Worker positioned between forms with a shovel and gravel wheelbarrow below him.
1960 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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Man working beside a gravel-filled wheelbarrow and partially built block structure — Wauconda, Illinois, 1960
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- 1960
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- Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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- Still 1 · 0.40s into the source clip
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In Wauconda, Illinois, circa 1960, a man in jeans stands near a gravel-filled wheelbarrow at a home construction site.
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Man bending over the wheelbarrow as he handles gravel at the construction area.
1960 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
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Worker turns toward the partially built structure with a shovel near the wheelbarrow.
1960 · Wauconda, Illinois, United States
Still image · $49
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Wauconda Illinois USA-1960: Man Shoveling Gravel
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1960 Wauconda Illinois.
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Period detail
The clothing, gray house siding, cinder block work, wood forms, and 8mm color stock support a circa-1960 residential construction setting in Wauconda, Illinois.
Film character
The footage has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, warm faded color, and handheld framing typical of home-movie material.
Historical context
The scene gives visual context for small-scale residential construction and hands-on household work without proving the project's exact purpose or ownership.
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An adult figure is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright, likeness, and property considerations remain separate.
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