Wisconsin USA-1957: A Man Fishing At The Blue Ocean For Fish

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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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A Man Fishing At The Blue Ocean For Fish — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Wisconsin, USA, in 1957, showing a man fishing by a blue body of water. The man, wearing a light-colored jacket and a hat, stands on a rocky shoreline near a white wooden post, casting his fishing rod into the rippling water. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and a slightly faded quality characteristic of mid-century amateur footage. The scene captures a quiet, nostalgic moment of outdoor recreation, with the man focused on his fishing line against the backdrop of the natural landscape.

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: 121496302

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: 1950s Wisconsin 8mm home-movie footage suited to archival requests for mid-century outdoor recreation, fishing, shoreline leisure, or quiet rural water scenes.
Period detail: The man's cap, light jacket, simple fishing rod, and color 8mm stock may show late-1950s recreational clothing and amateur filming habits.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged moment of an adult man fishing from a rocky shoreline while the camera observes from a nearby home-movie viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man with a fishing rod, rippling blue water, rocky shoreline, grasses, a white wooden post, dark frame borders, and a small sign edge.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, mild color fading, handheld framing, gate edges, and contact-sheet density shifts that support its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or transition for fishing, lakeside recreation, family travel, or mid-century leisure sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects ordinary outdoor recreation in a Wisconsin setting, with attention on fishing rather than a named landmark or public event.
Research note: One adult person is visible from the side or rear, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, minors, private interiors, or clear brands are visible in these frames.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1957 Wisconsin fishing footage, 1950s 8mm shoreline recreation, vintage man fishing by water, and home movie fishing rod scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Wisconsin 1957 outdoor scenes, then broader 1950s fishing, lakeside recreation, and amateur travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Wisconsin 8mm frame showing an adult man in a cap fishing beside rippling blue water near rocks and a white post. — A man stands at the shoreline with a fishing rod extended toward the water.

1957 Wisconsin home-movie frame of an adult man seen from behind or side while fishing into a blue body of water. — The fisherman faces the water with his rod angled over the ripples.

1957 Wisconsin 8mm frame showing a man fishing from a rocky bank, with grasses and water visible around him. — The man remains near the bank as his fishing line reaches toward the water.

1957 Wisconsin home-movie frame with an adult man in a cap fishing near a white post and rocky shoreline. — The fisherman stands close to the post while the water fills most of the frame.

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