California USA-1936: Fishing And Enjoying The Day At The River

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

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Fishing And Enjoying The Day At The River — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from California USA in 1936 shows two people fishing by a river. A woman in a dark dress and hat and a man in a cap and vest sit on a rocky bank, holding fishing rods. The scene captures a quiet, nostalgic moment of outdoor recreation. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural light, with a view of the water and a distant rocky shoreline. The footage is a rare glimpse into mid-20th century American leisure and family life.

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: 121506605

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

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: 1930s California 8mm home-movie footage suited to documentary or museum requests for outdoor leisure, fishing trips, riverside recreation, and personal travel records.
Period detail: The supplied metadata dates the clip to 1936, while the visible frames mainly show a rocky river or lake shoreline with no clear clothing, vehicles, signs, or built landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries the value of a private outing, with the broader footage described as people fishing while these sampled frames hold on the water and opposite bank.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include blue water, a pale shoreline, rocky hills, bright sun exposure, handheld framing, frame edges, and vertical film wear.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows warm faded color, soft focus, gate edges, vertical scratches, dust marks, and slight exposure fluctuation typical of physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet cutaway, transition, or memory beat around fishing, riverside travel, California recreation, or family vacation material.
Historical context: The material visually supports a prewar American leisure setting, but the sampled frames alone provide landscape context rather than identifiable social or regional details.
Research note: People are flagged in the clip metadata, so likeness review may be needed even though these stills do not show faces; copyright and location or property issues should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1930s California home movie, 8mm fishing trip, vintage riverside recreation, rocky shoreline, and family vacation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other 1936 California outdoor scenes, and then with broader fishing, river, vacation, and home-movie leisure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1936 California home-movie frame showing water, sunlit shoreline, rocky terrain, and visible 8mm gate edges. — Water and a bright rocky shoreline appear through the dark edges of the 8mm frame.

1936 California 8mm frame with blue water in the foreground and a rocky sunlit bank across the shore. — A blue stretch of water sits below a rocky, sunlit shoreline.

1936 California home-movie still showing water, a pale shore strip, and a rocky hillside across the river or lake. — The camera holds on water and the rocky bank beyond it, with film wear visible across the frame.

1936 California 8mm still of calm water below a rocky shoreline, framed by dark home-movie gate edges. — Calm water and a rocky shore fill the frame as the 8mm border remains visible.

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