Wisconsin-1957: Small Forest Island In The Middle Of A Lake

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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Small Forest Island In The Middle Of A Lake — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a serene lakeside landscape in Wisconsin. The footage, viewed through a dark frame, shows a small tree-covered island in the middle of a calm lake, with lush green trees and grassy banks. A small boat is visible on the water in the distance. The image has a classic Super 8 aesthetic with soft focus, natural color tones, and visible film grain, evoking a nostalgic, peaceful summer day.

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: 127457976

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: This 1957 Wisconsin 8mm clip fits requests for midcentury home-movie lake scenery, rural travel cutaways, and quiet nature inserts.
Period detail: The footage may show a 1950s recreational lake view, with era clues limited to the 8mm color stock, soft exposure, and home-movie framing.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged visitor perspective, lingering from across the water on a small wooded island rather than documenting a formal event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include calm lake water, grassy banks, clustered trees, a small wooded island, distant shoreline, pale sky, and a small boat far off.
Film character: The scan has gentle 8mm grain, soft focus, mild color fading, and a dark contact-frame border that adds physical-film context.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a scenic cutaway, transition between summer travel memories, or a quiet establishing beat for Wisconsin lake material.
Historical context: The scene reflects midcentury amateur filming of lakeside leisure and landscape, without visible people, buildings, signage, or identifiable landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or obvious private property are visible, but copyright, location identification, and broader property context still require review.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1957 Wisconsin lake 8mm footage, vintage wooded island home movie, and midcentury rural lake landscape.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1957 Wisconsin lake scenes, then broader vintage nature and summer travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Wisconsin 8mm frame showing calm lake water, a grassy wooded island, distant shoreline, and dark contact-frame edges. — A small wooded island sits across calm lake water within the dark 8mm frame border.

1957 Wisconsin lake view with clustered trees on a grassy island, rippled water in front, and soft home-movie color. — Clustered trees and grass line the island edge across the lake.

1957 Wisconsin 8mm frame with rippled lake water, a low grassy bank, and dense trees on a small wooded island or shoreline. — Dense trees stand behind a grassy bank beside the lake.

1957 Wisconsin lake scene showing water in the foreground, a wooded grassy bank, distant hillside, and soft 8mm exposure. — A wooded bank and distant hillside appear beyond the lake surface.

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