Wauconda Illinois USA-1968: Burned Structure with Charred Debris and Ruined Trees

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

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Burned Structure with Charred Debris and Ruined Trees — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this archival footage captures a burned-out structure in Wauconda, Illinois, with charred walls and collapsed beams. Smoke rises from the wreckage as debris litters the ground and bare trees stand in the background. The scene shows the aftermath of a fire, with a wooden fence and scattered wreckage in the foreground. The film exhibits natural grain, color fading, and scratches typical of vintage home movie footage.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124336931

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm footage of a burned structure in Wauconda, Illinois, useful for documentary inserts on fire aftermath, local disaster damage, or residential destruction.
Period detail: The bare trees, wooden fencing, small mailbox-like post, and faded 8mm color may show a late-1960s suburban or rural-edge property scene.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a nearby standing position, giving the clip the direct, unstaged feel of a resident or visitor recording damage after a fire.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include charred upright walls, collapsed beams, smoke or haze, bare trees, scattered debris, a low fence, grass, and a small post in the foreground.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm texture through soft focus, uneven exposure, purple color shift, visible scratches, dust, and slight handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, aftermath insert, or transition beat between fire response, community loss, and recovery material.
Historical context: The footage documents visible fire damage and debris in a local outdoor setting without identifying the cause, occupants, or exact property history.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright, location verification, and any property-context questions should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1968 Wauconda Illinois fire aftermath, 8mm burned structure footage, charred building debris, and home movie disaster damage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Wauconda or 1968 Illinois material, then broader fire aftermath and damaged-structure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 Wauconda, Illinois 8mm frame showing a burned structure, smoke or haze, collapsed debris, bare trees, fencing, and a foreground post. — Charred walls and debris remain as smoke or haze drifts through the burned structure area.

1968 Wauconda, Illinois frame with a blackened wall section, smoky background, bare trees, fallen boards, and debris across the ground. — A blackened wall section stands beside fallen boards and smoke-hazed debris.

1968 Wauconda, Illinois 8mm frame showing a smoke-hazed burned wall, collapsed beams, bare trees, low fence, grass, and scattered wreckage. — Smoke softens the view of a burned wall, collapsed beams, and debris near a low fence.

1968 Wauconda, Illinois frame of a burned structure with charred upright wall, smoke or haze, bare trees, fallen boards, debris, and grass. — The final frame holds on a charred wall and debris under drifting smoke or haze.

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