Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Woman in Plaid Dress Holding Lilac Bouquet with Man Helping

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationWauconda, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 Wauconda Illinois

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Woman in Plaid Dress Holding Lilac Bouquet with Man Helping — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1961 captures a sunny day in Wauconda, Illinois. A woman in a plaid dress holds a large, vibrant bouquet of lilac flowers, while a man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands beside her. He reaches up, then bends down to pick up fallen blooms, offering help. The scene unfolds in a grassy yard with trees and a distant body of water, showcasing the warm, slightly faded colors and natural grain of Super 8 film. This authentic slice of Americana evokes nostalgia and everyday life in the early 1960s.

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: 123727849

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 2318 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: glenn t evans,baby come home,june,tommy
Reel-level year note: 1961
Reel-level location note: moline illinois
Date: 1961 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: Wauconda, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm home-movie yard scene useful for documentary or educational edits needing everyday family leisure, spring flowers, and informal Midwestern domestic life.
Period detail: The clothing, faded color stock, and handheld 8mm framing support an early 1960s home-movie reading, with Wauconda, Illinois and 1961 supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: A woman holds an oversized lilac bouquet while a man casually helps gather fallen blooms, giving the scene an unstaged family-yard quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a plaid dress, a man in a white shirt, lilac branches, grass, trees, a simple yard frame, and water in the distance.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, gate edges, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a memory beat, springtime cutaway, domestic-life insert, or transition between family gathering and outdoor garden material.
Historical context: The scene shows informal outdoor posing and helping behavior around cut flowers, reflecting a small domestic moment rather than a public event.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or music are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from personal rights checks.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 Wauconda Illinois 8mm home movie, woman with lilac bouquet, plaid dress garden scene, and man helping with flowers.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Wauconda material, then broader 1960s home-movie garden and family-yard scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Wauconda 8mm frame of a woman in a plaid dress holding lilacs while a man stands beside her in a sunny yard. — A woman holds a large lilac bouquet as a man stands nearby in the yard.

In the Wauconda yard scene, the man bends down to gather fallen lilacs as the woman steadies the bouquet. — The man bends to pick up fallen blooms while the woman holds the bouquet.

A warm, slightly faded 1961 Wauconda 8mm frame shows the man standing by as the woman holds the lilac bouquet. — The man stands beside the woman and her lilac bouquet in the sunlit yard.

Yellow exposure dominates the final 8mm frame as the man and woman remain near the large lilac bouquet in the Wauconda yard. — A yellow exposure shift washes over the couple and the lilac bouquet.

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