Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Cutting Back Lilac Trees

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

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Cutting Back Lilac Trees — Clip Details

A man in a white shirt and dark trousers trims a blooming lilac bush in a sunlit garden, captured on 8mm film in 1961. The vibrant purple flowers contrast with lush green foliage, and the natural, handheld camera movement adds to the authentic home movie feel. This vintage footage showcases classic mid-century suburban gardening, with rich color saturation and film grain characteristic of Super 8 home movies. The scene evokes a sense of quiet domestic life and seasonal care.

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: 123728007

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 domestic gardening, seasonal yard care, or suburban outdoor labor as documentary insert material.
Period detail: The 8mm color look, white shirt, dark trousers, and informal garden setting support a 1961 home-movie reading without visible landmarks or dated signage.
Home-movie behavior: The man appears absorbed in trimming a blooming lilac bush while the handheld camera observes from close range, giving the scene unstaged family-film value.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a white shirt, dark trousers, purple lilac blossoms, dense green leaves, garden shrubs, sunlight, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has saturated 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that provide authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, seasonal transition, domestic memory beat, or visual bridge for mid-century yard and garden routines.
Historical context: The scene documents ordinary home garden maintenance in Wauconda, Illinois, with no visible public event, landmark, or commercial identifier in the frames.
Research note: One adult face is partly visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, children, or audible music are indicated, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Wauconda Illinois 8mm home movie, man trimming lilacs, mid-century garden care, blooming lilac bush, and suburban yard footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1961 Wauconda material, then with garden work, spring flowers, and suburban home-life footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Wauconda, Illinois, 1961 home-movie footage, a man reaches toward purple lilac blossoms amid dense green foliage. — A man begins trimming or handling branches on a blooming lilac bush.

The man works close to the lilac blooms as the handheld camera frames him in profile.

The man stands close to the lilac bush in the Wauconda garden, with purple blossoms and leaves filling most of the 8mm frame. — Dense lilac branches fill the frame as the man continues garden work.

A soft 8mm frame shows the man partly cropped at the edge while purple lilacs and green foliage dominate the Wauconda garden view. — The shot drifts closer and softer, leaving the man partly cropped beside the flowering bush.

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