Baraboo Wisconsin USA-1953: People Securing Boat at Night

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

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People Securing Boat at Night — Clip Details

BARABOO WISCONSIN USA-1953: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a nighttime lakeside scene. A man in a plaid shirt smiles as shadows of people are cast on a wall, followed by a close-up of a man in a red shirt. The sequence shifts to a dock where several individuals work together to secure a small boat, with another boat visible on the water under a blue-tinted night sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic 1950s Americana atmosphere.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorNight
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124606012

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s U.S. home-movie requests needing nighttime lakeside recreation, boating activity, or informal Americana cutaways for documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century casual clothing and small recreational boats, with the 1953 Baraboo, Wisconsin setting supported by supplied metadata rather than visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged feel of adults gathering close to camera and then helping around a docked boat at night.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adult faces in close view, plaid and red shirts, a dim wall or interior edge, a dock, small boats, blue-lit water, and figures bending near the shoreline.
Film character: The 8mm scan has saturated color, soft focus, uneven night exposure, visible grain, and handheld framing that signal physical home-movie film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief memory beat, transition from social gathering to lakeside activity, or cutaway for mid-century boating recreation.
Historical context: The footage suggests casual leisure around water in a small-town Wisconsin setting, but it does not identify a specific lake, event, or named participants.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed, while no visible brands are apparent and copyright clearance remains separate from personal or property rights.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1953 Baraboo Wisconsin 8mm home movie, 1950s nighttime dock, vintage boating recreation, and small boat at lakeside footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1953 Baraboo material, then broader 1950s Wisconsin lake, dock, and recreational boating scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1953 Baraboo home-movie frame showing an adult in a plaid shirt near camera with another shadowed figure in a dim setting. — A plaid-shirted adult stands close to the camera in a dim social scene.

1953 Baraboo frame with adults crowded near the camera, including a red shirt and a partially visible plaid shirt. — Adults stand close together in a warm, dimly exposed home-movie shot.

Nighttime Baraboo dock scene from 1953 with several people bending near the shoreline and a small boat on the water. — Figures gather at the dock while a small boat sits on the water nearby.

1953 Baraboo lakeside frame showing a small boat on blue-tinted water and people working near the dock at night. — A small boat floats near the dock as people continue working at the shoreline.

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