Wisconsin-1957: Lake and Parkland with Weeping Willow Trees

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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

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Lake and Parkland with Weeping Willow Trees — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a serene summer view of a lake and lush green parkland in Wisconsin. The footage, framed by a dark border suggesting a window or boat view, shows a tranquil waterside scene with weeping willow trees, manicured lawns, and a white building nestled among the trees. Classic cars are parked along the shore, and the natural light creates a soft, nostalgic glow over the landscape. The gentle ripples on the water and the vibrant green foliage evoke a peaceful, mid-century American leisure moment.

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: 127457911

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Wisconsin home-movie requests needing calm lakefront park scenery, summer travel atmosphere, or mid-century leisure cutaways.
Period detail: The visible clues include 8mm color stock, older parked cars along the shore, maintained lawns, willow trees, and a small light-colored lakeside building that may show a mid-century park setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective from behind a dark window or boat frame, observing the lake and shore without staged action or visible subjects.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rippling lake water, green shore lawns, weeping willow trees, dense summer foliage, a light-colored building, parked cars, and dark framing bars.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, modest grain, slightly uneven exposure, saturated greens, and a steady but informal framed view.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet establishing insert, summer memory beat, Wisconsin lake transition, or nature cutaway within a home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects a landscaped lakeside leisure environment in the 1950s, with cars, lawns, and waterfront plantings suggesting public or recreational summer space.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any identifiable property concerns should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Search matches include 1957 Wisconsin 8mm lake footage, 1950s home movie park shoreline, summer lake with willow trees, and mid-century waterfront scenery.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Wisconsin 1957 lake or park footage, then broader 1950s summer nature and leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Wisconsin 8mm view of a lakefront park with willow trees, lawn, parked cars, and a pale building seen through dark vertical framing. — A calm lakefront park view with willow trees, lawn, cars, and a pale shoreline building.

1957 Wisconsin lakeside park scene with rippling water, willow trees, maintained grass, a pale building, and mid-century cars in the background. — Rippling water borders a green shoreline with willow trees, cars, and a pale building among foliage.

1957 Wisconsin 8mm frame showing a green lakeside park, willow trees, dense summer foliage, rippling water, and a small structure near the shore. — A broad green shoreline with willow trees and dense summer foliage sits beyond rippling lake water.

1957 Wisconsin lake view with rippling water, a grassy shoreline, willow trees, wooded background, and a small pale dock or shoreline feature. — Rippling lake water leads to a green bank lined with willow trees and wooded summer growth.

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