Baraboo Wisconsin USA-1953: Man Beside A Beautiful Lake Surrounded By Nature In

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

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Man Beside A Beautiful Lake Surrounded By Nature In — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1953, this vintage home movie captures a serene lakeside scene in Baraboo, Wisconsin. The clip opens with wide views of a calm lake bordered by dense trees, their foliage showing early autumn hues. A man in a fur-trimmed hat and plaid jacket appears in profile, gazing toward the water, suggesting a quiet moment of reflection or observation. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and soft focus, evoking a nostalgic 1950s Americana atmosphere. This authentic archival clip is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 124606480

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

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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 useful for documentary inserts about lakeside travel, outdoor recreation, family memory, or quiet rural Americana in Wisconsin.
Period detail: The plaid jacket, fur-trimmed cap, soft color reversal palette, and handheld 8mm framing may show mid-century leisure filming rather than a staged production scene.
Home-movie behavior: The man appears casually filmed in profile near the shore, giving the clip an unstaged visitor or family-travel perspective beside the lake.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a calm lake, wooded shoreline, early autumn foliage, brush and branches at the water's edge, rocks, and a man in a cap and plaid jacket.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, gate edges, and handheld exposure shifts that read as authentic 1950s amateur 8mm texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing cutaway, reflective memory beat, or transition between outdoor travel scenes and personal home-movie moments.
Historical context: The clip records a quiet lakeside view in Baraboo, Wisconsin, with natural shoreline scenery and one adult visitor visible in a home-movie context.
Research note: One adult face or profile is visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright; no logos, minors, music, or clear private property are visible.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s Wisconsin lake 8mm footage, Baraboo home movie, man by lake, autumn shoreline, and vintage outdoor travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Baraboo or 1953 Wisconsin scenes, then broader 1950s lake, travel, and nature home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1953 Baraboo, Wisconsin 8mm view of a calm lake bordered by trees, brush, shoreline rocks, and early autumn foliage. — Calm lakeside view with wooded shore and brush at the water's edge.

Wide 8mm lakeside view in Baraboo, Wisconsin, showing calm water, a distant wooded bank, and a small foreground branch. — Wide view across the lake toward a wooded shoreline.

Muted 1950s 8mm view across a Wisconsin lake, with distant trees, calm water, and indistinct dark shapes near the surface. — Distant shoreline and calm water seen through soft, faded 8mm color.

Man in cap and plaid jacket stands in profile beside lakeside foliage.

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