Wisconsin-1971: Tugboat Moves Through Icy River On A Sunny Cold Day With 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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Tugboat Moves Through Icy River On A Sunny Cold Day With... — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm film clip from Wisconsin in 1971 captures a tugboat navigating a frozen river, its white hull cutting through thick ice. The scene unfolds under a bright, sunny sky with scattered clouds, the landscape blanketed in snow. The tugboat, pulling a barge, moves steadily through the icy water, its engine likely churning the frozen surface. The footage, shot on Super 8, shows natural film grain and a slightly faded color palette typical of home movies from the era. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into winter transportation and industrial activity in rural Wisconsin.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125775243

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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s documentary or education edits needing winter river transport, tugboat labor, or Midwestern industrial cutaways from 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The 1971 Wisconsin metadata and visible 8mm color, snow-covered banks, and working tug with barge may show early-1970s inland winter navigation.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational home-movie viewpoint, watching a tugboat pass across an icy river without staging, narration, or visible participants.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tugboat, a low barge, broken river ice, snowy banks, distant tree lines, low hills, pale clouds, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm archive texture with soft focus, handheld framing, faded winter color, visible grain, and slight exposure fluctuation.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, seasonal transition, industrial cutaway, or quiet memory beat for winter transportation.
Historical context: The scene documents a working vessel moving through ice in a rural-looking Wisconsin winter landscape, without visible people or identifiable signage.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are apparent, but users should review copyright status and any vessel or location identification before publication.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1971 Wisconsin 8mm tugboat footage, icy river barge, winter transportation, frozen waterway, and home-movie industrial cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel winter footage, then Wisconsin 1971 material, then broader icy river, tugboat, barge, and winter transport scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Wisconsin 8mm frame showing a tugboat towing a low barge through broken ice on a snow-covered river. — A tugboat pulls a barge through an icy river bordered by snow.

The tugboat appears farther along the snowy Wisconsin river, cutting through ice beneath scattered clouds. — The vessel advances steadily through ice with winter fields beyond.

A home-movie view of the tugboat and barge crossing an icy Wisconsin river in bright winter daylight. — Snow and broken ice surround the tugboat as it moves across the frame.

The tugboat and barge pass through the lower frame, with an icy river, snowy banks, and pale clouds behind them. — The tugboat nears the edge of the shot while crossing the frozen river.

Visually Similar Clips