Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Water Moving On A Cold Day And An Older Gentleman Is

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

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Water Moving On A Cold Day And An Older Gentleman Is — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a quiet winter scene in Wauconda, Illinois. The clip opens with a close-up of rippling water under a cold, overcast sky, framed by bare tree branches. The view then widens to reveal an older gentleman in a light-colored sweater standing on a grassy yard, gazing at the frozen lake. A house with light blue siding is visible to the right, and a small boat rests partially submerged in the icy water. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, muted colors, and natural film imperfections, evoking a nostalgic, quiet moment from a bygone era.

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: 123729406

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 1960s Illinois home-movie footage for requests needing a quiet winter lake or backyard cold-weather cutaway with one older adult visible.
Period detail: The siding, small lakeside yard, muted clothing, and 8mm color stock may show an early-1960s domestic scene in Wauconda, Illinois.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an unstaged home-movie view from near a window or doorway, observing water and a man standing quietly by the lake.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rippling water, bare branches, dark window framing, a winter yard, an older man, a lakeside house, and a small boat near icy water.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm grain, soft focus, cool exposure, frame-edge shadow, and slight handheld instability that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a cold-day insert, winter transition, lakeside cutaway, or reflective memory beat in a family or regional history sequence.
Historical context: The footage gives visual context for everyday lakeside domestic life in a Midwestern town without making a claim about a named event or landmark.
Research note: One adult and residential exterior details are visible, so likeness and property questions may need review separate from copyright status.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1961 Wauconda Illinois 8mm home movie, winter lake water, older man by lake, and cold Midwestern backyard footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Wauconda material, then broader winter lake and domestic home-movie scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Wauconda home-movie frame showing rippling lake water through dark window framing with bare branches at the edge. — Cold lake water fills the view, framed by a dark vertical window edge and bare branches.

Close 8mm view of moving lake water in Wauconda, Illinois, with a dark window or door frame cutting through the scene. — The camera holds on textured water under cold, muted light.

1961 home-movie frame of cold lake water seen past a dark interior frame, with sparse branches along the side. — A window-framed view keeps attention on the lake surface and winter stillness.

1961 Wauconda frame showing an older man in a light sweater near a winter lakeside yard, with a house and small boat by icy water. — An older man stands near the lake as bare trees, a house, and icy water come into view.

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