Baraboo Wisconsin USA-1953: Fisherman Displays Large Catch from Canoe

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

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Fisherman Displays Large Catch from Canoe — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1953, this vintage home movie captures a man in a red and black plaid shirt proudly displaying a large fish he caught while fishing from a canoe on a lake or river in Baraboo, Wisconsin. The footage shows him smiling at the camera, holding the fish, and later placing it with others in the boat. The scene is set in a natural, wooded environment, with the man wearing a light-colored cap and green pants. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, 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: 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: 124606289

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: 1950s 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing mid-century American fishing, canoeing, outdoor recreation, or rural leisure imagery.
Period detail: The plaid wool shirt, brimmed cap, simple canoe, and color 8mm look support a 1953 home-movie setting in Baraboo, Wisconsin.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged family-film feel as a man shows off a fresh catch, handles fish in the boat, and moves casually near wooded shoreline.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adult men, plaid shirts, a canoe or small boat, large fish, fishing gear, lake or river water, wooded banks, and handheld framing.
Film character: The footage carries soft 8mm grain, muted color, slight exposure variation, gate edges, and handheld movement that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, recreation cutaway, family-memory beat, or transition into fishing and Wisconsin outdoor-life material.
Historical context: The scene reflects mid-century leisure fishing as preserved in a personal home movie, with emphasis on catch display rather than organized sport.
Research note: Adult faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness concerns.
Research search match: Useful matches include 1953 8mm fishing home movie, Baraboo Wisconsin canoe fishing, man holding fish, and mid-century lake recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel outdoor scenes, then other 1953 Baraboo or Wisconsin material, then broader fishing, canoe, lake, and rural recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1953 Baraboo, Wisconsin home-movie footage, a man in a red plaid shirt displays a large fish beside a canoe on a lake or river. — A man in plaid holds up his catch from a canoe, with another plaid-shirted figure turned away behind him.

A canoe or small boat holds several fish and gear on the water, with part of a plaid-shirted person visible at the edge. — Fish and equipment lie in the canoe during the fishing outing.

A man in a red plaid shirt, green trousers, and light cap stands near a wooded shoreline in the 1953 Baraboo, Wisconsin fishing footage. — The fisherman stands near shoreline logs and brush during the outdoor scene.

A plaid-shirted man bends over a canoe or small boat with several large fish visible, continuing the 1953 Baraboo fishing scene. — Several fish are gathered beside the canoe as the man handles the catch.

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