Wisconsin USA-1957: People Ice Fish Near A Shed On A Frozen Lake Surrounded By

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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People Ice Fish Near A Shed On A Frozen Lake Surrounded By — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from Wisconsin USA in 1957 shows people ice fishing on a frozen lake. A yellow shed sits on the ice near a group of individuals in heavy winter coats, some standing and one crouched over a hole. The scene is framed by dark borders, with a snow-covered shoreline and trees in the background under an overcast sky. Classic 1950s automobiles are parked along a road in the distance, adding to the nostalgic Americana feel of this authentic home movie.

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: 121496426

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s Wisconsin home-movie footage for productions needing winter recreation, ice fishing, frozen-lake activity, or rural Americana cutaways.
Period detail: The heavy winter coats, simple ice-fishing setup, yellow ice shed, and distant mid-century cars support a 1957 Wisconsin setting from the supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged observer's view of people standing and crouching on the ice while fishing near a small shed and parked cars.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a yellow ice shed, bundled figures, a frozen lake surface, fishing holes or gear, distant parked cars, shoreline hills, bare trees, and dark film borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, dark frame edges, and handheld home-movie framing that add period texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a brief insert, winter transition, recreation cutaway, or memory beat within a sequence about lakeside life or cold-weather leisure.
Historical context: The scene shows ordinary outdoor recreation on a frozen lake, with people dispersed across the ice and vehicles gathered near the shoreline road.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from depiction rights.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1950s Wisconsin ice fishing, vintage 8mm frozen lake, home movie winter recreation, and people fishing on ice.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1957 Wisconsin winter footage, then broader frozen-lake, ice-fishing, or mid-century outdoor recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Wisconsin home-movie frame showing bundled people ice fishing beside a yellow shed on a frozen lake. — Bundled figures fish on the ice near a small yellow shed, with a snowy shoreline beyond.

1957 Wisconsin frame of people spaced across a frozen lake, including one crouched near ice-fishing gear. — Several people are spread across the frozen lake while one person works close to the ice.

Wide 1957 Wisconsin home-movie view of people ice fishing across a frozen lake under an overcast sky. — A wide shot places the anglers against the open ice and low winter shoreline.

Closer 1957 Wisconsin frame showing a bundled angler crouched by gear on the ice, with parked cars behind. — A bundled angler bends over equipment on the ice while cars and other fishers line the background.

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