Wisconsin USA-1957: Women in Bathing Suits at Lake House

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Women in Bathing Suits at Lake House — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Wisconsin USA in 1957 shows two women in classic one-piece bathing suits walking outdoors near a lake house. The scene captures a nostalgic summer day with lush green trees, a white picket fence, and a green tarp-covered structure in the background. The women, one smiling toward the camera, move through a wooded backyard setting, their retro swimwear and natural surroundings evoking mid-century Americana. The film exhibits authentic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and a handheld perspective, offering authentic archival footage of 1950s leisure and family life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 121496043

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

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 1219 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: oke lake,cottage,ice fishing,swimming
Reel-level year note: 1957
Reel-level location note: wisconsin
Date: 1957 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: Wisconsin, 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 1950s U.S. leisure, family vacation, lake-house, and summer recreation sequences in documentary or museum edits.
Period detail: The one-piece bathing suits, 8mm color stock, simple backyard setting, and metadata-supported 1957 Wisconsin location place the scene in mid-century domestic leisure.
Home-movie behavior: The women appear aware of the camera, with one smiling as she walks through the yard, giving the clip an unstaged family home-movie quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two women in bathing suits, trees, a small building, a white fence, a green tarp-covered structure, windows, a wood door, and flower planters.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm color, visible grain, mild fading, and handheld framing that support its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief summer memory beat, lake-house cutaway, or transition into mid-century family vacation material.
Historical context: The scene shows informal outdoor recreation around a wooded house or cabin setting, reflecting domestic leisure rather than a public event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, privacy, and any property concerns should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1957 Wisconsin home movie, 1950s women bathing suits, vintage lake house footage, and 8mm summer vacation family film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1957 Wisconsin lake-house material, then broader 1950s summer recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Wisconsin home-movie frame showing a woman in a black one-piece bathing suit walking through a wooded yard near a small building. — A woman walks through a wooded yard near a lake-house structure.

1957 Wisconsin frame with a smiling woman in a black one-piece bathing suit walking beside a wooden building in a tree-lined yard. — A smiling woman walks toward the camera beside a wooden building.

1957 Wisconsin home-movie frame showing a small brick building exterior with windows, flowers, trees, and a white fence nearby. — The camera shifts to a small building exterior with windows and flower planters.

1957 Wisconsin frame showing a small brick building, wooden door, windows, and flower planters in a shaded outdoor setting. — A shaded view of the building exterior shows the door, windows, and flowers.

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