Idaho-1955: Man Walking Toward Illuminated Ice Hole

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationIdaho, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man Walking Toward Illuminated Ice Hole — Clip Details

A man in a heavy winter coat walks forward across a frozen, icy landscape in Idaho, 1955. The 8mm home movie footage captures him approaching a hole in the ice, with a faint yellow light visible inside. The scene is shot on vintage Super 8 film, showing grain, slight motion blur, and a cool blue-purple color palette typical of old color film. The man moves deliberately, his breath likely visible in the cold air, as he investigates the illuminated opening. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse of winter life and curiosity in mid-century America.

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: 127545996

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1955 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Idaho, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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 Idaho winter footage, unexplained outdoor details, or editorial scenes of a person inspecting ice-covered ground.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century winter clothing and amateur color 8mm filming, with no visible landmarks or brands to confirm a more specific setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged curiosity of a lone adult moving toward a small lit opening in an icy outdoor surface.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include snow or ice, dark ground, a small opening, a faint yellow light, handheld framing, and cool blue-purple film color.
Film character: The footage has dense grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld movement consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, mystery insert, winter transition, or memory beat within a mid-century documentary sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects private home-movie observation of a cold outdoor setting rather than a documented public event or identifiable landmark.
Research note: A person is flagged in the clip, so likeness review may be needed in addition to separate copyright and source-rights checks.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 1950s Idaho 8mm winter footage, man walking on ice, hole in frozen ground, or home movie with small light.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Idaho 1955 winter scenes, then broader home-movie footage of outdoor investigation or ice.

Still Frames From This Clip

1955 Idaho 8mm frame showing an icy outdoor surface in blue-purple color with soft focus and grain. — Icy ground fills the frame in a cool blue-purple cast.

1955 Idaho home-movie frame with dark icy ground and a pale snow or ice line across the lower area. — The camera holds on a dark, icy surface with a pale line below.

1955 Idaho 8mm frame showing snow-covered ground around a dark opening with a faint yellow light visible within it. — A small yellow light appears inside a dark opening in the snow or ice.

1955 Idaho home-movie frame showing a dark hole in snow or ice with a small yellow light near its edge. — The illuminated opening remains visible against the rough snowy surface.

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