Baraboo Wisconsin USA-1953: Fisherman Nets Fish from Water

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Year1953
Decade1950s
LocationBaraboo, Wisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1953 Wisconsin

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Fisherman Nets Fish from Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1953, this vintage home movie captures a fisherman lifting a net from rippling water, likely on a lake or river in Baraboo, Wisconsin. The footage shows shimmering reflections on the dark blue surface, with bright highlights dancing across the ripples. A portion of a wooden boat or dock appears in the lower right, and the grainy, slightly faded quality of the Super 8 film adds to its nostalgic, archival feel. The scene evokes a quiet moment of rural recreation and the simple pleasures of fishing.

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: 124605771

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

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 1212 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1953-1954
Reel-level location note: wisconsin
Date: 1953 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: Baraboo, 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 rural recreation edits needing an 8mm cutaway of fishing, lake water, or quiet outdoor leisure in Wisconsin.
Period detail: The clip is supported as 1953 8mm home-movie footage, while the visible frames mainly show water, glare, and a boat or dock edge with few date-specific clues.
Home-movie behavior: The camera lingers on rippling water and the fishing action from a close, informal home-movie viewpoint rather than a staged angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark blue rippling water, bright sun reflections, a pale boat or dock edge, possible net movement, film borders, and exposure variation.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm texture through soft focus, saturated blue water, bright blown highlights, gate edges, and slight frame instability.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for fishing, summer leisure, or reflective water in a midcentury sequence.
Historical context: The footage suggests everyday outdoor recreation around water in midcentury Wisconsin without showing identifiable people, buildings, or public landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or clear private property are visible, but copyright, location context, and any underlying collection permissions should still be verified.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1953 8mm fishing footage, Baraboo Wisconsin water recreation, vintage home movie lake ripples, and midcentury outdoor leisure cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1953 Baraboo material, then broader Wisconsin fishing, lake, boat, and water-reflection footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1953 8mm frame from Baraboo, Wisconsin showing dark blue rippling water with scattered bright reflections. — Rippling water catches bright points of sunlight in a close fishing-scene detail.

1953 Baraboo 8mm frame with shimmering water and a pale boat or dock edge entering along the right side. — A pale boat or dock edge borders the shimmering water surface.

1953 8mm fishing-scene frame from Baraboo with bright water reflections near a pale boat or dock edge. — Strong glare spreads across the water near the lower edge of the frame.

1953 Baraboo home-movie frame showing rippling blue water, bright highlights, and a pale boat or dock edge at lower right. — The final frame holds on sparkling water and a partial boat or dock edge.

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