Idaho-1955: Man in Black Jacket Ice Skating on Frozen Pond

Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationIdaho, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man in Black Jacket Ice Skating on Frozen Pond — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from Idaho in 1955 captures a man in a black jacket and light-colored pants ice skating on a frozen pond. The footage shows him gliding across the ice with arms outstretched, followed by close-ups of his skates and a brief moment of motion blur. The scene unfolds on a sunny winter day, with trees visible in the background and the characteristic grain and color palette of mid-century amateur film. The clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into 1950s winter recreation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127546057

Rights & Clearance

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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Idaho, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s winter recreation sequences, Idaho home-movie context, or documentary inserts needing amateur footage of outdoor ice skating.
Period detail: The clothing, skates, color 8mm texture, and metadata-supported 1955 Idaho setting place the scene in mid-century leisure footage.
Home-movie behavior: The skater appears casually filmed while gliding and turning on the ice, giving the clip an unstaged family-film view of winter recreation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a skater in dark outerwear, light pants, ice skates, frozen surface, tree-lined background, shadows, and motion blur.
Film character: The clip has warm color shifts, visible grain, soft focus, handheld framing, and exposure variation typical of scanned mid-century 8mm home movies.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a brief winter recreation insert, a memory beat, or a cutaway between broader 1950s family or outdoor leisure scenes.
Historical context: The footage shows informal outdoor skating as a personal leisure activity, with no visible signage or landmark details to narrow the location beyond metadata.
Research note: A person is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, music, or private property are visible, and copyright status should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1955 Idaho 8mm ice skating, 1950s home movie winter recreation, man skating on frozen pond, and vintage amateur sports footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Idaho 1955 winter scenes, then broader 1950s outdoor recreation or skating material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Soft 1955 Idaho 8mm frame showing a skater in dark outerwear and light pants moving across a frozen surface. — A motion-blurred view catches the skater mid-glide on the ice.

Archival 8mm frame of the frozen pond surface with dark tree shadows and heavy handheld cropping. — The camera drifts across the ice and shadowed background between skating movements.

1955 Idaho home-movie frame showing the skater's legs beside the frozen pond surface and blurred tree line. — The skater passes close to the edge of the handheld frame.

Close 8mm view of skating boots and blades crossing the frozen surface in the 1955 Idaho home movie. — A close-up isolates the skates as they slide over the ice.

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