Colby Wisconsin USA-1972: The Train At The Park Gives Rides To A Small Number Of

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationColby, Wisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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The Train At The Park Gives Rides To A Small Number Of — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures a small park train ride in Colby, Wisconsin. The clip shows a red open-air passenger car labeled 'ILLINOIS CENTRAL' and a green car marked 'PENN CENTRAL' moving along a track, with passengers enjoying the ride. The scene unfolds in a sun-drenched park setting with trees in the background, showcasing classic Americana nostalgia. The footage features the characteristic grain and color shift of Super 8 film, offering authentic archival material for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

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: 124349317

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: Yes
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: 1972 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: Colby, Wisconsin, 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

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: 1970s 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing a small-town park train ride, family recreation, or Americana transportation cutaway.
Period detail: The open-air miniature train cars marked Illinois Central and Penn Central, casual clothing, and faded 8mm color support an early 1970s park-ride setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor perspective, watching riders pass by in open cars from the side of the track.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include red and green open passenger cars, seated riders, rail track, paved foreground, trees, park fencing, and railroad lettering.
Film character: The footage carries soft 8mm grain, slight color shift, uneven exposure, and contact-frame borders that signal original home-movie film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for leisure travel, family outings, small-town parks, or vintage recreation.
Historical context: The scene shows a recreational miniature train ride in a public park setting, reflecting casual outdoor amusement without making broader claims about the town.
Research note: People and railroad names are visible, so likeness, trademark, and contextual review may be needed even if the home-movie copyright status is separately assessed.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1970s 8mm park train ride, Colby Wisconsin home movie, miniature railroad passengers, and vintage open-air train cars.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Colby Wisconsin 1972 material, then broader 1970s park rides or family recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Colby, Wisconsin 8mm frame showing a red Illinois Central open-air park train car beside a small locomotive body. — A red Illinois Central passenger car passes through the park with a few riders aboard.

1972 Colby, Wisconsin frame of a red Illinois Central open passenger car carrying riders along a park track. — Riders sit in the open red passenger car as the miniature train moves along the track.

1972 Colby, Wisconsin 8mm frame showing green and red open-air park train cars with passengers seated inside. — Green and red miniature train cars pass through the frame with riders seated inside.

1972 Colby, Wisconsin frame showing a green Penn Central open-air passenger car on the miniature park train ride. — The green Penn Central car rolls past with a small number of riders visible through the open sides.

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