Wisconsin-1964: Waterfall at Copper Falls State Park

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 Wisconsin

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Waterfall at Copper Falls State Park — Clip Details

MINNESOTA USA-1964: A vintage 8mm home movie captures the iconic Copper Falls State Park sign, followed by scenic views of the cascading waterfall. The footage, shot on Super 8 film, shows water tumbling over rocky ledges in a lush forest setting. The image quality reflects the era with natural film grain, slight color fading, and a nostalgic, authentic feel. This archival clip offers a glimpse into mid-century American nature tourism and outdoor recreation.

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: 125308538

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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: 1964 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: Wisconsin, 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

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for 1960s U.S. state park travel footage, nature-tourism inserts, and archival cutaways of waterfalls filmed on 8mm home movie stock.
Period detail: The footage may show mid-century visitor-shot park scenery, with the 1964 date and Minnesota location supported by clip metadata rather than visible signage in these stills.
Home-movie behavior: The framing has a visitor-shot perspective, lingering on falling water and rock ledges as a scenic memory rather than a staged travelogue view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include white water, dark rock shelves, greenish pool water, shaded forest edges, film-frame borders, and handheld reframing across the falls.
Film character: The scan shows 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, color fading, and gate-edge darkness that give the waterfall views a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short nature cutaway, transition, memory beat, or establishing insert for park travel and outdoor recreation sequences.
Historical context: The clip reflects recreational viewing of a state-park waterfall in the 1960s, with no people visible in these frames and no unsupported activity shown.
Research note: No faces, logos, or private interiors are visible, but users should still review source rights, location identification, and any separate property or permit concerns.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1960s Minnesota state park waterfall, 8mm home movie waterfall, Copper Falls travel footage, and vintage outdoor recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other 1964 Minnesota or Copper Falls material, and then with broader 1960s park, waterfall, and family travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Minnesota home-movie view of a shadowed waterfall dropping over dark rock ledges, with soft focus and visible film borders. — Water spills over shaded rock ledges in a dark opening view of the falls.

1964 Minnesota waterfall detail with bright white water cresting over a rocky shelf above a green pool, filmed with 8mm grain. — White water breaks across the rock shelf above the green pool.

1964 Minnesota home-movie close view of foamy waterfall water and adjacent rock, with handheld framing and faded color. — Foamy water and rock fill the frame as the camera moves closer to the falls.

1964 Minnesota view of water cascading down a rocky face into green water, framed by dark 8mm gate edges. — A vertical fall drops from the rock ledge into the green water below.

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