Baraboo Wisconsin USA-1953: Fisherman Gathering His Catch Into A Bag

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

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Fisherman Gathering His Catch Into A Bag — Clip Details

A fisherman in a red plaid shirt and white cap stands in a boat on a river in Baraboo, Wisconsin, 1953, gathering his catch. He places fish into a burlap sack while a landing net rests nearby. The 8mm film captures the scene with warm, saturated colors and natural grain, evoking a nostalgic, authentic home movie feel. The man’s focused actions and the rustic setting highlight a quiet moment of rural life.

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: 124606386

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s rural Wisconsin or Midwestern fishing sequences needing authentic 8mm home-movie footage of a fisherman handling his catch in a boat.
Period detail: The red plaid shirt, simple cap, burlap sack, metal boat, landing net, and saturated 8mm color support a mid-century recreational fishing scene.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged action as the man bends over the boat and gathers fish into a sack with practical focus rather than posing for camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a fisherman, red plaid shirt, white cap, boat interior, fish, burlap sack, landing net, and dark river water.
Film character: The clip has warm saturated 8mm color, visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that reads as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a fishing cutaway, rural-life insert, memory beat, or transition within a broader 1950s outdoor recreation sequence.
Historical context: The scene visually documents recreational fishing and everyday outdoor labor in a small boat, without showing identifiable landmarks or public events.
Research note: A visible adult face and likeness may require review; no logos or children are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness considerations.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s 8mm fishing footage, Baraboo Wisconsin fisherman, vintage home movie boat catch, and Midwestern river fishing.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel fishing or boating shots, then Baraboo Wisconsin 1953 material, then broader 1950s rural recreation or river-life footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Baraboo, Wisconsin, 1953, a fisherman in a red plaid shirt and white cap leans into a boat beside a landing net. — A fisherman bends over the boat as fishing gear and a net rest nearby.

The 1953 Baraboo fishing scene shows the man reaching down toward fish in the boat with a burlap sack at his side. — The fisherman reaches toward the catch while standing inside the boat.

A mid-century 8mm frame shows the Baraboo fisherman bending low in the boat with a landing net behind him and a sack hanging beside him. — The man continues gathering the catch from the boat floor.

The Baraboo fisherman, filmed in 1953 on 8mm, reaches toward fish in the boat while a sack and net remain visible nearby. — The fisherman gathers fish into or near the sack at the end of the shot.

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