Zurich Switzerland-1976: Winter Ice Rink With Skaters And Pine Tree Foreground

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Year1976
Decade1970s
LocationZurich, Switzerland
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1976 Zurich Switzerland

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Winter Ice Rink With Skaters And Pine Tree Foreground — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1976, this vintage footage captures an outdoor ice rink in Zurich, Switzerland, viewed from an elevated position. Numerous people skate across the ice under a row of hanging lights, with a building and trees visible in the background. The scene is framed by a stone wall and a pine tree in the foreground, conveying a nostalgic winter atmosphere. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and subtle camera movement evoke classic home movie charm, offering authentic archival footage of public recreation in the 1970s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127399396

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1239 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: holy land trip,march,jerusalem,bethleham
Reel-level year note: 1976
Reel-level location note: israel,zurich,switzerland
Date: 1976 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Zurich, Switzerland Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s European winter recreation requests needing authentic 8mm footage of a public ice rink in Zurich with skaters and a visitor-shot viewpoint.
Period detail: The hanging rink lights, simple outdoor barriers, faded signage, and winter clothing may show mid-1970s public leisure details in Zurich.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged rink activity as skaters move casually across the ice while the camera watches from behind a wall and pine branches.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include skaters on an outdoor rink, overhead lamps, a long rink building, advertising boards, a stone wall, pine branches, snow or ice, and dark trees.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, subdued winter color, slight exposure variation, and gentle handheld drift consistent with home-movie material.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a winter leisure cutaway, a Zurich travel insert, a 1970s public recreation transition, or a quiet memory beat.
Historical context: The scene shows communal outdoor skating in a maintained urban rink setting, with spectators or skaters dispersed across the ice rather than staged action.
Research note: People and distant signage are visible, so likeness and brand review may be needed even when copyright status is handled separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1976 Zurich ice rink 8mm footage, 1970s Switzerland winter recreation, vintage outdoor skating, and home movie public leisure scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Zurich 1976 material, then broader 1970s Switzerland winter or skating recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1976 Zurich outdoor ice rink seen from above, with skaters on the ice, hanging lights, a rink building, a stone wall, and pine branches. — Skaters move across an outdoor Zurich rink viewed from behind a wall and pine branches.

Soft 8mm view of a Zurich outdoor ice rink in 1976, with skaters, overhead lamps, a rink building, and dark pine branches in the foreground. — A soft-focus frame shows skaters spread across the rink beneath rows of lamps.

Elevated 1976 Zurich rink view with skaters, advertising boards along the barrier, hanging lights, a rink building, a stone wall, and pine branches. — Skaters pass along the public rink while signage and the rink building sit beyond the ice.

1976 Zurich winter rink scene framed by a pine tree and stone wall, with small skater figures, overhead lamps, signage, and a low rink building. — A pine tree partly frames the final view of skaters on the Zurich outdoor rink.

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