Washington Island Wisconsin-1964: Water Splashes Up Against A Rocky Shore As A Man Sits Watching

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

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Water Splashes Up Against A Rocky Shore As A Man Sits... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures water splashing against a rocky shore on Washington Island, Wisconsin. The footage shows turbulent waves crashing over dark, moss-covered rocks, with white foam forming at the water's edge. In the final frame, a young man in a dark jacket and blue cap crouches on the rocks, watching the waves. The grainy, green-tinted image and natural lighting evoke a nostalgic, authentic 1960s coastal atmosphere. This archival clip offers authentic nature footage ideal for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125309986

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: 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 home-movie footage for productions needing a Great Lakes rocky-shore insert, wave cutaway, or quiet travel-memory beat from Washington Island, Wisconsin.
Period detail: The strongest era clues are the 8mm color stock, handheld framing, soft exposure, and the man's dark outdoor clothing and blue cap, which fit the supplied 1964 home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor perspective, watching water surge against rocks before briefly including a man crouched near the shore observing the waves.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark shoreline rocks, green-gray water, white foam, splashes at the rock edge, mossy surfaces, a crouching man, and a blue cap.
Film character: The footage carries a grainy 8mm texture with green-blue color cast, uneven exposure, soft focus, and handheld framing that support its physical home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a nature cutaway, shoreline transition, contemplative pause, or memory beat between travel, island, or Great Lakes sequences.
Historical context: The clip documents a casual 1960s lakeshore visit through home-movie observation rather than a formal scenic survey or identifiable public event.
Research note: A person is visible in the final frame, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright; no logos, minors, private property, or music are indicated.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1964 Washington Island 8mm shoreline, Wisconsin rocky shore home movie, Great Lakes waves on rocks, and man watching waves vintage footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Washington Island material, then other 1964 Wisconsin or Great Lakes shoreline clips, then broader rocky-water and quiet travel-observation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Washington Island shoreline footage showing green-gray water moving against dark rocks with white foam at the edge. — Waves churn against dark rocks along the Washington Island shore.

Green-tinted 8mm view of water surging between dark Washington Island rocks, with small whitecaps and foam near shore. — Water surges through a narrow rocky shoreline channel.

Handheld 8mm frame of foamy water moving around dark, mossy rocks on the Washington Island shoreline. — Foam gathers as waves wash around the rocks.

A man in a dark jacket and blue cap crouches on Washington Island rocks, facing waves and foam near the shore. — A man crouches on the rocks and watches the waves roll in.

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