilian witness filmed from street level during active recovery operations, capturing the raw immediacy of community members and apparent responders navigating fresh rubble.
What appears in frame: Collapsed multi-story brick building facade, rubble-strewn street, exposed railroad or streetcar tracks, twisted metal structural debris, partial red vehicle, bystanders in period coats, apparent uniformed official, overcast sky.
Film character: 8mm stock renders the scene with characteristic color shifts, visible grain, and motion blur that heightens urgency and grounds the footage unmistakably in early 1960s amateur filmmaking.
Edit role: Functions as a disaster-aftermath insert or cutaway, establishing scale of destruction before or after archival news coverage or oral-history testimony from the period.
Historical context: Exposed railroad or streetcar tracks at street level and an industrial brick building suggest a commercial district; the damage pattern may reflect a tornado, explosion, or structural collapse.
Research note: Multiple individuals are visible throughout; faces are partially obscured by motion and distance but identifiable likenesses cannot be ruled out — consult a rights advisor before commercial use.
Research search match: Researchers may query '1960s Illinois building collapse,' 'Midwest disaster aftermath home movie,' '1962 town destruction 8mm,' or 'community disaster response footage 1960s.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from this reel or same Illinois source; then with 1960s Midwest disaster or tornado aftermath footage; then with community emergency-response footage from the same decade.

Still Frames From This Clip

8mm home movie frame, c.1962, Illinois: two bystanders in period coats move through rubble beside a partial red vehicle, large damaged brick building visible behind. — Bystanders move through fresh rubble in the immediate aftermath of a building collapse, c.1962.

8mm home movie, c.1962, Illinois: collapsed multi-story brick building with facade destroyed, rubble spread across street, bystanders including a person in red visible near a utility pole. — Onlookers survey the collapsed facade of a large brick building, debris filling the street below.

8mm home movie, c.1962, Illinois: railroad or streetcar tracks exposed in a rubble-covered street, twisted metal wreckage, an apparent uniformed official moves among bystanders. — Railroad tracks exposed beneath rubble as an apparent official moves through the wreckage.

8mm home movie, c.1962, Illinois: broad aftermath view showing twisted metal wreckage, exposed railroad tracks, a cylindrical drum or barrel, and damaged background buildings under overcast sky. — Twisted structural wreckage and exposed tracks define the scale of destruction in this closing frame.

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