Wauconda Illinois USA-1960: Leveling Concrete Using A Trowel On Stairs

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

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Leveling Concrete Using A Trowel On Stairs — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures two men pouring and leveling wet concrete on a set of outdoor stairs at a residential home in Wauconda, Illinois. One man in blue overalls and a plaid shirt uses a trowel to smooth the surface, while another in a white shirt assists. The scene unfolds in front of a house with light-colored siding and a white door, surrounded by trees. The footage shows the raw, unfiltered texture of wet concrete and the authentic, grainy quality of 8mm film, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century DIY construction.

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: 123745685

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: Useful for 1960s U.S. home-movie requests needing residential DIY construction, masonry work, or everyday labor as documentary insert footage.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color stock, house siding, and metal porch railing may show a mid-century residential setting consistent with the 1960 Wauconda metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has an unstaged home-repair quality, with one man smoothing wet concrete while another leans in to assist on a small outdoor stair project.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include wet concrete steps, a hand trowel, blue overalls, a plaid shirt, a white shirt, a metal railing, house siding, and a doorway.
Film character: The clip carries a handheld 8mm texture with soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet edge framing that suits archival home-movie use.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, memory beat, or process insert for home improvement, construction, suburban life, or family-property maintenance.
Historical context: The footage documents small-scale residential repair work rather than a public event, showing practical household labor in a suburban Illinois setting.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, and property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1960 8mm home movie concrete stairs, Wauconda Illinois residential construction, men troweling cement, and mid-century DIY masonry.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Wauconda 1960 home footage, then broader clips of residential repair, masonry, or outdoor labor.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Wauconda home-movie frame showing men working near fresh concrete steps outside a residential doorway and siding. — Men work around freshly poured concrete on exterior steps.

A man in blue overalls uses a trowel on wet concrete stairs as another man assists outside a Wauconda residence. — Concrete is leveled by hand on the outdoor stair surface.

Two men continue smoothing a fresh concrete stair surface in 1960 Wauconda residential home-movie footage. — The trowel work continues as both men lean over the steps.

Late frame of the Wauconda stair repair shows a man finishing wet concrete with a trowel below a metal railing. — A worker smooths the concrete surface near the edge of the steps.

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