Wisconsin-1971: Man At An Abandoned Park With Dam And Cross

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

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Man At An Abandoned Park With Dam And Cross — Clip Details

WISCONSIN-1971: A man in a brown jacket and glasses stands behind a chain-link fence, observing a concrete dam structure with water flowing through its steps. The scene, shot on 8mm film, captures a quiet, overcast day with lush green trees in the background. The footage transitions to a grassy park area with wooden posts, a small cross, and a pile of rocks, suggesting a forgotten or neglected space. The vintage color palette and film grain evoke a nostalgic, archival feel, ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or historical storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125774225

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: 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: Archival 1971 Wisconsin 8mm footage for productions needing a quiet park, dam, or neglected recreation-area cutaway from the early 1970s.
Period detail: The man's jacket, glasses, chain-link fencing, concrete dam works, and faded 8mm color may show early 1970s park infrastructure and casual visitor dress.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor perspective, watching a man pause at a fenced dam before the camera shifts to a nearby grassy park area.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a man in a brown jacket, chain-link fence, stepped concrete dam, flowing water, white railings, grass, wooden posts, rocks, and a small cross.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, soft focus, slight handheld framing, and warm faded color that give the scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for abandoned parks, local infrastructure, travel recollection, or rural recreation spaces.
Historical context: The frames suggest a public outdoor recreation or water-control area in Wisconsin, with maintained structures alongside a quieter grassy area that appears sparsely used.
Research note: A man is visible from behind or in profile, so likeness review may be needed even though no logos, minors, audible music, or clear private interiors are visible.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1971 Wisconsin 8mm dam footage, abandoned park home movie, man at chain-link fence, and vintage recreation area cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1971 Wisconsin outdoor scenes, then broader themes of parks, dams, vacant recreation areas, or local travel.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1971 Wisconsin 8mm footage, a man in a brown jacket stands near a chain-link fence looking toward a stepped concrete dam. — A man pauses at the fence beside a concrete dam structure.

A man viewed from behind looks through fencing toward a concrete dam and water-control structure in Wisconsin archival footage. — The visitor faces the fenced dam area from a close vantage point.

The camera shows a grassy Wisconsin park area with wooden posts, a small cross, rocks, fencing, and trees on 8mm film. — A quiet park area appears beyond rocks and wooden posts.

A 1971 Wisconsin park view shows rocks in the foreground, a small cross, wooden posts, fencing, trees, and open grass. — The shot holds on the grassy park space with rocks and a small cross.

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