Wisconsin-1957: Man In A Hat Fishing By River With Rocks

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Man In A Hat Fishing By River With Rocks — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored jacket and hat stands on a rocky riverbank in Wisconsin, casting a fishing rod into the water. Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a quiet moment of recreation by a flowing river. The scene features natural lighting, classic film grain, and a nostalgic atmosphere, with the fisherman focused on his line against a backdrop of rocks and rippling water. The footage offers authentic archival material for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 127458426

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 home-movie footage useful for documentary or editorial sequences about everyday outdoor recreation and fishing.
Period detail: The clothing, hat, simple fishing gear, and 8mm color home-movie look support a mid-century recreational scene, with the 1957 Wisconsin setting supplied by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: An unidentified man stands quietly at the riverbank and casts or tends a fishing line, giving the clip an unstaged leisure moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a hat, fishing rod and line, blue river water, rocks, a white shoreline structure, grass, and distant bank details.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, mild exposure variation, visible frame edges, and handheld framing that read as authentic scanned home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a cutaway, transition, or memory beat for rural recreation, fishing, family travel, or Wisconsin outdoor life.
Historical context: The footage shows casual riverside recreation in a mid-century home-movie context without enough visual evidence to identify the exact waterway or event.
Research note: A person is visible from behind, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos or clear private property are visible, and copyright status is separate from appearance rights.
Research search match: Search matches include 1957 Wisconsin fishing home movie, 1950s man fishing by river, 8mm riverbank recreation, and vintage outdoor leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1957 Wisconsin material, then with fishing, riverbank, rocks, and outdoor recreation themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1957 Wisconsin home-movie footage, a man in a hat fishes from a rocky riverbank beside rippling water. — A man fishes from a rocky river edge near a white shoreline structure.

The fisherman stands with his back to the camera on a Wisconsin riverbank, holding a rod toward the water. — The fisherman faces the river while standing near rocks and grass.

A man in a hat fishes at the edge of a Wisconsin river, with his line visible across the rippling water. — The fishing line stretches over the water as the man stands on the bank.

The view shifts to the rocky river edge and moving water, with a distant shoreline visible in the background. — A rocky stretch of riverbank and choppy water fills the frame.

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