Minnesota USA-1958: Fishing Boat Moving Through The Lake With Two People

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationMinnesota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Minnesota

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Fishing Boat Moving Through The Lake With Two People — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a small motorboat gliding across a calm lake in Minnesota. Two people are aboard—a driver and a passenger—moving steadily through the water, leaving a gentle wake. The scene is framed by a dark border, with visible film grain and scratches that enhance its authentic, nostalgic quality. The muted blue and gray tones evoke a quiet, overcast day, with a distant shoreline and bare trees lining the horizon. This archival footage offers a peaceful glimpse into mid-century American leisure and family 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: 124863754

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Minnesota, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s U.S. leisure, fishing, boating, lake-life, or family home-movie requests needing brief Minnesota waterside atmosphere.
Period detail: The small outboard motorboat, muted color 8mm look, and casual lake outing support a mid-century home-movie context, with 1958 and Minnesota supplied by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage observes two people moving steadily across open water from a distant, unstaged home-movie viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small white motorboat, two seated people, an outboard motor, calm lake water, wake lines, a distant shoreline, bare trees, and dark frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, scratches, exposure variation, and dark 8mm frame edges give the clip a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet cutaway, transition, memory beat, or establishing insert for lake recreation and mid-century family leisure.
Historical context: The clip reflects everyday recreational boating on a northern U.S. lake, without enough visible detail to identify the people or exact shoreline.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1958 Minnesota lake home movie, 8mm fishing boat, vintage outboard motorboat, and 1950s American boating footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Minnesota lake material, then broader 1950s family recreation or fishing footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Minnesota 8mm frame showing a small motorboat with two people moving across calm lake water. — A small outboard boat travels across the lake, leaving a faint wake behind it.

A small boat with two people aboard moves across a Minnesota lake in this 1958 home-movie frame. — The boat continues across open water with shoreline and bare trees in the background.

Two people ride in a small white motorboat on a Minnesota lake, filmed on 8mm in 1958. — The boat passes closer to camera, with the outboard motor visible at the stern.

Small outboard boat with two occupants crosses calm Minnesota lake water in a 1958 8mm home movie. — The boat moves through the frame with a gentle wake trailing behind.

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