Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Flooded Riverbank By Dirt Road Surrounded By Trees

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

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Flooded Riverbank By Dirt Road Surrounded By Trees — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a flooded riverside property in Wauconda, Illinois. The view, framed by a window, shows a muddy dirt road and scattered debris near the water's edge, with bare trees lining the bank. A small white structure and a dark wooden bench are partially submerged, illustrating the extent of the flood. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, faded colors, and natural light, evoking a sense of mid-century Americana and historical weather events. Ideal for documentaries, archival projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 123728693

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: 1960s 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing a quiet Midwestern flood, riverbank, or weather-impact cutaway.
Period detail: The scene may show early-1960s rural or lakeside residential surroundings, with a dirt road, simple fencing, leafless trees, and modest outdoor fixtures.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes floodwater from a sheltered window or doorway, giving the clip an unstaged household witness perspective rather than a news view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include floodwater, bare trees, a dirt road, grass, fence posts, scattered debris, a small white structure, and a dark bench or railing.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, faded color, gate edges, and slight handheld framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an insert, transition, or memory beat for flooding, spring thaw, riverside damage, or local weather aftermath.
Historical context: The clip visually documents water encroaching on an everyday riverside setting, but it does not identify a named storm or specific flood event.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are evident, though copyright, location, and property-context review should remain separate clearance steps.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1961 Wauconda Illinois flood footage, 8mm flooded riverbank, vintage home movie dirt road flood, and Midwestern flood cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Wauconda or Illinois 1961 material, then broader vintage flood or riverbank aftermath footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Wauconda 8mm frame showing floodwater beyond a dirt road, with bare trees, fence posts, grass, and debris near the bank. — Floodwater reaches a riverside area beyond a dirt road and fence posts.

1961 Wauconda view of a flooded riverbank with a dirt road in front, bare trees behind, fence posts, debris, and a small white structure. — A flooded riverside yard or bank is viewed from behind dark window edges.

1961 Wauconda frame showing floodwater, a dirt road, leafless trees, muddy grass, scattered debris, posts, and a dark bench or railing. — The camera holds on floodwater and debris along the roadside bank.

1961 Wauconda 8mm frame of a flooded riverside area, with a dirt road, bare trees, fence posts, debris, grass, and a dark bench or railing. — Floodwater stands beyond the dirt road, with bare trees and outdoor fixtures nearby.

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