Baraboo Wisconsin USA-1953: Men Boarding Rowboat on Sunny Lake Day

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Men Boarding Rowboat on Sunny Lake Day — Clip Details

BARABOO WISCONSIN USA-1953: Vintage 8mm film captures a serene lakeside scene with a bright blue-tinted water surface. Two men in period attire, one in a red shirt and another in a light-colored hat, prepare to board a rowboat. A motorboat with passengers glides across the water in the background, while other individuals gather near a dock. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows natural film grain and color shifts typical of home movies from the 1950s, evoking a nostalgic, authentic slice of mid-century American outdoor recreation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124606030

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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for documentary or educational requests needing 1950s Wisconsin home-movie footage of lakeside boating and casual outdoor recreation.
Period detail: The men's hats, small rowboats, motorboat, and saturated 8mm color may show mid-century leisure clothing and watercraft use.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has unstaged value in the practical movement of men stepping around boats while others drift or gather near the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rowboats, a passing motorboat, men in brimmed hats, blue water, dockside activity, and shoreline shadows.
Film character: The clip carries dense 8mm grain, strong blue color shift, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing typical of scanned home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or transition for summer recreation, lake travel, or mid-century family footage.
Historical context: The scene places ordinary outdoor leisure on a Wisconsin lake, showing small craft and casual group activity without staged performance.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright status is separate from clearance.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1953 8mm Wisconsin lake boating, Baraboo home movie rowboat, and mid-century American water recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Baraboo or 1953 Wisconsin clips, then related lake, dock, boating, and summer recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1953 Baraboo, Wisconsin home-movie frame showing rowboats near the camera and a small motorboat with passengers on blue water. — Rowboats sit in the foreground while a motorboat moves across the lake behind them.

Soft 8mm frame from Baraboo, Wisconsin showing a partially silhouetted person beside bright blue lake water. — A partially obscured person stands close to the water as the lake fills the background.

1953 Baraboo, Wisconsin home-movie frame showing two men in brimmed hats preparing around a rowboat beside the lake. — Two men work around a rowboat at the lakeside, one bending down and one leaning in a light hat.

Overexposed 1953 Baraboo, Wisconsin 8mm frame showing people near the lake and a large dark boat or canopy shape above. — People cluster near the bright lake edge in a heavily exposed home-movie frame.

Visually Similar Clips