Wisconsin-1971: Ice Covered Trees Sparkling In Sunlight On A Winter Day

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

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Ice Covered Trees Sparkling In Sunlight On A Winter Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures ice-covered tree branches glistening in the sunlight against a purple-tinged winter sky. Bare, intricate branches are coated in a delicate layer of ice, sparkling as light reflects off the frozen droplets. The scene, filmed outdoors in Wisconsin, evokes a quiet, nostalgic winter day with a distinct retro film grain and color palette characteristic of Super 8 footage. Power lines stretch across the background, grounding the natural beauty in a suburban setting. This archival clip offers a serene, timeless moment of nature's frosty artistry, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic 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: 125774411

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1971 Wisconsin 8mm winter footage for documentary or editorial cutaways needing ice-coated trees, sunlight sparkle, and quiet suburban-season atmosphere.
Period detail: The visible power lines, bare deciduous trees, and purple-shifted 8mm color may show an early 1970s residential or roadside winter view in Wisconsin.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged home-movie gaze, lingering on sunlight catching ice on branches rather than presenting a planned scenic panorama.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include ice-glazed twigs, bare tree trunks, a purple winter sky, distant treeline, horizontal utility wires, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, soft focus, slight color shift, and exposure shimmer that give the winter light a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a winter insert, seasonal transition, quiet memory beat, or visual pause between family, weather, or rural Midwest scenes.
Historical context: The scene documents an ordinary winter landscape where natural ice, leafless trees, and visible utility lines place the view within everyday built surroundings.
Research note: No people, logos, or identifiable private interiors are visible, but users should still review copyright, location context, and property concerns for their use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1971 Wisconsin 8mm winter trees, ice-covered branches in sunlight, vintage home movie winter cutaway, and frozen tree sparkle footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Wisconsin 1971 exterior winter shots, then broader 1970s home-movie nature or seasonal weather footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Wisconsin 8mm frame of ice-glazed tree branches sparkling in sunlight, with bare trunks and utility lines in the background. — Ice on leafless branches catches sunlight beneath a purple-tinted winter sky.

1971 Wisconsin home-movie view of frozen branches glinting in the sun, framed by dark trunks and a pale purple sky. — Frozen branches glint in sunlight with utility lines crossing the background.

1971 Wisconsin 8mm still showing delicate ice on leafless branches, dark tree trunks, and faint utility lines in a winter setting. — Leafless branches coated with ice stand in front of a distant winter treeline.

1971 Wisconsin winter frame with a closer cluster of ice-coated branches sparkling against leafless trees and purple-tinted sky. — A denser cluster of frozen branches sparkles in the low winter light.

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