Wauconda Illinois USA-1960: Two Men Removing Cement Blocks During Home Construction

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

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Two Men Removing Cement Blocks During Home Construction — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures two men working on a construction project in Wauconda, Illinois. One man in a white t-shirt and blue jeans bends over to move large concrete blocks, while another stands nearby. Stacks of cinder blocks and construction materials surround them in front of a house with blue siding. The footage shows a typical DIY home improvement scene from the era, with natural daylight and the characteristic grain and color saturation of Super 8 film. A brief shot shows a dog on the front steps, adding to the nostalgic, everyday life feel.

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: 123745198

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s home-movie footage for productions needing a brief suburban DIY construction or masonry work scene in Wauconda, Illinois.
Period detail: The white T-shirts, blue jeans, concrete block stacks, and house exterior may show everyday residential improvement work around 1960.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value, observing two men handling construction materials while a dog briefly appears on front steps.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two men, stacked concrete blocks, loose rocks, wooden supports, house siding, a window, front steps, shrubs, and a dog.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, handheld framing, mild exposure shifts, and saturated blue tones typical of small-gauge home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or memory beat for home renovation, family property work, or midcentury suburban labor.
Historical context: The scene documents informal residential construction activity rather than a public event, with ordinary clothing and tools around a house exterior.
Research note: People are visible and the house exterior appears in frame, so copyright, likeness, and property context should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1960 8mm home construction, Wauconda Illinois masonry work, men moving cinder blocks, and suburban DIY footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Wauconda 1960 material, then with home improvement, masonry, or family property work scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Wauconda home-movie frame showing two men near concrete blocks and construction materials beside a house. — Two men work around stacks of concrete blocks outside a house.

1960 Wauconda frame with a man bending over construction materials while another man stands behind block stacks. — One man bends to handle materials while another stands nearby.

1960 Wauconda home construction frame showing a man standing among block stacks and supports beside a house exterior. — A worker stands in the construction area between stacks of blocks.

Brief 1960 Wauconda frame showing a dog on exterior steps framed by shrubs near a house entrance. — A dog appears on the front steps near shrubs.

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