Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Fisherman Rowing Small Rowboat on Calm Lake with Bare Trees

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

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Fisherman Rowing Small Rowboat on Calm Lake with Bare Trees — Clip Details

A man in a dark coat and hat stands in a small aluminum rowboat on a calm lake in Wauconda, Illinois, 1961. He uses oars to propel the boat across the smooth water, with bare trees lining the distant shore under a pale sky. The footage, shot on 8mm film, captures the quiet solitude of a winter or early spring day, with the man balancing as he rows. The grainy, slightly faded color and natural lighting evoke a strong sense of nostalgia and rural Americana.

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: 123729233

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 documentary or education requests needing quiet Midwestern lake recreation, small-boat activity, or rural winter-to-early-spring atmosphere.
Period detail: The 8mm color, aluminum rowboat, dark coat and hat, and bare shoreline trees support an early-1960s home-movie setting in Wauconda, Illinois.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged moment of a lone man carefully balancing, handling oars, and boarding or rowing a small boat on calm water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in dark outerwear, a small aluminum rowboat, oars, still lake water, bare trees, a pale sky, and soft film-edge shadows.
Film character: The footage has grainy 8mm color, slightly faded blues, soft focus, uneven exposure, and a handheld home-movie feel that adds period texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, seasonal transition, rural cutaway, or quiet memory beat between broader family or outdoor-recreation scenes.
Historical context: The scene reflects ordinary leisure or fishing activity on a calm lake, with no visible signage, landmarks, or event context beyond the supplied Wauconda location.
Research note: A person is visible but not clearly identifiable in these frames; likeness review may still be needed, and copyright clearance is separate from privacy or property review.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Wauconda Illinois 8mm lake footage, man in rowboat, fisherman with oars, calm water, bare trees, and Midwestern home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other Wauconda 1961 lake scenes, then related 1960s fishing, boating, and rural winter shoreline footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Wauconda, Illinois, 1961, a man in dark outerwear stands in a small aluminum rowboat on still water near a bare shoreline. — A man steadies himself in a small rowboat on a calm lake.

A man bends forward in a small rowboat on a quiet Wauconda lake, with bare trees and pale winter light in the background. — The man leans over the rowboat while handling an oar.

The man crouches low in the aluminum rowboat, reaching toward the gunwale on a calm 1961 Wauconda lake scene. — The rowboat rocks slightly as the man reaches toward its side.

A man steps at the edge of a small rowboat, with long oars visible across the foreground and a bare lakeshore behind him. — The man climbs at the edge of the rowboat as the oars extend across the scene.

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