Chicago Illinois-1968: Frozen Waterfall With Icicles On A Bright Winter Day

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Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationChicago, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Frozen Waterfall With Icicles On A Bright Winter Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this vintage home movie captures a frozen waterfall in Chicago, Illinois, during a bright winter day. Icicles hang heavily from the cliff face, their jagged forms illuminated by sunlight, while bare tree branches frame the scene. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and a distinct purple color cast, characteristic of 1960s home movie film. The camera remains steady, offering a quiet, contemplative view of nature frozen in time.

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: 125593760

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 1018 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1968
Reel-level location note: chicago,macinaw island michigan
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: Chicago, 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 educational edits needing a quiet winter nature cutaway from Chicago-area home-movie footage.
Period detail: The frames show bare trees, heavy ice, and an 8mm color-film look consistent with the supplied 1968 home-movie metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The steady framing suggests an amateur observer pausing to record an unusual frozen outdoor scene rather than a staged event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a frozen waterfall, long icicles, dark cliff openings, bare branches, tree trunks, snow or ice buildup, and bright winter light.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, mild exposure variation, and a purple color cast that read as physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a winter insert, environmental transition, seasonal cutaway, or reflective memory beat.
Historical context: The footage documents a frozen urban nature view in winter, with no visible people, vehicles, signs, or dated public activity in the frames.
Research note: No faces, logos, or readable property identifiers are visible, but copyright, location verification, and any property considerations should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1968 8mm frozen waterfall, Chicago winter icicles, vintage home movie winter nature, and 1960s outdoor ice footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Chicago or 1968 winter footage, then broader frozen-waterfall or seasonal nature clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 Chicago home-movie frame showing a frozen waterfall, hanging icicles, bare branches, and dark rock openings. — Frozen waterfall with icicles and winter branches in bright light.

Chicago winter footage frame with a frozen waterfall partly obscured by tree trunks and leafless branches. — Icicles and frozen water formations seen through winter trees.

1968 8mm frame showing dense icicles, frozen runoff, bare brush, and shadowed openings in the rock or bank. — Heavy icicles hang across a shadowed frozen waterfall face.

Chicago winter home-movie frame showing tall icicles and frozen water framed by a dark trunk and leafless branches. — Tall icicles and frozen water formations framed by winter branches.

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