Wauconda Illinois USA-1968: Geese and Dog in Grassy Field

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Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationWauconda, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1968 Wauconda Illinois

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Geese and Dog in Grassy Field — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this vintage home movie captures a peaceful rural scene in Wauconda, Illinois. A flock of white geese walks across a sun-drenched grassy field near a rustic wooden fence, with leafy trees in the background. The footage then cuts to a fluffy Pekingese dog lying contentedly in the grass, its long fur catching the light. The warm, slightly faded colors and natural film grain evoke a strong sense of nostalgia and Americana from the late 1960s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124335593

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 1137 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: barn building darrell rd
Reel-level year note: 1968
Reel-level location note: illinois
Date: 1968 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Wauconda, Illinois, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Midwestern home-movie requests needing rural domestic animals, backyard poultry, or a small family dog as a quiet Americana cutaway.
Period detail: The 8mm color, soft focus, rustic fence, open grass, and domestic animals support a late-1960s rural or suburban Illinois home-movie setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes geese at a distance and then lingers close on a resting Pekingese, suggesting casual family filming of familiar animals.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include white geese on grass, a wooden fence, leafy trees, a pale Pekingese dog, low plants, sunlight, and dark frame edges.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, slight color fading, soft exposure shifts, and contact-print framing that give it recognizable home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a gentle insert, rural transition, pet cutaway, or memory beat between family or countryside sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects ordinary domestic animal keeping and pet companionship in a grassy Wauconda setting without visible people or public landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, animal depiction, and any location or property context should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1968 Wauconda Illinois 8mm geese, Pekingese dog in grass, vintage home movie rural animals, and 1960s backyard pets.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel family or rural footage, then Wauconda or 1968 Illinois material, then broader 1960s animal and pet home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

White geese cross a grassy Wauconda, Illinois yard near a rustic fence in 1968 8mm home-movie footage. — A small flock of white geese moves through a sunlit grassy area near a fence.

A light-colored Pekingese lies in grass and foliage in 1968 Wauconda, Illinois home-movie footage. — The footage cuts to a small Pekingese dog resting among grass and leaves.

Close 8mm view of a light Pekingese resting in grass, with foliage and its curled tail visible. — A close shot holds on the dog lying low in the grass.

The Pekingese remains in the grass facing the camera in the 1968 Wauconda home-movie scene. — The dog continues resting in the grass, framed by foliage and uneven sunlight.

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