Wisconsin-1971: Big Trees Covered In Snow

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

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Big Trees Covered In Snow — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures a quiet winter landscape in Wisconsin. Bare tree branches glisten with ice against a pale purple twilight sky, their silhouettes stark against the fading light. The scene shifts to a snow-covered field where frost-encrusted grasses and reeds shimmer in the cold air, creating a delicate, crystalline texture. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a sense of nostalgia and stillness. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or any project seeking authentic 1970s winter atmosphere.

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: 125774434

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for authentic 1970s 8mm winter landscape footage for documentary, educational, editorial, or atmospheric scene-setting use.
Period detail: The 1971 date is supported by metadata, while the visible scene itself is mostly timeless winter woods, snow, bare branches, and frost-coated grasses.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie perspective, lingering quietly on icy trees and snowy field edges rather than presenting a composed travel or news view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include bare trees, ice-bright branches, pale sky, snow-covered ground, winter grasses, reeds, brush, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm texture with visible grain, soft focus, saturated cool color, slight exposure variation, and the tactile edges of scanned physical film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a winter cutaway, seasonal transition, memory beat, or quiet insert between family, rural, or Midwestern archival scenes.
Historical context: The scene documents a rural or natural Wisconsin winter view in 1971 without visible people, vehicles, buildings, signage, or specific public events.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but copyright, location context, and any property or landscape permissions should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1971 Wisconsin winter 8mm, snowy trees home movie, frost-covered grasses, rural winter landscape, and vintage snow footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Wisconsin 1971 material, then broader 1970s winter, snow, trees, and rural nature clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Wisconsin 1971 8mm frame showing bare trees with glinting icy branches against a pale winter sky. — Bare tree branches shimmer with ice against a cold purple-blue sky.

Wisconsin 1971 winter field edge with snow, frost-coated reeds, and dark brush in soft 8mm color. — Frosty grasses rise from a snow-covered field near a line of winter brush.

Wisconsin 1971 8mm frame of frosted grasses and reeds crossing a quiet snow-covered field edge. — Ice-coated reeds and dry winter grasses catch light above the snow.

Wisconsin 1971 home-movie frame showing snow, frosted reeds, and a shaded winter brush line. — A still winter field edge shows snow, icy reeds, and dense dark brush beyond.

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