Idaho-1955: Man Ice Skating and Falling

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationIdaho, 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 Ice Skating and Falling — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from Idaho in 1955 captures a man ice skating on a frozen pond in a rural park setting. Dressed in a dark sweater and light-colored pants, he attempts to skate but loses his balance and falls onto the ice. Another person in a white jacket watches from the bank as classic cars are parked nearby on a grassy hill. The footage shows natural film grain and slight motion blur, evoking a nostalgic, candid moment of winter recreation from the mid-20th century.

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: 127546048

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 home-movie requests needing candid winter recreation, amateur skating, or a brief comic fall for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The parked mid-century cars, casual outdoor clothing, and 8mm color home-movie format support a 1950s rural park setting in Idaho.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged recreational moment as skaters try the ice, lose balance, and react naturally while others watch from the bank.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a frozen pond, adult skaters, a grassy bank, parked cars, winter shadows, light ice patches, and handheld framing.
Film character: The footage has warm 8mm color, visible grain, soft focus, exposure variation, and motion blur that give the scene clear home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, comic memory beat, winter recreation cutaway, or transition within a sequence about everyday leisure.
Historical context: The scene shows informal outdoor skating on a frozen pond, suggesting local recreation rather than an organized sporting event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1950s Idaho 8mm ice skating, vintage home movie frozen pond, amateur skater falling, and winter recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Idaho 1955 material, then broader 1950s winter recreation or home-movie sports scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1955 Idaho home-movie footage, a man in a dark top and light pants skates across a frozen pond near a rural bank. — A man skates cautiously across the frozen pond.

A skater appears to fall on a frozen pond as a person in a white jacket stands nearby on the Idaho park bank. — A skater loses balance near the edge of the pond.

The home movie shows a skater on their back on the frozen pond, with the grassy shoreline visible behind them. — The skater rests on the ice after falling.

A man skates along the pond edge below parked mid-century cars on a grassy bank in Idaho home-movie footage. — The skater moves along the pond edge below parked cars.

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