Wisconsin-1957: Man Casts Fishing Line Into Choppy Water On Windy Day

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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Man Casts Fishing Line Into Choppy Water On Windy Day — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored shirt and cap stands on a lakeside dock in Wisconsin, casting his fishing line into choppy, wind-swept water. The 8mm film captures the scene with natural grain and faded color tones typical of 1957 home movies. Bare trees and distant houses line the shore, while a white railing and rocky shoreline frame the foreground. The camera remains steady, focusing on the man's fishing action and the restless water, evoking a quiet, nostalgic moment of outdoor recreation.

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: 127458252

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Wisconsin leisure, fishing, lakefront recreation, or seasonal outdoor cutaways in documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The clip shows mid-century home-movie color, a simple lakeside dock or railing, bare trees, shoreline houses, and clothing consistent with cool-weather outdoor recreation.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an unstaged home-movie view of a man casting from shore while the camera watches the water and dock from a nearby position.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include choppy lake water, a white dock rail, rocks along the shore, a standing fisherman, bare trees, distant houses, and parked vehicles.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, and steady but informal framing typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for fishing, lake weather, family recreation, or Wisconsin outdoor life.
Historical context: The scene reflects everyday lakeside recreation in the 1950s, with modest shoreline homes and a windy, cool-weather setting visible in the footage.
Research note: A person is visible from a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1957 Wisconsin 8mm fishing footage, vintage lake recreation, man casting fishing line, choppy water, and home-movie shoreline scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Wisconsin 1957 lake scenes, then broader 1950s fishing and outdoor recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Wisconsin 8mm frame showing a white dock rail, wind-ruffled lake water, rocks, bare trees, and a distant shoreline. — A dock rail and rocky shoreline frame choppy lake water on a windy day.

1957 Wisconsin lakefront view with a white rail, rocky bank, path, bare trees, and choppy water in soft 8mm color. — The camera looks past a white dock rail toward the windy lakeshore.

A man in a cap stands near a white dock rail in Wisconsin, casting a fishing line over wind-ruffled lake water. — A fisherman casts from the lakeside edge as waves move across the water.

Wide 1957 Wisconsin lake view with wind-ruffled water, distant houses, bare trees, and soft home-movie color. — The shot opens onto choppy water and a quiet residential shoreline.

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