Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Woman In Plaid Dress Leans On Classic Car As Husband Sits Inside

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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 Leans On Classic Car As Husband... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a woman in a plaid dress leaning against a silver classic car in a sun-dappled suburban yard. The scene unfolds in Wauconda, Illinois, with lush green trees and a house in the background. The woman, wearing glasses, stands near the open driver's side door as her husband sits inside the vehicle. The footage exhibits natural film grain and slight color fading, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American summer day.

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: 123728064

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: Yes
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: 1960s American home-movie footage suited to requests for suburban family life, car travel, and domestic yard scenes in documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The rounded sedan styling, plaid dress, and 8mm color stock support a circa-1961 mid-century setting in Wauconda, Illinois.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged family moment as a woman stands by an open car door while a seated man remains inside.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a silver sedan, open driver's door, woman in plaid clothing, seated man, trees, grass, and a house in the background.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight color fading, gate edges, and uneven exposure typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for family travel, suburban summer, or mid-century domestic life.
Historical context: The scene shows everyday car-centered family activity in a green residential setting without supporting a broader historical event claim.
Research note: People and a recognizable car are visible, so likeness, vehicle identification, and location context may need review separate from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1961 Wauconda Illinois home movie, 8mm suburban family car, woman by classic sedan, and mid-century summer yard footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Wauconda or 1961 Illinois material, then with broader family car and suburban yard themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A woman stands outdoors in a Wauconda, Illinois yard in 1961, with trees, grass, and water visible behind her. — Woman standing in a sun-dappled yard near trees and water.

In 1961 Wauconda, a woman in plaid stands by the open driver's door of a silver sedan while a man sits inside. — Woman standing beside an open car door with a seated man inside.

A woman stands beside the open driver's door of a silver mid-century sedan in a leafy Wauconda yard, with a house behind it. — Rear view of the sedan as the woman stands near the open door.

The silver sedan remains parked in a leafy Wauconda yard as the woman stands by the open door and a seated figure is visible through the window. — Woman beside the parked sedan in a shaded residential yard.

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