Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Man in Red Shirt Sitting by River

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

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Man in Red Shirt Sitting by River — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a man in a red shirt and blue pants sitting on the grassy bank of a calm river in Wauconda, Illinois. The scene is framed by bare trees and evergreens, with a distant treeline under a pale sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight camera shake, evoking a nostalgic, personal memory of a quiet day by the water.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123728420

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 Midwest home-movie requests needing a quiet riverside nature cutaway with a visible adult figure.
Period detail: The 8mm color home-movie look and casual clothing may show an early-1960s leisure moment in Wauconda, Illinois, as supported by the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: An adult sits informally on the grassy bank, giving the shot an unstaged family-film record of a pause by the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a seated adult, grassy bank, calm river, reeds, bare trees, evergreen shrubs, distant treeline, and pale sky.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, color shift, gate edges, and slight handheld instability give the footage a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a reflective insert, rural transition, nature cutaway, or memory beat in a 1960s family or place sequence.
Historical context: The scene suggests everyday outdoor leisure near water, without visible signs, landmarks, or events that would identify a public occasion.
Research note: A person is visible, so likeness review may be needed, while copyright and location permissions remain separate clearance questions.
Research search match: Searches such as 1961 8mm Wauconda riverbank, 1960s Illinois home movie by water, or vintage man sitting near river may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Wauconda 1961 material, then broader 1960s riverside or home-movie nature scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Wauconda, Illinois 8mm frame showing an adult seated near a calm river, with bare trees, shrubs, and a distant treeline. — An adult sits on the grassy bank beside a calm river, framed by shrubs and early-season trees.

1961 Wauconda, Illinois home-movie frame of an adult sitting by the river, partly framed by shrubs and bare branches. — The seated figure remains near the left bank as the river and distant trees fill the background.

1961 Wauconda, Illinois 8mm frame with a partly cropped seated adult at lower left and a calm river behind shrubs and trees. — The figure is partly cropped at the lower left while the river and trees dominate the frame.

1961 Wauconda, Illinois 8mm frame showing the riverbank landscape, reeds, shrubs, bare trees, and distant shoreline. — The final frame holds on the river landscape, with reeds, shrubs, and bare trees along the bank.

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