Fort Wayne Indiana-1976: A Frozen Pond With A Lit Structure On The Far Shore

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Year1976
Decade1970s
LocationFort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1976 Fort Wayne Indiana

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A Frozen Pond With A Lit Structure On The Far Shore — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1976, this vintage home movie captures a serene winter landscape in Fort Wayne, Indiana. A frozen pond with scattered ice floes dominates the foreground, surrounded by bare trees and rolling hills under a clear blue sky. In the distance, a small structure with a glowing light sits on the far bank, creating a warm focal point against the cool tones of the frozen water. The footage exhibits natural film grain and slight camera movement, offering a nostalgic glimpse of a quiet, rural moment from the mid-1970s.

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: 124544113

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1976 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: Fort Wayne, Indiana, 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 1970s Midwest winter landscape requests needing quiet 8mm home-movie cutaways of frozen water, bare trees, and rural or suburban shoreline scenery.
Period detail: The footage may show a mid-1970s Fort Wayne winter scene, with low buildings, open banks, leafless trees, and a small illuminated structure across the frozen pond.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the casual home-movie viewpoint, holding on a still winter pond from one position with slight handheld drift rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a frozen pond, scattered white ice patches, brown winter grass, bare trees, low shoreline buildings, a small lit structure, and clear blue sky.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, visible grain, mild gate shadowing, exposure variation, and gentle handheld movement that reads as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a winter insert, reflective transition, establishing cutaway, or memory beat within a sequence about Indiana, seasonal quiet, or family travel.
Historical context: The clip documents an ordinary cold-weather landscape around Fort Wayne, emphasizing open water, winter vegetation, and distant buildings rather than a named event or landmark.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any property-related permissions should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1976 Fort Wayne 8mm frozen pond, 1970s Indiana winter landscape, vintage home movie ice on water, and Midwest shoreline cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Fort Wayne or 1976 Indiana material, then broader 1970s winter landscape and frozen pond footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1976 Fort Wayne 8mm frame showing a frozen pond, winter grass, leafless trees, and small structures on the far shore. — Frozen pond and distant shoreline buildings under a clear sky.

Fort Wayne winter pond scene on 8mm film, with ice patches across the water and low structures beyond the shoreline. — Ice-speckled pond with winter shoreline and distant structures.

1976 Fort Wayne home-movie frame of a frozen pond and far bank with small buildings, bare trees, and winter grass. — Wide winter view across the frozen pond toward the far bank.

Fort Wayne 8mm winter frame showing an ice-covered pond, distant shoreline structures, leafless trees, and a clear sky. — Frozen pond with a bare tree and distant shoreline buildings.

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