Wisconsin-1969: Bell Mound Rock Formations

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Wisconsin

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Bell Mound Rock Formations — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a scenic view of distinctive rock formations rising above a tree line in Wisconsin. The footage shows natural limestone spires under a bright blue sky, with utility poles and power lines visible in the foreground, blending natural beauty with rural infrastructure. A white directional sign reading 'Bell Mound' with a right-pointing arrow appears in the final frame, confirming the location. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and subtle scratches typical of Super 8 home movies from the era, 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: 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: 125596397

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: 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 1021 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1969
Reel-level location note: minnesota,wisconsin
Date: 1969 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: Wisconsin, 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 requests needing 1969 Wisconsin home-movie footage of a roadside landmark sign and nearby rock formations for documentary, museum, or regional-history edits.
Period detail: The clip shows 1960s 8mm color footage with rural utility poles, overhead wires, a simple directional road sign, and limestone-like rock formations above trees.
Home-movie behavior: The viewpoint feels like a visitor-shot travel record, moving between scenic rock outcrops and a confirming Bell Mound roadside sign rather than staged coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include pale rock spires, dense green trees, blue sky, utility poles, overhead wires, black frame borders, and a white Bell Mound arrow sign.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, mild color fade, gate edges, and small scratches that support its archival character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, regional travel cutaway, location confirmation shot, or transition within a Wisconsin landscape sequence.
Historical context: The footage places a natural roadside attraction beside visible rural infrastructure, showing how a visitor in 1969 recorded landscape and wayfinding details.
Research note: No people are visible, but the Bell Mound sign and public roadside setting may need location and signage review separate from copyright clearance.
Research search match: Searchers might look for 1969 Wisconsin 8mm Bell Mound sign, vintage roadside rock formations, rural landmark home movie, or Super 8 travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1969 Wisconsin travel scenes, then broader roadside landmarks, signs, and rock formation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Wisconsin 8mm frame showing a pale rock formation above leafy trees, with blue sky and visible film gate edges. — Rock outcrop seen above the tree line in the opening frame.

1969 Wisconsin roadside view of rock formations above trees, crossed by utility wires and a wooden pole. — Rock formations and roadside utility lines share the frame.

1969 Wisconsin 8mm frame with pale rock outcrops, dense trees, a utility pole, and overhead wires. — A second view of the rock formations with rural power lines in front.

1969 Wisconsin frame showing a white Bell Mound directional sign with a right-pointing arrow, set against trees and sky. — The Bell Mound roadside sign confirms the destination.

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