Wauconda Illinois USA-1960: Three Men Working On Construction Project At House

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationWauconda, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 Wauconda Illinois

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Three Men Working On Construction Project At House — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures three men working on a construction project at the front of a house in Wauconda, Illinois. Two men are shirtless in blue work pants, while a third wears blue overalls, all laboring on a large black structure near the house's gray siding. The scene includes piles of dirt, rocks, a wheelbarrow, and a yellow hose, with a classic car visible in the background. The footage exhibits natural film grain and color fading, offering authentic 1960s Americana for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical projects.

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: 123744743

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1960 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Wauconda, Illinois, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm home-movie footage for edits needing domestic construction, suburban labor, or midcentury Illinois house-repair context.
Period detail: The clip may show early-1960s residential workwear, gray house siding, yard tools, and a partially visible car consistent with the supplied 1960 Wauconda metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal home-movie observation of three men working together outside a house without staged posing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three men, gray house siding, a large dark panel or structure, dirt piles, rocks, boards, a yellow hose, and yard equipment.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, gate edges, and handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or transition for home improvement, family labor, or suburban everyday-life sequences.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for small-scale residential construction or repair work in a midcentury American yard.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; copyright, privacy, and any property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s 8mm home movie house construction, men working in yard, Wauconda Illinois home repair, and vintage residential labor.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Wauconda or 1960 Illinois home-movie material, then broader domestic construction or yard-work footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In supplied 1960 Wauconda home-movie footage, three men work outside a gray-sided house with rocks, boards, and yard tools nearby. — Three men gather around a large dark panel during outdoor house work.

Three men continue work beside a gray-sided house in Wauconda, with a dark construction panel, soil, rocks, and hose visible. — The workers steady or inspect a dark panel near the house wall.

A man in blue overalls bends near the base of a dark panel as another man stands by the gray house in the 1960 Wauconda footage. — A worker bends near the panel base while another steadies the structure.

Two men remain visible beside the dark panel outside the gray-sided house, surrounded by dirt, rocks, boards, and a yellow hose. — The men continue work around the panel and yard materials.

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