Wisconsin-1957: People Paddling Canoes And Kayaks In A Large Open Lake

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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People Paddling Canoes And Kayaks In A Large Open Lake — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a serene lake scene from a moving perspective, likely from a boat. The view is framed by dark vertical edges, suggesting a window or porthole. Calm blue water stretches toward a distant shoreline covered in autumn-colored trees. A small green canoe with three people paddling appears in the final frames, adding a sense of leisure and recreation. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, evoking a nostalgic 1950s Americana feel. Ideal for historical documentaries, archival projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127423198

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.

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: 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 1219 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: oke lake,cottage,ice fishing,swimming
Reel-level year note: 1957
Reel-level location note: wisconsin
Date: 1957 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports archive requests for 1950s Wisconsin leisure footage, especially lake recreation inserts for documentary, education, or regional history edits.
Period detail: The footage may show mid-century vacation recreation through 8mm color film, distant paddle boats, simple clothing silhouettes, and an autumn wooded shoreline.
Home-movie behavior: The scene preserves an unstaged passenger or boat-window viewpoint as people paddle across open water in a relaxed recreational setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include open blue lake water, wooded autumn shoreline, distant hills, dark window-like frame edges, small paddle boats, and tiny paddlers.
Film character: The scan carries soft 8mm color, visible grain, gate-edge darkness, slight motion blur, and exposure variation that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a lakeside cutaway, gentle transition, recreation insert, or memory beat within a 1950s travel or family sequence.
Historical context: The clip offers visual context for postwar outdoor leisure without identifying a specific lake, landmark, event, or named participants.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos, music, or clearly identifiable private property appear in these frames.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1957 Wisconsin lake canoe footage, 8mm home movie paddlers, mid-century outdoor recreation, and autumn shoreline boating.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Wisconsin 1957 lake scenes, then broader 1950s paddling, boating, and outdoor recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Wisconsin 8mm view of open lake water and distant autumn shoreline, partly framed by dark window-like edges. — Open lake and wooded shoreline viewed from a moving, partially framed vantage point.

1957 Wisconsin lake scene showing rippled water, autumn-colored hillside, and dark edge framing from the filming position. — Rippled lake water and wooded hillside appear beyond the dark edges of the camera view.

1957 Wisconsin 8mm frame with a small canoe carrying distant paddlers across open water near an autumn wooded shore. — A small canoe with distant paddlers moves across the lake in front of the shoreline.

1957 Wisconsin lake view with a small paddle boat at the right edge, distant wooded hills, and broad open water. — A small paddle boat appears at the edge of the frame against open water and wooded hills.

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