Wisconsin USA-1957: Family Gathered on Frozen Lake

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Family Gathered on Frozen Lake — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Wisconsin, USA, in 1957, showing a family enjoying a winter day on a frozen lake. The grainy, color-bleached film captures people bundled in heavy coats and hats, with one person taking a photo of others on the ice. The scene includes individuals standing, sitting, and ice fishing, with a distant shoreline under a pale sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics: soft focus, natural grain, and authentic 1950s color palette, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century winter recreation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121496335

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 family recreation, winter leisure, and Wisconsin frozen-lake cutaways in documentary or education edits.
Period detail: The heavy coats, knit hats, soft color, and 8mm home-movie framing support a late-1950s winter family outing.
Home-movie behavior: The clip captures an unstaged pause as one person appears to photograph others standing or sitting on the ice.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include bundled adults, a frozen lake, a distant shoreline, seated ice fishers, a camera-taking gesture, and pale winter sky.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, muted color, visible grain, frame edges, and slight handheld instability typical of scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, seasonal transition, or memory beat for mid-century winter family life.
Historical context: The scene shows informal outdoor recreation on a frozen lake, with people spaced across the ice in cold-weather clothing.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, brands, private property, or audible music are indicated.
Research search match: Searches for 1950s Wisconsin frozen lake family, 8mm winter recreation, ice fishing home movie, or family photo on ice may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then Wisconsin or 1957 winter footage, then broader frozen-lake, ice fishing, and family outing material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Wisconsin home-movie frame showing bundled figures on a frozen lake as one person appears to line up a photo. — A person in a yellow knit hat faces two others on the ice, with a distant shoreline beyond.

A 1957 Wisconsin winter scene with bundled people on lake ice, including a seated figure and a standing figure facing the camera. — Bundled figures hold position on the frozen lake while a person in the foreground faces them.

Home-movie frame from Wisconsin in 1957 showing a bundled person near a marker on the ice while others sit farther back. — A standing figure faces the camera near an ice marker, with seated people spread across the lake.

Wide 1957 Wisconsin frozen-lake view with seated ice fishers and a standing bundled person at the right edge. — A wider view shows seated figures on the ice and one standing person near the right side of frame.

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