Wauconda Illinois USA-1968: Firefighters Battling Structure Fire

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

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Firefighters Battling Structure Fire — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this archival footage captures firefighters battling a raging structure fire in Wauconda, Illinois. The scene shows the charred remains of a wooden building with smoke rising from the rubble, as emergency personnel in helmets and uniforms work to extinguish the blaze. The footage, framed by the classic 8mm film border, offers a raw, authentic glimpse into a community emergency, with the fire's aftermath and ongoing efforts clearly visible against a backdrop of bare trees and open land.

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: 124337422

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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s U.S. community emergency, firefighting, structure-fire aftermath, and small-town public-safety documentary sequences.
Period detail: The helmets, dark firefighter coats, 8mm color stock, bare trees, and rural roadside setting support a late-1960s home-movie view of a fire scene in Wauconda, Illinois.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from outside the action as firefighters walk through smoke and debris, giving the clip an unstaged witness perspective rather than a formal news view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include charred wooden framing, smoke, orange flame, firefighters in helmets, hose lines, rubble, bare trees, and an 8mm frame border.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, handheld framing, and the contact-print border give the footage a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or transition for fire response, local disaster aftermath, or mid-century community emergency coverage.
Historical context: The clip visually documents firefighters working around the remains of a burned wooden structure, with smoke and flame still present in an open outdoor setting.
Research note: People are visible and may require likeness review; copyright, location, and any property or incident identification should be assessed separately before use.
Research search match: Researchers may search for 1968 Wauconda Illinois fire footage, 8mm firefighters, vintage structure fire, home-movie fire response, or 1960s emergency scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel fire footage, then Wauconda or 1968 Illinois material, then broader 1960s firefighting and structure-fire aftermath clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 Wauconda, Illinois 8mm frame showing a burned wooden structure with smoke, flame, rubble, and bare trees. — A burned wooden structure smolders as smoke drifts across the fire scene.

1968 Wauconda, Illinois frame with firefighters approaching smoky rubble and charred beams at a structure fire. — Helmeted firefighters move near the burned structure while smoke continues to rise.

1968 Wauconda, Illinois 8mm frame showing a firefighter in dark gear beside smoke, debris, charred framing, and flame. — A firefighter pauses near the smoking debris of the burned structure.

1968 Wauconda, Illinois frame showing a firefighter seen from behind near smoke, charred wood, rubble, and leafless trees. — A firefighter looks toward the smoldering remains as smoke hangs over the rubble.

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