Wisconsin-1957: Panoramic View Of The Lake With Man Fishing The Banks

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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Panoramic View Of The Lake With Man Fishing The Banks — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a panoramic view of a vast lake in Wisconsin. The footage shows choppy blue water with gentle waves lapping against a rocky shoreline. A man in a light-colored jacket and hat stands near the water's edge, appearing to fish or observe the scene. The distant shore features sparse trees and a few buildings, suggesting a quiet lakeside community. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, conveying a nostalgic, authentic 1950s atmosphere. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127458306

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s Wisconsin home-movie lake footage for editors needing a brief shoreline, fishing, or regional outdoor-life cutaway.
Period detail: The light jacket, simple lakeside buildings, bare trees, and 8mm color stock may show a mid-century Wisconsin recreational shoreline.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the casual, unstaged view of a man standing near the rocky bank as the camera observes the lake and shoreline.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include choppy blue lake water, large shoreline rocks, a man in a light jacket and hat, bare trees, small buildings, and a lakeside road or path.
Film character: The clip has handheld 8mm texture with soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, gate edges, and exposure shifts across the water.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a lake establishing insert, a fishing cutaway, a regional transition, or a quiet memory beat.
Historical context: The scene reflects recreational use of a Wisconsin lakeshore without enough visual evidence to identify the lake, town, or event.
Research note: A person is visible but not clearly identifiable; likeness, location, and property context should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1950s Wisconsin lake home movie, 8mm man fishing shoreline, vintage lakeside rocks, and mid-century lake recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1957 Wisconsin lakeside material, then broader home-movie fishing or shoreline scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Wisconsin 8mm frame showing wind-ruffled lake water and a low distant shoreline under a pale sky. — Wide view across choppy lake water toward a distant shore.

1957 Wisconsin lakeshore view with a man near rocks, choppy water, bare trees, and small buildings in the background. — A man stands by the rocky bank as waves move along the lakeshore.

1957 Wisconsin 8mm frame showing a man beside large shoreline rocks with lake water, trees, and buildings beyond. — Large rocks line the lake while a man stands near the water's edge.

1957 Wisconsin lakeshore detail with choppy blue water washing near large pale rocks and a sloped bank. — Waves lap against large rocks on the lakeshore.

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