California USA-1936: Man With Fishing Gear Fishes On Swift Moving River Shore

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Year1936
Decade1930s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1936 California

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Man With Fishing Gear Fishes On Swift Moving River Shore — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from California USA in 1936 captures a man fishing on a swift-moving river. The footage shows him in a fedora and suspenders, smiling at the camera before turning to cast his line. The scene unfolds along a rocky riverbank with trees in the background, rendered in the characteristic grain and color palette of early 8mm film. The man walks through a wooded area carrying his gear, embodying a classic mid-20th century outdoor recreation moment. This authentic archival footage is ideal for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, and period-specific storytelling.

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: 121505764

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: 1936 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: California, 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: 1930s California home-movie footage supports documentary or educational requests for outdoor recreation, fishing, and riverbank leisure scenes.
Period detail: The man’s fedora, suspenders, fishing gear, and 8mm color home-movie texture support a 1930s outdoor recreation reading.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged family-film feel as the fisherman faces the camera, works near the water, and walks through trees with his gear.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man with fishing gear, a swift river, rocky shore, trees, shaded woods, a small tackle box, and handheld framing.
Film character: The footage shows soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, color shift, and handheld framing consistent with early amateur 8mm film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, recreation cutaway, river transition, or personal-memory beat within a 1930s sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects everyday outdoor leisure in archival home-movie form without showing named landmarks or identifiable public events.
Research note: A visible adult appears, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright, with no logos or clear private property visible in these frames.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1930s California fishing home movie, 8mm man fishing river, vintage riverbank recreation, and outdoor leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then California 1936 material, then other 1930s fishing, river, woods, or outdoor recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1936 California home-movie footage, a man in a hat and suspenders stands by a swift river with fishing gear. — A fisherman stands near the riverbank, framed softly by early 8mm exposure and grain.

The fisherman remains near the California river, turned partly sideways with his fishing gear visible against the water. — The man pauses at the water’s edge as the river fills most of the frame.

A silhouetted figure moves through shaded woods carrying a small box or fishing kit, with bright foliage beyond. — The figure walks from the river area into a shaded stand of trees.

A silhouetted person in the California woods holds a small box or fishing kit as sunlight filters through trees. — The person stands in the wooded area with gear in hand, partly silhouetted by the light.

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