Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Adult Male Fisherman In His Boat Getting Ready To

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

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Adult Male Fisherman In His Boat Getting Ready To — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a man in a dark coat and hat preparing to fish from a small aluminum rowboat on a calm, overcast day. He bends over the edge of the boat, adjusting his gear in the still water of a quiet lake or river, with bare trees lining the distant shore. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and natural film imperfections, evoking a nostalgic, authentic slice of mid-century American life. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 123729256

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Midwestern home-movie footage for productions needing a quiet recreational fishing setup or lakeside memory beat.
Period detail: The small aluminum rowboat, dark coat, brimmed cap, and muted 8mm color may show early-1960s leisure style in Wauconda, Illinois.
Home-movie behavior: An adult man bends and reaches inside the rowboat, giving the scene an unstaged home-movie view of preparing fishing gear.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a dark coat and cap, aluminum rowboat, calm water, bare shoreline trees, overcast sky, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight blur, gate edges, and exposure shifts that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a cutaway, transition, or reflective insert for outdoor recreation, fishing, family memory, or small-town lake sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects everyday mid-century American leisure rather than a public event, with a lone fisherman preparing on still water near a wooded shore.
Research note: An adult face is partly visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are visible, and copyright clearance is separate from person or property review.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1960s 8mm fishing, Wauconda Illinois lake footage, home movie rowboat, adult fisherman preparing gear, and vintage outdoor recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Wauconda lake material, then broader 1960s fishing and boating home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

Adult man in Wauconda, Illinois, bends over fishing gear in a small aluminum rowboat on calm water in 1961 home-movie footage. — A fisherman leans forward in a rowboat while preparing gear on a quiet lake or river.

Adult fisherman crouches in a small rowboat on calm Wauconda water, with a bare tree line behind him in 1961 footage. — The man shifts his weight in the boat while reaching toward equipment near the bow.

In the 1961 Wauconda home movie, the fisherman bends near the rowboat bow while the still water reflects the wintery shoreline. — A closer moment shows the fisherman working with gear inside the small boat.

Adult man in dark clothing reaches down inside an aluminum rowboat on Wauconda water, shown in grainy 1961 8mm footage. — The fisherman continues arranging equipment in the rowboat before fishing.

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