Moline Illinois USA-1962: Two Light Yellow Lights Off In The Distance In The

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationMoline, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Illinois

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Two Light Yellow Lights Off In The Distance In The — Clip Details

Moline Illinois USA-1962: Two distant yellow lights appear in the upper left corner of the frame against a pitch-black night sky. The lights remain static and slightly out of focus, suggesting a faraway source like distant streetlights or vehicle headlights. Shot on 8mm film, the footage exhibits natural grain and subtle flicker, capturing a quiet, atmospheric moment from a vintage home movie. The dark, minimalist composition evokes a sense of mystery and nostalgia, characteristic of mid-century amateur film recordings.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124624736

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 2325 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: glenn t evans
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: moline illinois
Date: 1962 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: Moline, 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 archival productions needing a brief night insert, abstract home-movie transition, or distant-light atmosphere from Moline, Illinois footage.
Period detail: The frames show few era-specific clues beyond the 8mm home-movie format and the metadata-supported 1962 Moline, Illinois context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the unstaged feel of an amateur camera held on distant lights in darkness, preserving a quiet observational moment rather than a planned scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a nearly black night frame, small yellow light pairs, faint film grain, soft focus, dark tonal blocks, and subtle exposure variation.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows heavy low-light grain, muted blacks, slight flicker, and soft distant highlights that read as physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a night cutaway, ambiguous transition, memory beat, or atmospheric insert between clearer 1960s home-movie scenes.
Historical context: The footage reflects how amateur 8mm cameras could record ordinary low-light moments, with minimal visual context beyond distant illumination.
Research note: No people, logos, or recognizable property are visible, but copyright status and any broader reel context should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1962 8mm night footage, Moline Illinois home movie, distant yellow lights, dark archival cutaway, and abstract vintage film insert.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Moline material, then broader 1960s night, darkness, or distant-light home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Moline, Illinois 8mm frame showing two faint yellow lights against a dark night field. — Two distant yellow lights appear near the top of an otherwise dark frame.

A dark 8mm night frame from Moline, Illinois with a pair of small yellow lights near the top. — A pair of yellow points remains visible in the upper portion of the darkness.

1962 Moline, Illinois night footage with two distant yellow lights in the upper-left area of the frame. — Two distant lights appear at upper left, with little else visible in the night scene.

Dark 1962 8mm frame from Moline, Illinois showing two small yellow lights with faint film texture. — A pair of small lights remains visible against the dark, grainy frame.

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