Wyoming USA-1939: Man Fishing In Summer Day Observed By A Bear Cub In Beautiful

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationWyoming, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Wyoming

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Man Fishing In Summer Day Observed By A Bear Cub In... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Wyoming, USA, in 1939 captures a man fishing in a sunlit lake while a black bear cub observes from the forest edge. The man, wearing a light-colored shirt and dark pants, stands waist-deep in the blue water, casting his line. The bear cub, with dark fur, is seen in the wooded background, partially obscured by trees and foliage. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and a vertical blue line artifact, characteristic of 1930s home movie footage. The scene evokes a sense of quiet, natural observation during a sunny summer day.

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: 121490604

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: 1939 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: Wyoming, 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 requests needing 1930s Wyoming home-movie material of recreational fishing, lakeside wilderness, and human-wildlife proximity for documentary or educational sequences.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color stock, and metadata-supported 1939 date place the scene in a late-1930s amateur travel or family-film context, though no landmark is visible.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value in its quiet observation of a fisherman standing in shallow water while a bear cub appears near the wooded edge.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark bear cub, trees and brush, blue lake water, a man in a light shirt, a fishing rod, rippled reflections, shoreline, and film frame borders.
Film character: The footage shows dense 8mm grain, soft focus, saturated blue water, uneven exposure, handheld framing, and a vertical blue line that reads as physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief wilderness insert, a memory beat, a nature cutaway, or a transition between human recreation and animal presence.
Historical context: The scene shows outdoor leisure in a remote lakeside setting, with the animal presence adding context about encounters recorded by amateur camera operators.
Research note: A person is visible at a distance, so likeness review may apply; copyright, archive license, and any wildlife or location-use questions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1939 Wyoming 8mm fishing footage, vintage home movie bear cub, lakeside wilderness recreation, and man fishing in blue water.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other 1939 Wyoming scenes, and then with broader themes of fishing, wilderness travel, and wildlife observation.

Still Frames From This Clip

A dark bear cub stands near foliage in a wooded Wyoming setting in metadata-supported 1939 home-movie footage. — Bear cub visible near the forest edge, partly surrounded by brush.

A man in a light shirt stands in rippled Wyoming lake water during metadata-supported 1939 8mm footage. — Fisherman stands in shallow blue water facing away from the camera.

A fisherman in a light shirt casts or raises a rod while standing in a Wyoming lake in 1939 home-movie footage. — Fisherman gestures with a rod while standing in the lake near shore.

A distant fisherman stands in blue lake water, framed by soft 8mm texture and metadata-supported Wyoming location. — Fisherman pauses in the water with shoreline and ripples around him.

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