Wauconda Illinois USA-1960: Man Digging near Blue House

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

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Man Digging near Blue House — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures a man in a white t-shirt and blue jeans digging a hole in the backyard of a blue-shingled house in Wauconda, Illinois. Stacks of gray cinder blocks and large boulders surround the work area, with wooden planks and tools scattered nearby. The scene, viewed through a dark frame, shows the man bent over, actively excavating the dirt ground under bright sunlight. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, offering authentic archival footage of a 1960s home renovation project.

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: 123745183

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 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

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 for requests for 1960s Midwestern home-movie footage showing residential renovation, backyard labor, or small-scale construction activity.
Period detail: The blue shingle siding, cinder blocks, work clothes, and 8mm home-movie framing may show a modest 1960 residential improvement scene.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged observation of a man bending and working in a cluttered backyard rather than posing for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a white T-shirt and jeans, gray cinder blocks, boulders, dirt, wooden planks, tools, trees, and a blue-shingled house.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, saturated blue tones, uneven exposure, and a dark contact-frame edge that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, memory beat, or insert for home repair, yard work, suburban growth, or family-property improvement.
Historical context: The footage documents everyday manual work around a residential property, giving context to domestic maintenance and do-it-yourself construction habits.
Research note: A person and residential exterior are visible, so copyright, likeness, and property-context review should be handled separately before reuse.
Research search match: Searches such as 1960 Wauconda 8mm home renovation, man digging backyard, cinder blocks house repair, or Illinois home movie construction may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Wauconda 1960 material, then related home renovation or backyard labor scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Wauconda home-movie frame showing a man in a white T-shirt working near cinder blocks, boulders, dirt, and a blue-shingled house. — A man works in a backyard construction area beside stacked cinder blocks and boulders.

1960 Wauconda frame with a man bending near a dirt work area, stacked gray cinder blocks, boulders, and the side of a blue house. — The worker bends toward the ground near a rough backyard excavation area.

1960 Wauconda backyard frame showing a man leaning over the ground with cinder blocks, rocks, planks, and blue house siding around him. — The backyard work area is framed by blocks, boulders, boards, and the house exterior.

1960 Wauconda home-movie frame showing a worker bent at the waist near cinder blocks, large rocks, dirt, and blue exterior siding. — The man pauses or shifts position beside the stacked blocks and rocky excavation area.

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