Dayton Ohio USA-1958: Person Fishing at River's Edge

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationDayton, Ohio, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Person Fishing at River's Edge — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Dayton, Ohio, 1958, showing a person in a plaid shirt and dark shorts sitting at the edge of a rocky river. The scene captures a quiet moment by the water, with lush green trees and foliage surrounding the natural setting. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and a slightly faded look characteristic of mid-century home movies. The person appears to be fishing or resting, with a fishing rod visible in some frames. The overall mood is nostalgic and peaceful, evoking a sense of mid-20th century Americana and outdoor leisure.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120976097

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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: 1958 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: Dayton, Ohio, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s Ohio home-movie footage suited to documentary requests for quiet river recreation, fishing leisure, and mid-century outdoor Americana inserts.
Period detail: The plaid short-sleeve shirt, dark shorts, 8mm color stock, and metadata-supported 1958 Dayton setting place the scene in a late-1950s home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The seated person appears unposed at the rocky water's edge, alternating between resting and tending to a fishing rod in a casual family-film moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a wooded riverbank, still green water, rocks, a seated adult in a plaid shirt and dark shorts, hands near the knees, and a fishing rod.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, gate shadows, mild fading, and handheld framing that preserve the tactile texture of a scanned home movie.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet cutaway, memory beat, or transition into themes of fishing, summer recreation, riverside leisure, or regional family life.
Historical context: The footage reflects everyday outdoor recreation in a wooded Ohio river setting without identifying a specific public site, event, or named participant.
Research note: A visible adult face and likeness require review, while no logos, minors, music, or private property are evident from the provided frames.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1958 Dayton Ohio 8mm fishing, 1950s river recreation home movie, adult at water's edge, and vintage Ohio nature footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Dayton or Ohio river footage, then broader fishing, waterside leisure, and nature sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Dayton-area home-movie frame showing a quiet rocky river pool bordered by dense green trees and foliage. — A wooded river pool and rocky bank establish the outdoor setting.

An adult sits near the rocky river edge in a plaid short-sleeve shirt and dark shorts, with water close beside them. — A seated adult rests at the river's edge near the rocks.

The seated adult leans toward the water on a rocky bank, with a fishing rod visible along the edge of the frame. — The person sits low by the water while a fishing rod lies nearby.

A 1958 Dayton home-movie frame shows the adult seated beside rippled river water, arms resting casually on bent knees. — The seated figure looks across the rippled water in a quiet riverside moment.

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