Baraboo Wisconsin USA-1953: Two Men Go Fishing And One Man Proudly Holds Up His Catch

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

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Two Men Go Fishing And One Man Proudly Holds Up His Catch — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1953, this vintage home movie captures two men fishing on a lake in Baraboo, Wisconsin. One man proudly holds up a large fish, likely a pike, while the other watches. The footage features classic 1950s outdoor recreation, with men in casual attire and a bright blue sky over a wooded shoreline. The film shows natural grain, slight color shifts, and authentic Super 8 home movie quality, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American leisure.

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: 124605780

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 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 American leisure, fishing, Wisconsin lake recreation, or mid-century home-movie inserts in documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The clip may show 1950s casual outdoor dress, simple fishing gear, and a wooded lake setting consistent with the supplied 1953 Baraboo, Wisconsin metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal home-movie moment as one man displays a large catch while another stands nearby on the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, a large fish, fishing rods or lines, blue lake water, wooded shoreline, bright sky, caps, and handheld framing.
Film character: The 8mm scan has saturated blue water, soft focus, visible grain, exposure variation, and handheld composition that give it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, recreational cutaway, or transition into mid-century outdoor life and fishing scenes.
Historical context: The footage places adult men in a quiet lake recreation setting, showing everyday postwar-era leisure without implying a specific event or named site.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, privacy, and any location permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Search matches include 1950s 8mm fishing home movie, Baraboo Wisconsin lake recreation, man holding fish, and vintage outdoor leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1953 Baraboo material, then broader 1950s fishing, lake, and outdoor recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In supplied 1953 Baraboo, Wisconsin footage, a man in a cap holds up a large fish near blue lake water and trees. — A man displays a large fish on a wooded lakeshore.

A man in casual outdoor clothing stands near the lake, with a wooded shoreline and bright blue sky behind him. — A second man watches near the water and shoreline.

A fishing rod or line crosses the frame above rippled blue lake water, with a faint wooded shore near the top. — Fishing gear crosses the frame over rippling lake water.

Close view of rippling lake water, with fishing lines entering near the top edge and dark film borders around the frame. — The shot settles on blue lake water and fishing lines.

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