Elmwood Park Illinois-1945: Old Video Of A Large Farm House Covered In Snow

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Year1945
Decade1940s
LocationElmwood Park, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1945 Elmwood Park Illinois

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Old Video Of A Large Farm House Covered In Snow — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1945, this vintage home movie captures a snow-covered farmhouse in Elmwood Park, Illinois. The footage shows a large two-story house with a steeply pitched roof blanketed in white, surrounded by snow-laden trees and utility lines. The image exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: soft focus, greenish-purple color cast, and visible film grain. A close-up reveals a snow-covered porch railing and brick foundation, emphasizing the quiet stillness of a winter day. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American domestic life.

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: 124752589

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1945 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Elmwood Park, Illinois, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s domestic winter B-roll, especially documentary or education edits needing Midwestern home-movie views of a snow-covered residence.
Period detail: The steep roofline, overhead utility wires, porch rails, and 8mm home-movie framing may show mid-century residential streetscape details in Elmwood Park, Illinois.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged household viewpoint, lingering on the house and then moving closer to snow piled along the porch railing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a snow-covered two-story house, bare winter trees, overhead utility lines, porch railing, brick foundation, and heavy snow on exterior ledges.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and a green-purple color shift give the 8mm scan a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a winter establishing insert, a quiet memory beat, or a cutaway for mid-century domestic life in Illinois.
Historical context: The footage provides visual context for a snowy residential setting without showing people, vehicles, storefronts, or identifiable public events.
Research note: No people or brands are visible, but copyright and any property-related permissions should be reviewed separately for the intended use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1940s 8mm home movie snow house, Elmwood Park Illinois winter residence, and vintage Midwest domestic exterior footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then with Elmwood Park or 1945 material, then with broader winter home and residential exterior footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Snow-covered house in Elmwood Park, Illinois, filmed in 1945 with bare trees and utility wires in view. — A snow-covered residence appears beyond winter trees and overhead wires.

1945 8mm view of a snow-covered Elmwood Park house framed by winter trees and overhead lines. — The camera holds on the snowy house exterior from a nearby vantage point.

Closer 1945 Elmwood Park view showing snow along a porch railing, brick foundation, and winter accumulation. — A closer angle emphasizes snow resting on the porch rail and exterior structure.

Snow on a porch railing and nearby house exterior in 1945 Elmwood Park home-movie footage. — Snow blankets the railing and ledges around the house exterior.

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