Wauconda Illinois USA-1960: Men Working on Wooden Structure with Beer

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

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Men Working on Wooden Structure with Beer — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures three men working outside a house in Wauconda, Illinois. One man is shirtless, another in a white t-shirt holds a beer bottle, and a third in overalls works on a wooden structure. The scene shows casual labor and camaraderie during a DIY project, with natural sunlight and the characteristic grain of Super 8 film. The final frame shifts to a backyard with a swing set, suggesting a family-oriented, nostalgic moment from mid-century America.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 123745088

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

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 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s U.S. home-movie requests needing casual backyard DIY labor, male family or neighbor activity, and mid-century domestic outdoor life.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color stock, wood-frame work area, beer bottles, and simple backyard swing set may show everyday suburban or small-town domestic life around 1960.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal, unstaged interaction as men work, pause, drink beer, and move around a yard during a home project.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three adult men, beer bottles, a wooden structure, house siding, rocks, lawn, trees, patio chairs, and a backyard swing set.
Film character: The clip has handheld 8mm texture with visible grain, soft focus, bright daylight exposure, and slight frame instability typical of scanned home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for domestic labor, weekend projects, family yards, or informal male camaraderie.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual home improvement and outdoor socializing in a residential setting without supporting a specific claim about occupation or event.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, property, and personal-rights clearance should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Researchers may find this under 1960 8mm home movie, Wauconda Illinois backyard DIY, men building wooden structure, beer during home repair, or mid-century family yard footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Wauconda 1960 material, then broader home-improvement, backyard, and family-gathering footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Wauconda, Illinois home-movie footage from 1960, three adult men gather outside a house beside a partly built wooden structure. — Men pause beside a wooden outdoor structure during a backyard project.

A 1960 Wauconda backyard work scene shows men handling or discussing a wooden structure while one holds a beer bottle. — Men interact around the outdoor build, with bottles and house siding visible.

The home-movie frame shows a shirtless man approaching two men near a wood structure in a residential Wauconda yard in 1960. — A shirtless man approaches as two others continue work near the structure.

A wider 1960 Wauconda backyard view shows adults spread around a lawn with chairs, trees, and a simple swing set frame. — The clip opens out to a wider backyard view with people, chairs, and a swing set.

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