Wauconda Illinois USA-1968: Small White Dog in Grassy Yard

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

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Small White Dog in Grassy Yard — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this vintage home movie captures a small, fluffy white dog outdoors in Waconda Illinois. The dog, possibly a Pekingese or similar breed, is seen in a grassy yard with a brick wall in the background. The footage shows the dog from various angles—its back, face, and side—as it moves and looks around. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: soft focus, warm color tones, and visible grain and scratches. This nostalgic clip evokes a sense of everyday life 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: 124337540

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 documentary or editorial requests needing brief domestic pet footage from a Midwestern home-movie setting.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1960s amateur filming style through soft 8mm color, outdoor yard grass, and a small dog on a thin leash.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged family-film feel, observing a small white dog as it shifts position and looks around outdoors.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a fluffy white dog, grass, a thin leash, dark film-frame edges, soft outdoor light, and scratched 8mm texture.
Film character: The scan carries warm faded color, soft focus, gate edges, dust, scratches, and uneven exposure typical of handled 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short pet cutaway, domestic memory beat, or transitional insert for everyday 1960s home life.
Historical context: As home-movie footage, it reflects ordinary pet keeping and yard activity without supporting broader claims about Wauconda or 1968 events.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still assess copyright, location context, and any property concerns for their use.
Research search match: Searches such as 1968 8mm small white dog, vintage home movie pet outdoors, or Wauconda Illinois family film may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Wauconda 1968 home movies, then broader vintage pet and backyard footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A small white dog is filmed from behind on 8mm footage in Wauconda, Illinois, with grass and dark frame edges visible. — Small white dog viewed from behind in a grassy yard.

White dog in side view, partly softened by 8mm color fade.

A soft, close 8mm view shows the small white dog low in frame, with grass above and heavy fading across the image. — Blurred close view of the dog as the handheld camera shifts.

The final 8mm frame is largely overexposed and pale, showing scratches, dust marks, and dark film edges with no clear subject. — Overexposed tail frame showing film wear and frame borders.

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