Wisconsin USA-1957: Refreshing Blue Water Lake

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Refreshing Blue Water Lake — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Wisconsin USA in 1957, showing a serene lake with rippling blue water under a bright sky. The view, framed by dark borders typical of Super 8 film, captures a distant shoreline with scattered houses and bare trees, suggesting early spring. In the final frame, a person in period clothing stands at the water's edge near a wooden structure, possibly a dock or boat ramp. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and subtle camera movement, evoking authentic mid-century Americana and nostalgic outdoor recreation.

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: 121496247

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 Midwest lake-life requests needing brief 8mm water, shoreline, and outdoor recreation cutaways for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The bare trees, small shoreline buildings, and simple waterfront structure may show a cool-season Wisconsin lake setting in the late 1950s.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie viewpoint, watching choppy blue water from shore or a boat before briefly catching a person at the water's edge.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rippling lake water, distant wooded shoreline, low hills, small houses, bare trees, rocks, and a person near a wooden waterfront structure.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, dark frame edges, and slight handheld movement consistent with original home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short lake insert, regional transition, memory beat, or cutaway between scenes about Midwestern travel, recreation, or family outings.
Historical context: The footage records ordinary lakeside scenery and recreation rather than a named public event, with period value in the casual view of water, shore, and dress.
Research note: Copyright, likeness, and location rights should be reviewed separately because a person and distant shoreline structures are visible, though no brands are apparent.
Research search match: Matches searches such as 1950s Wisconsin lake 8mm, vintage Midwest waterfront, home movie blue water, choppy lake shoreline, and family travel lake footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Wisconsin or 1957 lake material, then broader vintage Midwest water and outdoor recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Wisconsin home-movie frame showing rippling lake water and a far shore with bare trees and scattered small buildings. — Choppy lake water fills the foreground, with bare trees and small shoreline buildings in the distance.

1957 Wisconsin lake view with wind-ruffled blue water and a low wooded hillside along the far shore. — Wind-ruffled water stretches toward a low hill and distant shoreline.

1957 Wisconsin home-movie view across choppy lake water toward low hills and small shoreline structures. — A broad lake surface leads the eye toward distant hills and scattered shoreline structures.

1957 Wisconsin lakeside frame with a person near shoreline rocks, water, and a simple wooden dock or ramp structure. — A person stands near rocks and a wooden waterfront structure at the lake edge.

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