Wisconsin-1957: Boating On A Sunny Day While A Person Hides Below Deck

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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Boating On A Sunny Day While A Person Hides Below Deck — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a sunny day on a boat in Wisconsin. A man in a white t-shirt and sunglasses stands on deck, smiling against a bright blue sky, while a woman with curly blonde hair is partially visible. The scene shifts to the interior, showing a person resting below deck with a red life jacket and a white cap, suggesting a relaxed family boating trip. The footage features classic 8mm film grain, warm colors, and a nostalgic, candid feel, ideal for historical or editorial projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127458116

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s Wisconsin home-movie boating footage suited to documentary, museum, education, or editorial scenes about leisure, family recreation, and small-boat summer travel.
Period detail: The clip shows 1950s leisure details in casual deck clothing, dark sunglasses, denim, a red life jacket, white boat surfaces, and handheld 8mm color framing.
Home-movie behavior: The value is candid home-movie observation, with people relaxed on and below deck rather than staged for a formal camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a white T-shirt and sunglasses, a blonde woman, blue sky, boat railings, denim overalls or jeans, a red life jacket, and a person resting below deck.
Film character: The footage has 8mm grain, soft focus, warm color, high sun exposure, and handheld contact-sheet framing that give it clear mid-century home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or memory beat for sunny boating, family vacation, or mid-century recreation sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects postwar American leisure as preserved in a private home movie, showing informal boating activity without identifying a specific lake, town, or event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are evident, and copyright or source permissions should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1957 Wisconsin 8mm boating home movie, 1950s family boat footage, vintage lake recreation, and person below deck on small boat.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1957 Wisconsin boating material, then broader 1950s home-movie recreation and lake-vacation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Wisconsin 8mm frame of a man in sunglasses and a white T-shirt on a boat, with a blonde woman partly visible beside him. — A man in sunglasses stands on deck in bright sun while a blonde woman is partly seen at left.

1957 Wisconsin 8mm frame showing a person tucked below deck with a red life jacket, white cap, denim clothing, and white boat trim. — A person lies or crouches below deck near a red life jacket and white cap.

1957 Wisconsin 8mm frame from a boat interior or deck opening, with a person partly hidden beside a red life jacket and white boat edge. — A partly obscured person is seen below deck near the white side of the boat.

1957 Wisconsin 8mm frame with a close view of denim clothing on a boat, white hull or seating surface, and shadowed below-deck space. — The camera catches denim clothing and white boat trim as the scene shifts around the deck area.

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