Illinois USA-1962: Two Men Working With Boat And Tractor By Pond

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

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Two Men Working With Boat And Tractor By Pond — Clip Details

ILLINOIS USA-1962: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a rural scene by a pond, where two men work with a small boat and a red tractor. One man sits on the tractor while the other handles a wooden plank, possibly repairing or preparing the boat. The footage shows natural daylight, a backdrop of bare trees, and the characteristic grain and color saturation of 1960s Super 8 film. This authentic slice of Americana offers nostalgic, archival footage for documentaries, historical projects, or retro-themed content.

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: 123720262

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

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: Fits requests for 1960s rural Americana, farm-life B-roll, or Midwest working-man documentary inserts showing practical boat and tractor work at a farm pond.
Period detail: The red compact utility tractor, work clothing, and 8mm color palette with a muted purple-blue cast on bare trees suggest early-to-mid 1960s rural Midwest, consistent with the 1962 date supplied.
Home-movie behavior: The two men are absorbed in a practical task and appear indifferent to the camera, giving the clip the unscripted, candid quality typical of genuine home-movie documentation.
What appears in frame: Red compact tractor with large rear wheel, white boat hull or canvas-covered boat, two adult men in work jackets, muddy grassy pond bank, still open water, dense stand of bare leafless deciduous trees, pale overcast sky.
Film character: 8mm color stock shows a warm-to-muted palette, visible grain, slightly blown highlights in the sky, and the characteristic purple-blue shift in shadowed foliage typical of early-1960s reversal film.
Edit role: Serves as a wide establishing shot or candid cutaway in documentary sequences about rural American labor, Midwest farm life, or seasonal outdoor work in the early 1960s.
Historical context: The scene may reflect common rural Midwest practice of launching or hauling a utility or fishing boat at a farm pond using a tractor — a self-reliant, practical approach of the era.
Research note: Two adult men are identifiable across multiple frames; likeness rights cannot be confirmed and should be investigated before any commercial use; tractor make is not confirmed from visible markings.
Research search match: Likely found via queries such as '1960s farm pond boat tractor,' 'rural Illinois home movie,' 'Midwest working men 8mm,' or 'early 1960s outdoor farm labor footage.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other Illinois 1962 clips from the same reel; then with rural Midwest pond or farm footage from the early 1960s; then with themes of American rural labor or seasonal boat preparation.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two men beside a red compact tractor at a pond bank in what appears to be rural Illinois, circa 1962, with a white boat hull and bare deciduous trees in the background. — Two men and a red tractor at a farm pond bank, early 1960s.

Two men positioned around a red compact tractor and a white boat hull on a rural pond bank, possibly Illinois circa 1962, with bare trees visible across the still water. — Men working with a tractor and boat at a rural pond, circa 1962.

Two men in work clothing maneuvering a white boat hull beside a red tractor on a pond bank, rural Illinois area, circa 1962, bare trees visible in the background. — Men maneuvering a boat alongside a tractor at a pond bank.

Two men continuing to work with a white boat hull and red tractor at a rural pond bank, consistent with rural Illinois home-movie footage circa 1962. — Boat and tractor work at a farm pond, early 1960s home movie.

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