Wisconsin-1971: The Sign Says Falls Dam Showing People Sitting On A Green Bench

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

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The Sign Says Falls Dam Showing People Sitting On A... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures a family group sitting on a green park bench in Wisconsin. The scene features four individuals—a woman in a light dress, two older men in suits, and a younger man in a pink shirt—posing together on a sunny day. A chalkboard sign in the foreground reads 'JIM FALLS DAM 9-13-71,' confirming the location and date. The footage shows natural film grain and color saturation typical of Super 8 home movies from the early 1970s, with a brick building and tree in the background. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American family life and community moments.

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: 125774160

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

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: 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 1970s Wisconsin home-movie requests needing family, park, or community gathering footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial context.
Period detail: The chalkboard date, clothing, 8mm color, and posed bench scene support an early 1970s home-movie setting in or near Jim Falls Dam, Wisconsin.
Home-movie behavior: The clip shows a small group sitting still for the camera, giving the scene the quiet, posed quality of a family or visitor record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a chalkboard title card, four adults, a green park bench, grass, a large tree, a brick building, windows, and daylight shade.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet edge artifacts that mark it as scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a dated location insert, family memory beat, Wisconsin cutaway, or transition into a dam or small-town visit sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents ordinary leisure or travel behavior, with adults posing outdoors beside a public-looking bench rather than performing for a formal event.
Research note: Faces are visible and may require likeness review; copyright, location, and any property issues should be assessed separately before reuse.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1971 Wisconsin home movie, Jim Falls Dam sign, family on park bench, 8mm adults posing outdoors, and small-town travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1971 Wisconsin or Jim Falls Dam clips, then broader 1970s family travel and park bench scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 home-movie title card reading Jim Falls Dam, with the handwritten date partly visible at the bottom. — Handwritten Jim Falls Dam title card identifies the location and date.

Handwritten Jim Falls Dam title card from the 1971 Wisconsin home movie, with the date visible along the lower edge. — A second title-card frame shows the Jim Falls Dam label and date.

Four adults pose on a green park bench in Wisconsin, with grass, a large tree, and a brick building behind them. — Four adults sit together on a green bench in an outdoor setting.

A posed 1971 Wisconsin home-movie frame shows four adults seated on a green bench outside a brick building. — The group remains seated on the bench for the home-movie camera.

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