Wisconsin-1971: Large Tug Boat Slowly Moves Out Into River With Snow And Broken Ice

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

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Large Tug Boat Slowly Moves Out Into River With Snow And... — Clip Details

WISCONSIN-1971: A large white tugboat slowly navigates through a frozen river, pushing through broken ice floes under a bright winter sun. The scene is viewed through bare tree branches, with a dark cable visible in the foreground, suggesting a high vantage point. The 8mm film captures the gritty texture of the ice and the boat's steady progress, evoking a sense of cold, industrial resilience in a snowy, rural landscape.

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: 125775269

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: 1971 Wisconsin 8mm footage suited for documentary or museum uses needing winter river transport, tugboat movement, or frozen-waterway industrial cutaways.
Period detail: The white tug, snowy riverbank, broken ice, bare trees, and home-movie color stock support an early 1970s winter river scene in Wisconsin.
Home-movie behavior: The elevated view through a dark foreground frame and bare branches gives the clip an unstaged observer perspective as the tug works through ice.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white tugboat, broken river ice, snow-covered shoreline, bare trees, a small flag, bright winter light, and dark foreground bars.
Film character: The 8mm image has visible grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an insert, transition, or atmospheric cutaway for winter transport, inland waterways, or cold-weather labor sequences.
Historical context: The clip visually documents a working boat moving through icy water, suggesting routine river transport activity in a snowy Midwestern landscape.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still review copyright status and any vessel or property identification needs.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1971 Wisconsin 8mm tugboat, frozen river boat, broken ice waterway, winter transportation, and vintage home movie river footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel winter river shots, then other Wisconsin 1971 footage, then broader frozen-waterway or tugboat transportation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Wisconsin 8mm frame showing a white tugboat beside broken river ice, with snow, bare trees, and dark foreground framing. — A white tugboat sits near the snowy edge of a frozen river, partly obscured by bare winter trees.

1971 Wisconsin home-movie frame of a white tugboat pushing through broken river ice under bright winter sun. — The tugboat advances through broken ice, with a bare tree crossing the foreground.

1971 Wisconsin 8mm frame with the tugboat more side-on, moving through broken ice behind leafless trees. — A side view shows the white tugboat continuing through rough ice near a snowy bank.

1971 Wisconsin frame showing a closer side view of the tugboat cutting through dense broken ice, with bare branches below. — The tugboat passes closer to camera as churned ice fills the river surface around it.

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