Wauconda Illinois USA-1968: Firefighters Fighting A Blaze Of A Large Barn As

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

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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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.

Firefighters Fighting A Blaze Of A Large Barn As — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this vintage home movie captures firefighters battling a massive blaze engulfing a large barn in Wauconda, Illinois. Flames consume the wooden structure as water sprays from hoses, illuminating the scene with intense orange and purple hues. Smoke billows into the sky as onlookers and emergency personnel move through the wreckage. The footage, with its grainy texture and authentic color palette, offers a raw, archival glimpse of a rural emergency, evoking the urgency and drama of the moment.

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: 124336991

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.

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 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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm footage of firefighters at a barn fire in Wauconda, Illinois, suited for documentary inserts on rural emergencies, firefighting, or local memory.
Period detail: The wooden barn, hose stream, rural fencing, and color 8mm texture support the 1968 home-movie context without showing clear dated signage.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a bystander distance as responders and onlookers move through smoke and debris, giving the clip an unstaged emergency-witness quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a burning barn frame, hose spray, smoke, firefighters, fencing, yard debris, trees, and small outbuildings or equipment.
Film character: The clip has saturated 8mm color, visible grain, soft focus, exposure shifts, and handheld framing that read as authentic home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for fire response, rural loss, community emergency, or 1960s local-history sequences.
Historical context: The footage visually documents a rural structure fire response, with firefighters working amid smoke while nearby objects and fencing suggest a farm or residential edge setting.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, and property considerations should be assessed separately before use.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1968 Wauconda Illinois barn fire, 1960s 8mm firefighting footage, rural blaze home movie, and firefighters with hoses archive film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel fire scenes, then Wauconda or Illinois 1968 material, then broader 1960s rural emergency and firefighting footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 Wauconda 8mm frame showing a barn burning as a hose stream reaches the flames through smoke and foreground fencing. — Flames consume part of a barn while firefighters direct water toward the structure.

A firefighter stands near the smoking remains of the burning barn in Wauconda, Illinois, with flames still visible inside the frame. — A firefighter works near the burned barn frame as smoke drifts across the yard.

The 8mm frame shows smoke hanging over the burned barn structure as a firefighter stands near debris and a low fence. — Smoke obscures the fireground while a firefighter remains near the damaged barn.

A bystander or responder in a white shirt moves near the foreground while the Wauconda barn continues burning behind smoke and debris. — A person passes in front of the smoky barn fire as flames remain visible in the structure.

Visually Similar Clips