Illinois USA-1947: Visitors at Buckingham Fountain in Park

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Year1947
Decade1940s
LocationIllinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1947 Illinois

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Visitors at Buckingham Fountain in Park — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1947, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched day at a grand public park in Illinois. The iconic Buckingham Fountain dominates the background, its water jets rising against a pale sky. Two people stroll along a paved path, framed by lush green hedges and mature trees. The footage, viewed through a window frame, shows classic 1940s fashion and the warm, slightly faded color palette of Super 8 film, with visible grain and scratches adding to its authentic archival quality. This nostalgic clip offers a glimpse into mid-century American leisure and urban life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124914535

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1947 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: 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

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 1940s Illinois urban leisure, public park, and landmark fountain requests needing brief home-movie footage for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color stock, clipped framing, and metadata-supported 1947 date place the scene in a mid-century public garden setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, watching pedestrians pass while the fountain and hedged garden remain the main point of interest.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include Buckingham Fountain, clipped hedges, mature trees, a paved walkway, pedestrians, a globe lamp, pale sky, and window-like dark frame edges.
Film character: The footage carries warm faded color, visible grain, scratches, slight blur, and uneven handheld framing typical of scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, establishing insert, travel-memory beat, or transition within a sequence about Chicago parks or 1940s leisure.
Historical context: The scene shows visitors moving through a formal public garden where fountain, paths, and hedges structure a mid-century urban leisure view.
Research note: People are visible but not individually identifiable in detail, so likeness review may still be needed separately from copyright and location assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1947 Illinois 8mm park footage, Buckingham Fountain home movie, 1940s public garden visitors, and vintage Chicago leisure scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1947 Illinois or Buckingham Fountain material, then broader 1940s park and public-space footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1947 Illinois 8mm view of a large fountain beyond clipped hedges and trees, with dark frame edges crossing the scene. — A fountain rises in the distance behind formal hedges and mature trees.

Two visitors walk through the 1947 Illinois park scene, with Buckingham Fountain, hedges, trees, and dark frame edges visible. — Pedestrians pass along the path while the fountain remains in the background.

A globe lamp and two pedestrians cross the foreground of a 1947 Illinois park view with hedges, trees, and fountain spray behind. — A lamp post briefly interrupts the view as visitors walk past the hedged garden.

Two visitors continue along the path in the 1947 Illinois park footage, framed by hedges, trees, fountain spray, and dark film edges. — Visitors walk through the formal garden with fountain spray visible beyond the hedges.

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