Kansas USA-1958: Man Fishing By Lake In 8mm Home Movie

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Man Fishing By Lake In 8mm Home Movie — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Kansas USA in 1958 shows a man fishing by a lake. The clip opens on a blue-tinted water surface with dry grass in the foreground, then reveals a man in a blue shirt and cap using a long pole to catch a fish. He struggles with the fish near the shoreline, bending over in the tall grass. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, color shifts, and a handheld, slightly shaky camera perspective typical of personal 1950s home movies.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122639956

Rights & Clearance

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: 1958 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Kansas, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Suits documentary or editorial productions needing authentic mid-century American rural leisure footage from the late 1950s.
Period detail: Clothing including a blue work jacket, dark trousers, and cap is consistent with late-1950s rural American casual dress; no other period markers are clearly visible.
Home-movie behavior: The unscripted scramble of a man reaching for a catch at the water's edge captures the spontaneous energy typical of a family fishing outing recorded on home movie film.
What appears in frame: Rippled blue lake surface, dry golden shoreline grass, bare branch stems, steep bank edge, man in blue jacket and dark trousers, fishing pole, and 8mm gate vignetting.
Film character: Vivid blue color saturation, visible grain, slight handheld wobble, and characteristic 8mm gate vignetting give the footage a tactile, period-authentic archival texture.
Edit role: Works as a memory-beat insert or nostalgic cutaway in a sequence about mid-century American rural life, family leisure, or postwar fishing culture.
Historical context: Recreational fishing was a common working-class and middle-class leisure activity in postwar rural America; home-movie documentation of such outings was typical of the era.
Research note: One adult male is visible throughout; his face is not clearly shown in any frame but likeness clearance should still be assessed; no logos or private-property identifiers apparent.
Research search match: Researchers may search for 1950s home movie fishing, vintage 8mm rural America, postwar leisure footage, or mid-century lake fishing.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other frames from this same reel, then with 1950s Kansas or Midwest outdoor footage, then with vintage fishing or American postwar leisure clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

8mm home movie frame of a rural lake shoreline with dry autumn grass and bare branch stems against rippled blue water, likely Kansas, late 1950s. — Lake shoreline with dry grass, 1958.

8mm home movie frame showing a man in a blue jacket with a fishing pole at a rural lake shoreline, likely Kansas, circa 1958. — Fisherman at the lake's edge, 1958.

8mm home movie frame showing a man in a blue jacket bent low at a rural lake shoreline amid dry golden grass, consistent with retrieving a catch, Kansas circa 1958. — Man crouching at the water's edge, 1958.

8mm home movie frame showing a man in a blue jacket bent low at a rural lake shoreline amid dry grass, likely handling a fish, Kansas circa 1958. — Fisherman bent at the shoreline, 1958.

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