Minnesota USA-1961: Rocky River Landscape at Como Park, Minnesota

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationMinnesota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Minnesota

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Rocky River Landscape at Como Park, Minnesota — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a rugged river landscape in Minnesota. The footage shows a rocky stream winding through a forested area, with water flowing over jagged stones under bright sunlight. The final frame reveals a hand-written title card reading 'COMO PARK AUG. 1961,' confirming the location and date. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic dark borders of Super 8 home movies, offering authentic archival footage of a 1960s outdoor scene.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 125497998

Rights & Clearance

$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: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1028 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: mother,sioux falls, pushmobile, duluth in winter, clarence
Reel-level year note: 1960-1961
Reel-level location note: duluth,minnesota
Date: 1961 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Minnesota, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1961 Minnesota home-movie requests needing a brief outdoor river landscape, park visit insert, or archival nature cutaway.
Period detail: The hand-labeled title card reads "COMO PARK AUG. 1961," while the rocky stream and wooded banks provide limited visible era clues beyond the 8mm home-movie format.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reflects a visitor-shot view of a park landscape, holding on water, rocks, trees, and a homemade title card rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a narrow stream, jagged gray rocks, small cascades, dense green trees, dark film borders, and a handwritten Como Park title card.
Film character: The footage has 8mm grain, bright daylight exposure, mild color fading, soft focus, and dark frame edges that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short nature insert, location-establishing beat, park memory transition, or visual bridge into 1960s family travel material.
Historical context: The material visually documents a mid-century park outing through landscape views and a homemade date-location card without proving a specific event or landmark beyond the provided metadata.
Research note: Human review should note the rights flags for visible people and logos or signage; copyright, likeness, trademark, and location concerns require separate clearance assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Minnesota 8mm home movie, Como Park title card, vintage rocky stream footage, and 1960s park landscape film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Como Park or Minnesota 1961 footage, then broader 1960s park, river, and family travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Minnesota home-movie frame showing a narrow rocky stream below dense green trees in bright daylight. — A rocky stream winds through a wooded park landscape.

1961 Minnesota park landscape frame with water moving through jagged rocks beneath a tree-lined bank. — Water passes through a jagged rock channel under trees.

1961 Minnesota 8mm frame showing a rugged stream bend, gray rocks, and dense summer foliage. — A wider view shows the stream bending through rocks and trees.

Hand-labeled 8mm title card for Como Park, August 1961, with red lettering and a small attached landscape photo. — A homemade title card identifies the location and date as Como Park, Aug. 1961.

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