Moline Illinois USA-1962: Silhouetted Figures Walking In Front Of Barred Window

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

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Silhouetted Figures Walking In Front Of Barred Window — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this grainy, high-contrast footage captures a dark interior scene in Moline, Illinois. Silhouetted figures move slowly in front of a barred window, their forms obscured by shadow and the film's vintage texture. The light from the window panes casts stark geometric patterns across the frame, creating a moody, suspenseful atmosphere. The camera remains mostly static, emphasizing the stillness and isolation of the moment. This authentic home movie clip evokes a sense of mystery and nostalgia, perfect for historical documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124624741

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 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: 1960s 8mm interior footage for productions needing a tense, low-light archival insert of silhouetted people moving near barred windows.
Period detail: The 8mm texture, deep exposure contrast, and 1962 Moline metadata place this as early-1960s home-movie material, while the barred windows are the main visible setting clue.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unposed movement of indistinct figures crossing a dark interior, captured from a mostly static observer's position.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include barred window panes, dim interior walls, silhouetted human figures, strong window backlight, dark foreground shapes, and heavy film grain.
Film character: The clip has dense shadows, soft focus, visible grain, flicker, and high-contrast window light consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief suspense insert, memory beat, transition, or cutaway suggesting confinement, observation, or a shadowed interior.
Historical context: The footage shows people in a dark interior space in Moline, Illinois, without enough visual evidence to identify the building or activity shown.
Research note: People are visible only as silhouettes, but likeness and context review may still be needed; no logos, music, or clearly identifiable private property are visible.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1962 Moline Illinois 8mm interior, silhouetted people barred window, dark home movie figures, and vintage shadowy window footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Moline interiors, then thematically related barred-window or silhouetted-figure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Moline 8mm frame showing a very dark interior with barred window light and indistinct human silhouettes. — Barred window light cuts through a dark interior as figures remain mostly in silhouette.

Dark 1962 Moline interior frame with barred window panes and obscured shadow shapes in the foreground. — A static view holds on barred window panes in a nearly black interior.

1962 Moline 8mm frame with a silhouetted figure crossing before a barred window inside a dark room. — A silhouetted figure passes in front of the barred window light.

Dark 1962 Moline frame showing a narrow section of barred window light with human forms mostly obscured. — Only a sliver of barred window light remains visible in the dark interior.

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