Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Two Men Preparing Small White Rowboat on Shore

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

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Two Men Preparing Small White Rowboat on Shore — Clip Details

Two men in dark coats and hats prepare a small white rowboat on a pebbled shore in Wauconda, Illinois, in 1961. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures them lifting and positioning the boat near the water's edge under an overcast sky. The grainy, blue-tinted visuals and natural lighting evoke a nostalgic, authentic home movie feel from the early 1960s. This archival clip offers a quiet moment of preparation, ideal for historical or documentary projects.

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: 123729367

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: Archival 1961 8mm footage for edits needing small-town Illinois lakeside recreation, boat preparation, or quiet early-1960s outdoor activity.
Period detail: Dark overcoats, brimmed hats, a simple white rowboat, muted color, and 8mm handling may show an early-1960s leisure scene near Wauconda, Illinois.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unposed preparation as two men lift, steady, and position a small boat at the water's edge.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, dark coats and hats, a white rowboat, a pebbled shoreline, calm water, and dark vertical tree trunks or posts framing the view.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, blue-cool exposure, slight blur, and handheld home-movie framing that preserve its physical-film character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat before a boating, lake, friendship, or rural recreation sequence.
Historical context: The scene records a modest lakeside activity rather than a public event, showing everyday outdoor preparation in a documented 1961 Wauconda setting.
Research note: Two adults are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or obvious private property appear, and copyright status should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1961 Wauconda Illinois 8mm rowboat, men launching boat home movie, vintage lakeside recreation, and small boat shoreline footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Wauconda 1961 lake footage, then broader 1960s boating or waterside home-movie scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1961 Wauconda, Illinois, two adult men in dark coats and hats prepare a white rowboat at a lakeside shoreline. — Two men lift and steady a small white rowboat at the water's edge.

A 1961 Wauconda lakeside frame shows one man watching as another adjusts a small white rowboat near the waterline. — One man watches while the other works over the rowboat by the shore.

Two men remain beside the small white rowboat on the Wauconda shoreline, with one bending near the boat and one standing back. — The men pause beside the rowboat while preparing it near the water.

At the end of the 1961 Wauconda clip, two men stand near the rowboat on the shore under cool, overcast light. — Two men stand beside the rowboat after positioning it on the shoreline.

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