Wauconda Illinois USA-1961: Neon Sign Reads Year 1960 On Window

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

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Neon Sign Reads Year 1960 On Window — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a neon sign reading 'YEAR 1960' projected onto a window. The colorful digits glow against a dark, leafless tree backdrop, with a grainy, blue-tinted filter typical of Super 8 footage. The image shows slight flicker and film grain, evoking a nostalgic, retro atmosphere. This archival clip offers a unique glimpse into mid-century Americana, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 123729531

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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: This clip suits requests for early 1960s home-movie material showing a glowing year sign or window reflection as an evocative archival insert.
Period detail: The visible YEAR 1960 lettering and supplied 1961 Wauconda metadata place the material in an early 1960s Midwestern home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The framing feels like an informal camera study of a lit sign seen through or reflected in glass, with no staged action or people visible.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include colored YEAR letters, orange 1960 numerals, dark glass, bare tree branches, bluish sky, and soft 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The scan shows dense grain, soft focus, flicker, blue-purple color shift, and slight frame instability characteristic of small-gauge home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a date-marker insert, reflective transition, year-change cue, or brief memory beat within a mid-century sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually connects a displayed year with wintery trees and window glass, offering period atmosphere without identifying a specific event or venue.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but the window/sign imagery should still be reviewed for copyright, location, and property context.
Research search match: Likely researcher searches include 8mm YEAR 1960 sign, early 1960s Wauconda home movie, neon year window reflection, and vintage date insert footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1961 Wauconda material, then with other date signs, reflections, and winter street details.

Still Frames From This Clip

In this 1961 Wauconda 8mm frame, YEAR 1960 glows in color against a dark window view with leafless branches. — YEAR 1960 lettering glows over a window view of bare trees.

The 1961 Wauconda home-movie frame shows colored YEAR letters and orange 1960 digits over reflected or seen-through trees. — Colored year lettering remains centered over dark glass and branches.

This 1961 Wauconda frame keeps the YEAR 1960 sign visible while bare branches and bluish exposure fill the background. — The glowing date sign holds in frame amid grain and blue-toned branches.

The final 1961 Wauconda frame shows the YEAR 1960 display softened by 8mm grain, with leafless trees visible through or on glass. — The date display lingers as tree branches frame the dark glass.

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