LA Crosse Wisconsin-1971: Flock Of Canadian Geese Grazing By Frozen Lake In

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationLa Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 Wisconsin

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Flock Of Canadian Geese Grazing By Frozen Lake In — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures a flock of Canadian geese grazing along the icy shoreline of a frozen lake in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The scene unfolds on a cold winter day, with bare trees lining the park-like shore and suburban homes visible across the water. Geese peck at the frozen ground, their black necks and white cheek patches distinct against the muted browns and blues of the landscape. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, offering authentic archival footage of midwestern winter wildlife and community life.

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: 125770461

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 1007 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: Wisconsin,Michigan
Date: 1971 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: La Crosse, 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 1970s 8mm wildlife and winter cutaway footage for documentaries, museum media, education programs, or regional Midwestern archive sequences.
Period detail: The clip may show early-1970s La Crosse lakeside park scenery, with bare winter trees, shoreline ice, distant homes, and a home-movie view of geese near the water.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes casually from a visitor or family-film perspective, lingering on geese feeding and gathering rather than staging an event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include Canada geese, icy shoreline, frozen or partly frozen lake water, bare trees, distant houses, park grass, and small distant people in one wide view.
Film character: The 8mm image has visible grain, warm color shift, soft focus, handheld framing, and exposure changes that support its physical home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a winter wildlife insert, regional establishing cutaway, seasonal transition, or quiet memory beat between family or community scenes.
Historical context: The footage places common lakeside wildlife within a Midwestern residential park setting, showing everyday outdoor space rather than a documented public event.
Research note: Copyright, likeness, and property review should remain separate because small distant people and residential buildings may be visible, though no brands are apparent.
Research search match: Research matches include 1971 La Crosse Wisconsin 8mm geese footage, Canada geese frozen lake home movie, and Midwest winter wildlife archive film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1971 La Crosse material, then with winter lake, park, and wildlife home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 La Crosse 8mm frame showing Canada geese near an icy lakeshore, with bare trees, distant homes, and small figures in the park. — Geese gather along a cold lakeshore with houses across the water.

1971 La Crosse home-movie frame with Canada geese clustered on icy ground, their dark necks and pale bodies visible in winter light. — Canada geese stand and peck at the icy lakeside ground.

1971 La Crosse 8mm frame focused on Canada geese grazing together on a frozen lakeside surface. — A flock of geese grazes close to the camera on the frozen shore.

1971 La Crosse frame showing a tight group of Canada geese feeding on icy ground beside the winter lake shore. — Geese cluster and feed together on the icy park shoreline.

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