Wauconda Illinois USA-1960: Three Older Gentlemen Smoothing Out Cement On A

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

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Three Older Gentlemen Smoothing Out Cement On A — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures three older men working together to smooth wet cement in a rectangular foundation form. One man in a light-colored shirt and cap bends over, using a wooden screed to level the surface, while another in a plaid shirt and cap observes. A third man in a white sweater leans over the edge, supervising. The scene is viewed through a doorway, with natural daylight illuminating the outdoor construction site. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, offering authentic 1960s Americana for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical projects.

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: 123745778

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s home-movie requests showing small-scale cement work, domestic construction, or community labor in Wauconda, Illinois.
Period detail: Visible clues include work caps, plaid shirt, simple wooden forms, hand tools, and an outdoor worksite that may show early-1960s residential construction practice.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal observation of older men working and watching together, filmed from a doorway rather than staged for the camera.
What appears in frame: The frames show three older men, wet cement, a wooden screed, rectangular form boards, a railing, doorway edges, and daylight ground beyond the work area.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of a family-shot construction moment.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for hands-on building, suburban home improvement, or 1960s everyday labor.
Historical context: The clip documents practical cement finishing in a local home-movie setting, emphasizing informal cooperation rather than a formal jobsite record.
Research note: People are visible and faces may be identifiable, so copyright, likeness, and any location or property concerns should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1960 8mm cement work, Wauconda Illinois home movie, older men smoothing concrete, and vintage residential construction footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel construction scenes, then Wauconda 1960 footage, then broader 1960s home improvement or manual labor material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Wauconda, Illinois, 1960 home-movie footage, older men stand around wet cement as one uses a wooden screed. — Older men gather around a cement form while one smooths the wet surface with a board.

A 1960 Wauconda home-movie frame shows one man leveling cement with a board as two older men look on. — A man reaches across the form to smooth cement while two others observe the work.

Older men in work clothes continue smoothing cement in a rectangular form in Wauconda, Illinois, in 1960 footage. — The screed is pulled across the cement form as the men continue the finishing work.

The final frame shows 1960 Wauconda cement finishing, with older men around the form and a doorway framing the view. — The cement surface is partly leveled as the men remain gathered around the form.

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