Wisconsin-1957: View Of Blue River Waves Splashing Against Shore And Person

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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View Of Blue River Waves Splashing Against Shore And Person — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a serene Wisconsin riverside scene. Turbulent blue waves crash against a frost-covered shore, with ice formations visible along the bank. In the distance, a small boat with two people glides across the water near a wooded shoreline. The footage shows classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, with snow-dusted houses and bare trees lining the riverbank. This authentic 1950s home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse of winter outdoor life.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127458352

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: 1950s Wisconsin 8mm river footage for documentary inserts needing winter shoreline, rough water, and small-boat atmosphere.
Period detail: The scene may show mid-century riverside houses, bare trees, and cold-weather shore ice consistent with the supplied 1957 Wisconsin metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from shore with an unstaged home-movie interest in waves, ice, distant homes, and a small boat crossing the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include blue river waves, splash and ice along the bank, bare trees, distant houses, a wooded shoreline, and a small boat with people aboard.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, cool color bias, handheld framing, and slight exposure variation that give it authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a winter river cutaway, cold-weather transition, environmental insert, or quiet memory beat between family or travel scenes.
Historical context: The footage records leisure-era river scenery and settlement along a Wisconsin waterway without supporting a specific landmark or event claim.
Research note: People appear distant in the boat, so likeness risk seems limited but should be reviewed separately from copyright and any location or property concerns.
Research search match: Researchers may search for 1957 Wisconsin 8mm river waves, winter shoreline ice, vintage home movie boat on water, or mid-century riverside landscape.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel winter river shots, then other 1957 Wisconsin material, then broader 1950s cold-weather boating or shoreline footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Wisconsin 8mm frame of rough blue river water splashing near ice, with houses and leafless trees on the far bank. — Rough river water breaks against an icy shore below distant winter houses.

Cold Wisconsin river scene with white ice along the bank and rippled blue water behind it, filmed on 8mm in 1957. — Ice and spray line the shore as the river moves in the background.

Close 8mm view of choppy blue river water and pale shore ice in a 1957 Wisconsin riverside home movie. — The camera holds close on choppy water and ice along the river edge.

Small boat with distant people on a Wisconsin river, with a wooded hill and shoreline structures in the background. — A small boat moves across the river below a wooded shoreline.

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