Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Man Helps Wife With Large Bouquet Of Purple Lilacs

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

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Man Helps Wife With Large Bouquet Of Purple Lilacs — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a tender moment in a sun-dappled backyard in Wauconda, Illinois. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers gently helps his wife, who wears a plaid dress, as she carries a massive bouquet of purple lilacs. He bends to adjust the flowers, their interaction filled with quiet affection. The scene is framed by trees, a goalpost, and a distant tractor, evoking authentic mid-century Americana. The film’s natural grain and color saturation enhance its nostalgic, personal feel.

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: 123727876

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Midwestern home-movie requests needing an intimate backyard family moment with flowers and visible adult interaction.
Period detail: The plaid dress, simple yard setting, 8mm color, and casual clothing support a 1961 home-movie reading in Wauconda, Illinois.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has unstaged value as a man bends and gestures while helping a woman manage an oversized bouquet of purple lilacs.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adults, a large purple lilac bouquet, grass, trees, a white goal frame, stacked brush, and yard equipment.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, saturated color, visible grain, mild exposure variation, and contact-sheet frame edges as archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a memory beat, domestic-life insert, springtime cutaway, or gentle transition within mid-century family material.
Historical context: The clip reflects everyday outdoor domestic life in a Midwestern yard, with informal clothing and flower gathering rather than a staged event.
Research note: Adult faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from personal rights.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 Wauconda Illinois home movie, 8mm backyard lilacs, mid-century couple flowers, and vintage family garden footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Wauconda 1961 clips, then related 1960s backyard, garden, spring flower, and family-care scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1961 Wauconda yard, a man approaches a woman partly hidden by a large purple lilac bouquet. — A man walks toward a woman carrying a large bouquet of purple lilacs.

The man bends near the woman and her oversized purple lilac bouquet in the sunlit Wauconda backyard. — The man crouches as if adjusting or helping with the flowers.

The man and woman face each other beside the purple lilac bouquet in 1961 home-movie footage from Wauconda. — The adults pause together beside the large bouquet in the yard.

In the final frame, the man looks toward the woman with purple lilacs in a sunlit Wauconda backyard. — The couple stands near the bouquet as the backyard scene continues.

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