Wisconsin-1971: Boat On The Upper Mississippi River Near A Military Institution

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

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Boat On The Upper Mississippi River Near A Military... — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from March 1971 captures the Upper Mississippi River near a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers facility. The footage opens with a handwritten date on film leader, then shows a large informational sign for Lock and Dam No. 7, constructed and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District. The scene transitions to a wide shot of the river, where a barge navigates icy waters under a cloudy sky, with a distant mountain visible. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film evokes a strong sense of 1970s Americana and industrial history.

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: 125775198

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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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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: 1971 Upper Mississippi River home-movie footage suited for documentary inserts on inland navigation, public works, and regional travel in the early 1970s.
Period detail: The handwritten March 1971 leader and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lock and Dam No. 7 sign provide visible era and infrastructure clues.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds on visitor-facing signage before turning toward the river, giving the clip a roadside travel and observation quality rather than a staged scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a handwritten date card, Lock and Dam No. 7 signage, chain-link fencing, concrete dam structures, icy river water, a barge, and distant bluffs or hills.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, and handheld framing that support its home-movie archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief location-establishing insert, industrial cutaway, river travel transition, or memory beat within a 1970s Midwest sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually connects a public river-navigation facility with winter or early spring river traffic on the Upper Mississippi, without showing identifiable people.
Research note: Human review should consider the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers text and official signage; no people are visible, but copyright, trademark, and property issues remain separate checks.
Research search match: Useful matches include 1971 8mm Upper Mississippi River footage, Lock and Dam No. 7 home movie, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sign, and barge on icy river.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Wisconsin or Upper Mississippi material from 1971, then with river transport, locks, dams, and public-works footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Handwritten March 22, 1971 date visible on 8mm film leader, softly focused and framed close. — Handwritten date leader reading March 22, 1971.

1971 Wisconsin-area view of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sign for Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 7 near fencing and concrete structures. — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sign for Lock and Dam No. 7.

Close 8mm view of the Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 7 sign, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with fencing and structures behind. — Visitor sign identifies Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 7.

Wide 1971 home-movie view of a barge on icy Upper Mississippi River water, with a distant bluff or hill and lock structure in the foreground. — Barge traffic on icy river water near Lock and Dam No. 7.

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