Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: A Place Of Serenity And Offers Worship Area

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

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A Place Of Serenity And Offers Worship Area — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a serene pond in Wauconda, Illinois, framed by bare winter trees. The calm water reflects the overcast sky and leafless branches, creating a quiet, contemplative atmosphere. A small object floats near the center of the pond, while a dark, indistinct structure sits on the right bank. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and natural film imperfections, evoking a sense of nostalgic Americana. The final frame shows a blue film leader with dust specks, confirming its archival origin. Ideal for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123728439

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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: 1961 Wauconda, Illinois home-movie footage suited for documentary inserts needing quiet Midwestern pond scenery or seasonal Americana atmosphere.
Period detail: The bare trees, muted color, and 8mm handling may show an early-1960s amateur view of a local pond rather than an identifiable landmark.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds a simple, unstaged view across the water, valuing the quiet setting more than action or formal composition.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include calm pond water, leafless branches, winter grass, a small floating object, a dark bank-side structure, and film perforation marks in the final frame.
Film character: The clip carries an 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, handheld framing, and occasional physical-film artifacts.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, reflective transition, memory beat, or establishing insert for rural or small-town Illinois material.
Historical context: The footage provides a modest record of a quiet waterside setting in Wauconda during the early 1960s, without visible people, signage, or public event context.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright, location, and any property-related permissions should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1960s 8mm pond footage, Wauconda Illinois home movie, winter trees by water, and vintage Midwestern landscape.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Wauconda footage, then broader 1960s Illinois water, winter, or quiet landscape scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Wauconda, Illinois 8mm frame showing a quiet pond behind bare branches and a grassy bank. — A still view across the pond, framed by leafless trees and winter grass.

1961 Wauconda pond scene with leafless branches, still water, and an indistinct dark bank-side structure. — The pond remains still as bare branches cross the foreground and a dark structure sits at right.

Soft 1961 Wauconda 8mm frame of a pond through winter branches, with a dark bank-side form at right. — A slightly shifted view keeps the pond and bare foreground branches as the main subject.

1961 Wauconda pond frame with visible 8mm perforation holes and physical-film wear over the landscape. — Bright perforation holes and film-edge artifacts overlap the quiet pond view.

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