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Wisconsin-1957: View Of Blue Lake Water And Trees On A Clear Day

$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.

  • Year1957
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationWisconsin, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

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View Of Blue Lake Water And Trees On A Clear Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a serene view of a blue lake from a moving perspective, likely from a boat or dock. The footage shows calm water stretching toward a distant tree-lined shore under a bright, clear sky. A wooden pier or dock structure is visible in the water in some frames. The image is framed by dark borders, showing natural film grain, slight blurriness, and surface scratches typical of archival Super 8 footage. This authentic slice of Americana evokes nostalgia and is ideal for historical documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed projects.

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
127423639

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 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

  • color
  • nature
  • outdoors
  • weather
  • water
  • view
  • blue
  • lake
  • trees
  • clear
  • day
  • wisconsin
  • 1957
  • 1957 Wisconsin lake footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 home movie
  • 1950s lake scenery
  • archival lake view
  • classic American nature footage
  • 1950s outdoor scenes
  • nostalgic 8mm film
  • old film footage
  • vintage water view
  • 1950s documentary footage
  • retro lake landscape
  • 8mm film grain
  • historical home movie
  • 1950s Americana
  • vintage outdoor footage
  • 1957 archival clip
  • old film nostalgia
  • 8mm nature scene
  • vintage Wisconsin footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1950s Wisconsin lake home-movie footage suited to documentary cutaways, regional memory sequences, or quiet outdoor establishing moments.
Period detail
The 1957 metadata and 8mm color stock support a midcentury home-movie context, while the frames show only water, distant wooded shore, sky, and a small dock-like structure.
Home-movie behavior
The clip carries an unstaged home-movie viewpoint, observing the lake from behind dark frame edges as if filmed from a window, boat, or shoreline shelter.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include calm blue lake water, hazy distant tree line, low shoreline hills, pale sky, dark vertical framing edges, film scratches, and a small dock or swim platform.
Film character
Soft focus, light grain, uneven exposure, scratches, and gate-like dark borders give the shot a physical 8mm archival texture.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a quiet insert, transition, lakeside establishing shot, or reflective memory beat within a Wisconsin or 1950s outdoor sequence.
Historical context
The footage documents a leisure-oriented view of a Wisconsin lake landscape without visible people, vehicles, signage, or identifiable landmarks in these frames.
Research note
No people, logos, or readable property identifiers are visible, but copyright, location verification, and any property-related use should still be reviewed by the buyer.
Research search match
Useful matches include 1957 Wisconsin lake footage, 1950s 8mm home movie water view, vintage lake shoreline, and midcentury outdoor vacation cutaway.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Wisconsin 1957 lake material, then broader 1950s home-movie water and shoreline scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Wisconsin 8mm frame showing calm lake water, distant tree-lined shore, pale sky, and dark vertical film or window borders.
Lake and wooded shoreline viewed through dark vertical framing.
1957 Wisconsin lake view with open water, a hazy distant shore, dark frame edge, and a small dock or swim platform at right.
Open lake view with a small dock-like structure near the right edge.
1957 Wisconsin 8mm frame of a broad lake surface, distant low shoreline, pale sky, and heavy dark vertical framing edges.
Broad lake surface and distant shore framed by dark vertical edges.
1957 Wisconsin lake scene showing calm rippled water, a distant wooded shore, pale sky, and a dark vertical border at left.
Calm lake water and distant wooded shore under a bright sky.

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