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Wauconda Illinois USA-1968: Barn Demolition Site with Onlookers

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

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

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Barn Demolition Site with Onlookers — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this vintage home movie captures a barn demolition in Wauconda, Illinois. Firefighters and onlookers survey the wreckage of a collapsed wooden structure, with debris scattered across the yard. The scene unfolds under a bright sky, with bare trees suggesting late winter or early spring. The footage shows a white farmhouse standing intact nearby, contrasting with the destruction. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film adds to its authentic, nostalgic feel. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse into rural life and community response to a structural collapse.

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
124336097

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.

Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors visible: Yes
  • 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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  • wauconda illinois USA
  • 1968
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  • rural disaster
  • 1960s Americana
  • old film footage
  • historic demolition
  • vintage 8mm
  • rural Illinois
  • 1968 footage
  • fire department
  • building wreckage

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