Washington Island Wisconsin-1964: Sign Showing A Motel Then A Glimpse Of The Cabin

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

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Sign Showing A Motel Then A Glimpse Of The Cabin — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a nostalgic glimpse of a roadside motel on Washington Island, Wisconsin. The clip opens with a close-up of a weathered sign for the E&M Motel, advertising modern cabins available by day or week. The scene then cuts to a modest white cabin with stone foundation, where a classic 1960s white sedan is parked in the grassy yard. The footage exhibits natural film grain, soft color saturation, and the characteristic vignette of Super 8 home movies, evoking a quiet, mid-century American roadside atmosphere.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 125309725

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$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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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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: Washington Island, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s documentary or commercial edits needing a brief Wisconsin roadside motel and cabin insert from 8mm home-movie travel footage.
Period detail: The E&M Motel sign, day-or-week cabin wording, modest white cabin, and early 1960s sedan support a mid-century roadside lodging setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot travel perspective, pausing first on the motel sign and then on the cabin as a record of a place stayed or noticed.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the E&M Motel sign, modern-cabins lettering, a white cabin, stone foundation, dark door and windows, grass, trees, and a white sedan.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, muted color, slight vignette, and handheld framing that give it recognizable home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short establishing insert, motel cutaway, road-trip transition, or quiet memory beat within a 1960s travel sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects small-scale roadside lodging on Washington Island, with cabin rental signage and simple grounds visible rather than resort-style amenities.
Research note: No people are visible, but the motel name on the sign and identifiable exterior property should be reviewed for trademark, location, and property-rights concerns.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1964 8mm Washington Island motel sign, Wisconsin roadside cabins, mid-century motel exterior, and vintage home movie lodging footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Washington Island 1964 travel footage, then broader 1960s roadside motel or cabin exteriors.

Still Frames From This Clip

Close view of the E&M Motel sign on Washington Island, Wisconsin, advertising modern cabins by day or week in 1964 home-movie footage. — The clip opens on the roadside E&M Motel sign and its cabin rental message.

White motel cabin with a stone foundation and a white 1960s sedan parked on grass in Washington Island, Wisconsin. — A white cabin appears with a white sedan parked in the grassy yard.

Motel cabin exterior on Washington Island in 1964, showing the white building, stone base, parked sedan, grass, and surrounding trees. — The home-movie camera holds on the cabin exterior and parked car.

Final view of the Washington Island motel cabin, with a white sedan in front and dark 8mm frame edges around the scene. — The shot ends on the cabin and sedan, framed by the dark edges of the film gate.

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