Baraboo Wisconsin USA-1953: Two Fishermen Clean Their Catch in Boat

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

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Two Fishermen Clean Their Catch in Boat — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1953, this vintage home movie captures two men in a boat, likely on a fishing trip in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Both wear red and black plaid shirts and hats, crouched as they clean their catch. A row of freshly caught fish lies on the boat's deck in the foreground. The footage shows natural, unscripted activity under dim, possibly dusk or dawn, lighting, with visible film grain and color shifts typical of Super 8 home movies from the era. The scene evokes a sense of rural Americana and shared outdoor adventure.

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: 124606327

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 an intimate rural fishing or outdoor recreation insert with visible adults handling a fresh catch.
Period detail: The plaid shirts, small open boat, color 8mm texture, and fishing gear may show mid-century leisure clothing and equipment in a Wisconsin lake setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged activity as two men crouch in a boat and rinse or clean fish during a shared fishing outing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, red plaid shirts, caps, a boat interior, a row of fish, hands working near water, fishing gear, and dim outdoor light.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, warm color shifts, and handheld framing consistent with original 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or transition for fishing, family travel, rural leisure, or outdoor food-gathering sequences.
Historical context: The scene gives visual context for informal mid-century recreational fishing and boat-based catch cleaning without supporting broader claims about local industry or events.
Research note: Adults are visible and may require likeness review; no logos, music, or private property are apparent, but copyright and personal-rights clearance should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1950s 8mm fishing trip, Baraboo Wisconsin home movie, men cleaning fish in boat, vintage outdoor recreation, and rural Americana fishing footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1953 Baraboo or Wisconsin lake footage, then related 1950s fishing, boating, camping, and outdoor family-travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1953 Baraboo, Wisconsin 8mm frame showing two adult men in plaid shirts crouched in a boat while handling fish. — Two men work over the boat floor with several fish lined up in front of them.

1953 Baraboo, Wisconsin fishing footage with two men crouched in a boat and several fish visible along the foreground. — The men continue rinsing or cleaning the catch in the boat.

1953 8mm home-movie frame from Baraboo, Wisconsin showing two adults working around a fresh fish catch in a boat. — One man reaches toward the boat floor as the other handles the fish.

1953 Baraboo, Wisconsin 8mm frame with two men in a boat and a row of fish across the foreground. — The catch remains lined across the boat while the men work nearby.

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