Wauconda Illinois USA-1960: Man In White Tank Top Builds A Shelf

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

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Man In White Tank Top Builds A Shelf — Clip Details

A man in a white tank top works on a wooden structure in a backyard on Saturday, October 15, 1960, in Wauconda, Illinois. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures a DIY project with natural light and authentic grain. The colorful date overlay adds a nostalgic touch to the archival footage of a man building a shelf outdoors.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123745830

Rights & Clearance

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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Wauconda, Illinois, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960 Wauconda home-movie footage suited to documentary requests for everyday suburban DIY work and informal backyard labor.
Period detail: The colorful in-frame date lettering supports the 1960 setting and may show midcentury outdoor home-improvement activity in a leafy yard.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value as a man bends, steadies lumber, and works close to a wooden structure while the camera observes from nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a white sleeveless shirt, wooden boards, a low work surface, trees, fallen leaves, a shed or outbuilding, and colored date letters.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, mild exposure variation, and handheld home-movie framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or cutaway for domestic labor, weekend projects, or midcentury home life.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for informal household work and outdoor leisure space without making broader claims about Wauconda or the family shown.
Research note: People and recognizable faces appear, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright and any location or property considerations.
Research search match: Researchers may find it under 1960 8mm home movie backyard DIY, man building shelf, Wauconda Illinois home improvement, or dated family film footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Wauconda 1960 material, then broader home-project or backyard family-life footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Wauconda, Illinois in 1960, a man in a white sleeveless shirt works near a wooden structure beneath colorful date lettering. — A man works on a wooden structure outdoors under the Saturday, October 15, 1960 date letters.

A 1960 Wauconda backyard frame shows a man leaning beside wooden boards, with trees, leaves, and colored date text visible. — The man shifts position beside the wooden work area while the date overlay remains visible.

The 1960 home-movie frame shows the man bending at the work area in a Wauconda yard, surrounded by leaves and colored date lettering. — A backyard work moment shows the man bent near boards and a low wooden structure.

At the end of the 1960 Wauconda clip, the man remains beside the wooden work area with trees, leaves, and date letters in view. — The final frame keeps the man and wooden project area in view within the 8mm frame.

Visually Similar Clips