Kansas USA-1958: Man Fishing from Shoreline at Kansas Lake

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.