Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Two People Rowing Boat On Lake

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

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Two People Rowing Boat On Lake — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures two people rowing a small boat across a calm lake in Wauconda, Illinois. The scene unfolds under a muted, overcast sky, with dark trees lining the distant shore. The grainy, blue-tinted footage shows the boat gliding through the water, its reflection rippling on the surface. One person rows steadily while the other sits facing forward, both dressed in dark clothing. The image is framed by the characteristic black borders of an 8mm film projection, enhancing its nostalgic, archival quality.

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: 123729164

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 Midwestern home-movie requests needing quiet lake recreation, small-boat rowing, or noncommercial leisure footage for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The 8mm frame borders, muted color, simple rowboat, and bundled dark clothing support an early-1960s home-movie feel, with Wauconda, Illinois and 1961 supplied by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged recreational moment as two people move slowly across calm water while the camera observes from shore or another fixed lakeside position.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small light-colored rowboat, two dark-clothed people, oars, calm lake water, reflections, a pale shoreline strip, and dark trees in the distance.
Film character: The footage has blue-tinted 8mm color, visible grain, soft focus, dark projection borders, and slight exposure variation that give the scene clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, transitional lake insert, or visual pause within sequences about family leisure, travel, or small-town outdoor life.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual lake recreation in a Midwestern setting, with the emphasis on ordinary movement across water rather than a formal event or identifiable landmark.
Research note: Two people are visible but not clearly identifiable; copyright, likeness, location, and any broader release status should be reviewed separately before sensitive or commercial use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 Wauconda lake rowboat home movie, 8mm people rowing on lake, vintage Illinois boating footage, and 1960s family recreation film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Wauconda or Illinois lake material, then broader 1960s home-movie boating and outdoor leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Wauconda, Illinois 8mm frame showing two people in a light rowboat moving across calm water near a dark tree-lined shore. — Two people row a small boat across still lake water with shoreline trees behind them.

1961 Wauconda, Illinois lake scene with two people in a small rowboat, its oars and reflection visible on blue-toned water. — The rowboat moves farther across the lake as the oars stretch out over the water.

1961 Wauconda, Illinois 8mm footage frame showing the rowboat from behind as two people continue across the lake. — Seen from behind, the small boat continues over the reflective lake surface.

1961 Wauconda, Illinois frame with a centered rowboat, two people, broad oars, and rippled reflections below a wooded shore. — The boat sits centered in frame, with oars out and reflections rippling beneath it.

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