Idaho USA-1955: People Ice Skating On A Frozen Lake During Winter Time

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationIdaho, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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People Ice Skating On A Frozen Lake During Winter Time — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Idaho USA in 1955 shows a group of people ice skating on a frozen lake during winter. The grainy, color-bleached film captures individuals in period winter attire—coats, hats, and gloves—gliding across the ice with a forested hillside in the background. The footage includes a close-up of a fish trapped in the ice, highlighting the cold conditions. The handheld camera movement and natural lighting create an authentic, nostalgic slice of mid-century American recreation.

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: 122626947

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1955 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Idaho, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s U.S. winter recreation requests needing authentic home-movie footage of people skating outdoors on a frozen lake.
Period detail: The clothing, color 8mm look, and metadata-supported 1955 Idaho setting indicate mid-century casual winter leisure, though no specific landmark is visible.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged skaters moving carefully across lake ice as the handheld camera watches from nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adult skaters, coats, gloves, dark lake ice, patches of snow, a forested shoreline, hills, and a fish frozen in or beneath the ice.
Film character: The footage has grain, soft focus, exposure variation, blue-shifted color, and handheld framing typical of scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, seasonal transition, memory beat, or cutaway for mid-century outdoor recreation.
Historical context: The scene shows informal winter leisure in a rural or lakeside setting, with adults skating on natural ice rather than in a managed rink.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no visible logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1950s Idaho home movie ice skating, frozen lake recreation, 8mm winter sports footage, and mid-century family leisure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1955 Idaho footage, then broader 1950s winter recreation or frozen-lake scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1955 Idaho home-movie frame showing adults ice skating on a frozen lake near a forested shoreline. — Two skaters move across dark lake ice with wooded hills in the background.

Several adults in winter coats skate on a frozen Idaho lake in this 1955 8mm home-movie frame. — A small group of skaters gathers on the ice, with trees and low hills beyond the lake.

Close 1955 Idaho home-movie view of a fish visible in or under frozen lake ice, with bubbles and snow around it. — The camera cuts to a close view of a fish caught in the ice.

Close view of a frozen lake surface in the 1955 Idaho footage, with a fish visible near the right edge. — A wider close view shows the frozen surface and the fish partly at the frame edge.

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