Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Men Observe Flooded River and Submerged Boat

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

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Men Observe Flooded River and Submerged Boat — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures two men walking along the muddy bank of a flooded river in Wauconda, Illinois. Dressed in heavy coats and hats, they stand near a partially submerged boat and scattered debris, observing the high water. Bare trees line the far shore under an overcast sky, with the film's characteristic grain and color fade enhancing the nostalgic, documentary feel of this historical moment.

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: 123728811

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 Midwest home-movie requests needing flood observation, riverbank damage, or everyday civilian response footage for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: Heavy coats, brimmed hats, muted 8mm color, and the 1961 Wauconda metadata support an early-1960s community snapshot, though no dated signage is visible.
Home-movie behavior: The two men appear to walk and pause casually at the muddy bank, giving an unstaged home-movie view of residents or visitors inspecting high water.
What appears in frame: Visible details include two adult men, a flooded river or lake edge, a partly submerged small boat, bare trees, muddy shoreline, brush, debris, and overcast sky.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, mild color fade, gate edges, and handheld framing that give the flood scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for flood aftermath, river conditions, small-town weather, or personal documentation sequences.
Historical context: The footage shows people observing unusually high water in a wooded Wauconda setting, offering social context for local environmental disruption without proving cause or scale.
Research note: Adults are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright, likeness, and property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Searches such as 1961 Wauconda flood home movie, 8mm men by flooded river, submerged boat Illinois, or 1960s Midwest high water may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1961 Wauconda material, then broader 1960s flood, riverbank, boat, and weather-observation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1961 Wauconda home-movie footage, two men in dark coats stand by high water, with bare trees and a partly submerged boat across the shore. — Two men pause beside the flooded bank as a small boat sits low in the water behind them.

Two men in heavy coats walk along the muddy Wauconda shoreline, with floodwater, bare trees, and a small boat visible in the background. — The men move along the wet bank while the waterline reaches debris and brush behind them.

The home-movie frame shows two men beside a flooded Wauconda waterway, with a small boat, brush, and winter-bare trees across the scene. — Two coated figures pass the camera position near the high water and stranded-looking boat.

At the end of the 1961 Wauconda clip, two men face downward near the muddy flooded bank, with a partly submerged boat and tree-lined water behind them. — The pair stand close to the waterline, looking down as floodwater fills the wooded shoreline.

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