Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Conversation Between Friends By The Lake On A Cloudy Day

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

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Conversation Between Friends By The Lake On A Cloudy Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures two men standing by a lake in Wauconda, Illinois, on a cloudy day. One man wears a long gray coat and a hat, while the other is in darker clothing; they appear to be conversing near a makeshift wooden structure in the water. The scene is framed by a tree trunk on the left, with bare trees and a muted landscape in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic, documentary-style moment from the early 1960s.

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: 123728845

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: 1960s 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing a quiet lakeside conversation or rural small-town Illinois cutaway.
Period detail: The long coat, hat, bare trees, muted color, and simple waterside setting support an early-1960s home-movie reading.
Home-movie behavior: Two adult men appear to pause and talk near the water, giving the scene an unstaged record of casual companionship.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two men, a lake, bare trees, a tree trunk foreground, grass, a dirt path, and a low wooden structure in the water.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, mild gate weave, dark edge vignetting, and subdued color typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or transition for outdoor leisure, friendship, or lakeside community material.
Historical context: The scene documents ordinary adults by a lake in Wauconda, with no visible signage or landmarks to identify the exact shoreline.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are visible, and copyright or location clearance should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1961 Wauconda lake home movie, 8mm men talking by water, and 1960s Illinois lakeside footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Wauconda or 1961 Illinois footage, then broader lakeside friendship or rural outdoor scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two adult men by a Wauconda lake in 1961, one in a long coat and hat, framed by dark tree trunks. — Two men stand at the lakeshore beside a low wooden structure in the water.

1961 Wauconda lakeside view with two adult men near the shore and a dark foreground tree trunk. — The men remain near the shoreline as the lake and bare trees fill the background.

Two adult men at a cloudy Wauconda lakeshore in 1961, with bare trees and water behind them. — One man faces the water while the other stands beside him near the lake edge.

The final 1961 Wauconda frame shows two adult men at the water's edge, partly framed by dark trees. — The figures stand close together near the shore as the lake stretches behind them.

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