Washington Island Wisconsin-1964: Boat View of Tree-Lined Shore and Calm Water

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

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Boat View of Tree-Lined Shore and Calm Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a serene lakeside view from a moving boat. The footage begins in dim light, gradually brightening to reveal a calm body of water, a distant tree-lined shore, and a clear blue sky. A white railing in the foreground suggests the perspective of a passenger on a boat or ferry. The natural scenery, with lush green trees and open water, evokes a peaceful summer day. The grainy texture and color palette are characteristic of 1960s amateur film, offering authentic archival footage for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical projects.

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: 125309757

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: 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: 1960s 8mm lakeside boat footage useful for documentary inserts, travel context, regional memory sequences, or quiet natural transition shots.
Period detail: The white boat railing, soft color palette, and handheld 8mm exposure may show mid-1960s amateur vacation filming from a passenger vessel.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a visitor-shot view from a moving boat, watching water and wooded shoreline without staged action or visible people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include open water, a distant tree-lined shore, pale beach or dock edges, blue sky, boat railing, dark film borders, and shifting exposure.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, gate edges, slight jitter, and changing exposure that give the lake view authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a calm cutaway, establishing insert, ferry-travel transition, or reflective memory beat between more specific Washington Island scenes.
Historical context: The view documents recreational travel scenery around Washington Island in 1964, emphasizing shoreline, water, and passenger perspective rather than identifiable events.
Research note: No people, logos, or clear private property are visible, but users should still evaluate copyright, location context, and any shoreline property implications.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1964 Washington Island 8mm boat view, Wisconsin lake shoreline home movie, vintage ferry railing footage, and 1960s island travel scenery.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1964 Washington Island footage, then broader vintage Great Lakes water and shoreline material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Washington Island 8mm frame showing a boat railing, lake water, dark film edges, and a distant tree-lined shore. — View across water from a moving boat, with railing in the foreground and wooded shore beyond.

1964 Washington Island lakeside view from a boat, with white railing, rippled water, wooded shore, and pale sky. — White railing cuts across a view of rippled water and a low wooded shoreline.

1964 8mm frame from Washington Island showing a moving boat perspective toward water, trees, and a pale shoreline strip. — The boat passes a tree-lined shore, with water and railing filling the foreground.

1964 Washington Island shoreline view with open lake water, a wooded point, bright sky, and visible 8mm frame edges. — Open water leads toward a wooded point or island edge beneath a bright sky.

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