Wisconsin-1971: Lakeside Park And Calm Water View

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

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Lakeside Park And Calm Water View — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures a serene Wisconsin lakeside scene. The footage opens on a grassy park area with scattered wooden posts, a trash can, and a large pine tree, viewed through a dark frame. The camera then pans to reveal a calm lake bordered by dense green trees, with a small wooden post visible in the water. The natural lighting and film grain evoke a nostalgic, peaceful atmosphere, characteristic of 1970s family home movies. This archival footage is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects exploring American leisure and nature.

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: 125774236

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for 1970s Wisconsin home-movie footage of a quiet lakeside park, useful for documentary inserts, regional memory pieces, or nature-themed archival cutaways.
Period detail: The 1971 metadata and visible 8mm color stock may show an early-1970s recreational park setting with simple wooden posts, mowed grass, and informal lakeside viewing.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor perspective, moving from a shaded park view toward calm water and trees as a family filmmaker might record a peaceful stop.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include mowed grass, pine trees, wooden posts, small utility markers, rocks, calm lake water, a wooded far shore, and dark in-camera framing.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that give the scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quiet establishing insert, reflective transition, nature cutaway, or memory beat between more people-focused 1970s material.
Historical context: The scene reflects everyday outdoor leisure in a Midwestern lakeside setting without showing identifiable people, signage, or a named landmark.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, location, and any property-related use should still be reviewed for the intended project.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1971 Wisconsin lake 8mm footage, 1970s home movie park, calm water cutaway, wooded shoreline, and vintage lakeside recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1971 Wisconsin scenes, then broader 1970s home-movie lake, park, and nature footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Wisconsin home-movie frame showing a grassy lakeside park with pine trees, wooden posts, rocks, and shaded dark edges. — A shaded view across a grassy park area with pine trees and wooden posts.

1971 Wisconsin park view framed by dark vertical edges, with pine trees, wooden posts, utility markers, rocks, and mowed grass. — The camera holds on a quiet park lawn bordered by trees and posts.

1971 Wisconsin home-movie view of calm lake water and a dense green tree line, partially framed by dark foreground edges. — A calm lake stretches toward a wooded shoreline.

1971 Wisconsin lakeside frame showing calm water, a wooded far shore, and a small visible object or post near the lower right waterline. — Still water and a tree-lined shore close the brief lakeside view.

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