Wyoming USA-1939: Man Fishing in Shallow Creek

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Man Fishing in Shallow Creek — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1939 showing a man fishing in shallow creek waters in Wyoming. The man, wearing a dark hat and light-colored shirt, stands waist-deep in the blue water, holding a fishing rod. The scene captures the natural outdoor setting with a grassy shoreline and rippling water, viewed through the characteristic grain and slight distortion of aged film. The footage exhibits classic 8mm film aesthetics with visible scratches and a nostalgic, archival quality, offering authentic period footage for historical or documentary use.

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: 121490617

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.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s Wyoming home-movie footage suited to documentary or educational requests for recreational fishing, rural waterways, and outdoor leisure in prewar America.
Period detail: The man's dark hat, light shirt, simple fishing rod, and unbuilt shoreline may show late-1930s outdoor dress and recreational fishing practice.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged home-movie view of a man standing quietly in shallow water while fishing from near the creek edge.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a lone fisherman, rippling blue water, a grassy shoreline, a dark hat, a light shirt, a fishing rod, and contact-print frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm image carries dense grain, blue color shift, soft focus, gate weave, scratches, and uneven exposure that read as original physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a rural outdoor insert, fishing cutaway, transitional water beat, or quiet memory shot within a Wyoming or 1930s sequence.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for informal outdoor recreation and creekside fishing without showing identifiable landmarks or organized public events.
Research note: A person is visible at a distance, so copyright, likeness, and any location-use questions should be reviewed separately before publication.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 Wyoming 8mm fishing footage, 1930s man fishing creek, home movie shallow water angling, and vintage rural outdoors.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Wyoming material, then broader 1930s fishing, water, and rural recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Wyoming home-movie frame showing a man in a dark hat and light shirt fishing in shallow rippling water near grass. — A lone fisherman stands in shallow creek water near the shoreline.

1939 Wyoming frame with a distant man holding a fishing rod in blue creek water beside a grassy edge. — The fisherman remains waist-deep in the rippling water.

1939 Wyoming home-movie still of a man fishing in shallow creek water with grass visible along the bank. — The camera catches the fisherman from across the water as he stands near the bank.

The fisherman holds position in the creek as water moves around him.

Visually Similar Clips