Wauconda Illinois USA-1960: Man Shoveling Gravel at Home Construction Site

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

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Man Shoveling Gravel at Home Construction Site — Clip Details

A man in a white long-sleeve shirt and blue jeans works on a home construction project in Wauconda, Illinois, 1960. Shot on 8mm film, the footage shows him shoveling gravel from a wheelbarrow into a partially built cinder block foundation. Wooden forms support the structure, and the house's gray siding and window are visible in the background. The handheld camera captures the authentic, unsteady motion of a home movie, with natural lighting and the warm, slightly faded colors typical of vintage 1960s Super 8 footage.

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: 123745437

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: Useful for requests needing 1960s Midwestern home-movie footage of residential construction, domestic labor, or do-it-yourself building activity.
Period detail: The clothing, gray house siding, cinder block work, wood forms, and 8mm color stock support a circa-1960 residential construction setting in Wauconda, Illinois.
Home-movie behavior: The clip captures an unstaged adult working with a shovel and wheelbarrow while the handheld camera observes from close range.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a white shirt and jeans, a wheelbarrow of gravel, a shovel, cinder blocks, wooden forms, house siding, and windows.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, warm faded color, and handheld framing typical of home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or memory beat for home improvement, neighborhood building, or family labor sequences.
Historical context: The scene gives visual context for small-scale residential construction and hands-on household work without proving the project's exact purpose or ownership.
Research note: An adult figure is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright, likeness, and property considerations remain separate.
Research search match: Likely researcher searches include 1960s 8mm home construction, man shoveling gravel, Wauconda Illinois home movie, wheelbarrow foundation work, and domestic building footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Wauconda or 1960 Illinois material, then broader home construction, labor, or DIY domestic work clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Wauconda, Illinois, circa 1960, a man in jeans stands near a gravel-filled wheelbarrow at a home construction site. — Man working beside a gravel-filled wheelbarrow and partially built block structure.

The worker appears beside wooden forms and a gravel wheelbarrow during a 1960 home construction project in Wauconda, Illinois. — Worker positioned between forms with a shovel and gravel wheelbarrow below him.

A man bends over a gravel-filled wheelbarrow near cinder blocks and wood forms in the Wauconda home construction scene. — Man bending over the wheelbarrow as he handles gravel at the construction area.

At the Wauconda, Illinois site, the man turns toward the foundation area with a shovel near the wheelbarrow of gravel. — Worker turns toward the partially built structure with a shovel near the wheelbarrow.

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