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Chicago Illinois-1968: Industrial Crane Working On A Building The Crane Is

  • Year1968
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationChicago, Illinois, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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Industrial Crane Working On A Building The Crane Is — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this vintage home movie captures an industrial crane at work on a modern building in Chicago. The footage shows a yellow crane lifting materials alongside a concrete structure with large glass windows, set against a backdrop of older city buildings. The scene has a distinct 1960s color palette with purple and yellow tones, characteristic of Super 8 film. The final frames shift to a landscaped garden bed with green plants and small white flowers, offering a contrast to the urban construction site. This archival footage provides a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century urban development and city life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
125593778

Rights & Clearance

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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • windows
  • grass
  • square
  • green
  • clear
  • industrial
  • crane
  • working
  • building
  • yellow
  • big
  • chicago illinois
  • 1968
  • 1968 Chicago construction footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • industrial crane 1968
  • Super 8 home movie
  • urban development 1960s
  • yellow crane working
  • glass building construction
  • 1960s city life
  • archival construction footage
  • 8mm film grain
  • mid-century architecture
  • Chicago industrial scene
  • vintage urban footage
  • retro construction clip
  • 1960s nostalgia
  • film footage 1968
  • historic building site
  • 8mm home movie
  • old city construction
  • garden bed 1968

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s Chicago urban development requests needing brief editorial cutaways of construction activity and modern office architecture on 8mm film.

Still Frames From This Clip

Yellow crane beside a modern glass and concrete building in Chicago.

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