Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Two Men Launch Rowboat at Lake Shore

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

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Two Men Launch Rowboat at Lake Shore — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures two men at the shore of a calm lake in Wauconda, Illinois. Dressed in dark coats and hats typical of the era, they work together to launch a small white rowboat into the water. The scene is framed by dark tree trunks, creating a natural vignette, with the cool blue tones of the water and sky reflecting the film's aged color palette. The grainy texture and slight motion blur evoke a nostalgic, authentic feel of mid-century American life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123729351

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 Midwest home-movie requests needing everyday lakeside recreation, small-boat handling, or quiet outdoor family-life cutaways.
Period detail: The dark coats, brimmed hats, small rowboat, and 8mm color stock may show early-1960s leisure clothing and casual lake access in Wauconda, Illinois.
Home-movie behavior: Two men work without posing as one steadies the boat and the other helps push or guide it from the shore into calm water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, a light-colored rowboat, dark tree trunks, a lakeshore edge, calm water, distant shoreline, and winter-bare branches.
Film character: The clip has a blue-toned 8mm home-movie look with soft focus, visible grain, high contrast silhouettes, handheld framing, and slight motion blur.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, seasonal transition, memory beat, or establishing cutaway for mid-century lake recreation.
Historical context: The scene documents ordinary noncommercial leisure at a small Illinois lake, with attention on practical teamwork rather than a formal event.
Research note: Adult people are visible but not clearly identifiable; copyright, likeness, and location-use considerations should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Search matches include 1961 Wauconda Illinois 8mm lake shore, two men launching rowboat, vintage home movie boating, and Midwest lakeside recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel lake footage, then other Wauconda 1961 material, then broader 1960s boating or lakeshore home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1961 Wauconda, Illinois, two adult men appear to prepare a light rowboat at the edge of a calm lake. — Two men begin positioning a rowboat along the lakeshore.

Two men work at the shore in Wauconda, Illinois, with a small rowboat partly angled toward the lake. — The men adjust the boat before moving it into the water.

The 8mm frame shows two men guiding a light-colored rowboat at a Wauconda lakeshore in 1961. — The boat is guided along the shore as the launch begins.

Two men stand on the shore as the rowboat extends into the calm lake, framed by dark trees. — The rowboat is pushed farther out from the lakeshore.

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