Madison Wisconsin-1966: Man Walks Along Snowy Riverbank

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Year1966
Decade1960s
LocationMadison, Wisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1966 Madison Wisconsin

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Man Walks Along Snowy Riverbank — Clip Details

A man in a dark winter coat and hat walks along a snow-covered riverbank in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1966. The 8mm home movie captures the scene with vibrant, slightly faded colors typical of vintage film. In the background, a steel truss bridge spans the river, with industrial smokestacks emitting plumes of smoke and power transmission towers standing tall. The snowy shoreline features wooden pilings and a rustic wooden fence, creating a nostalgic mid-century American winter landscape. The footage has natural film grain and a slightly soft focus, characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era.

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: 125593509

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: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1966 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: Madison, 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 Wisconsin winter, urban riverfront, and home-movie cutaways in documentaries, museum programs, or period editorial sequences.
Period detail: The steel truss bridge, utility towers, winter clothing, smokestack plume, and soft 8mm color may show a mid-1960s industrial riverbank setting in Madison.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged walk along a snowy river edge, with the camera observing a familiar outdoor winter moment rather than a posed scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in dark winter clothing, snow-covered riverbank, river water, wooden pilings, truss bridge, utility towers, bare trees, and smoke plume.
Film character: The clip has soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, and handheld framing that read as physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief winter insert, memory beat, riverfront transition, or atmospheric cutaway for mid-century Madison or Upper Midwest material.
Historical context: The frames place a pedestrian winter scene beside water and industrial infrastructure, suggesting everyday urban edges rather than a formal civic landmark view.
Research note: A person is visible and may require likeness review, while copyright, location, and any property considerations should be checked separately for the intended use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1966 Madison Wisconsin 8mm winter footage, snowy riverbank home movie, man walking by river, and mid-century industrial shoreline.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Madison 1966 winter footage, then broader snowy riverbank or industrial Midwest home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Madison, Wisconsin, a man walks along a snow-covered riverbank with river water, a truss bridge, utility towers, and smoke visible behind him. — A man walks beside the snowy riverbank with industrial structures in the background.

A Madison riverbank in winter shows snow, wooden shoreline pilings, dark river water, a distant truss bridge, and industrial smoke beyond the bank. — Snow covers the river edge below a distant truss bridge and industrial skyline.

The winter shoreline continues along the river, with snow, rough wooden pilings, dark water, and a truss bridge visible in the Madison background. — A snow-covered shoreline runs beside the river toward the bridge.

The Madison winter riverbank is seen from a wider angle, showing snow, utility towers, bare trees, a truss bridge, and a small light-colored structure. — Utility towers and bare trees rise above the snowy riverbank near the bridge.

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