Nigeria-1969: Men Landing Large Catfish on Boat

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Men Landing Large Catfish on Boat — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Nigeria in 1969 showing two men on a boat reeling in a large fish. The men, wearing casual striped and solid shirts, work together to haul the fish from the water. A large catfish is seen thrashing on the line, its mouth hooked and glistening in the sunlight. The scene captures the excitement of a successful catch on a calm lake or river, with natural light and authentic film grain giving it a nostalgic, archival quality. This authentic 1960s fishing moment offers rich material for documentaries, historical content, and nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122663309

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: 1969 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: Nigeria 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: 1960s Nigeria 8mm fishing footage suited to archival requests for leisure, river or lake travel, sport fishing, and everyday home-movie activity.
Period detail: The striped short-sleeve shirt, small boat setting, and soft 8mm color may show late-1960s informal recreation, consistent with the supplied 1969 Nigeria metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged teamwork as two men lean over the boat edge while a large hooked fish thrashes beside them.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, a small boat rail, open water, a hooked large fish, a red lure or float, shoreline in the distance, and handheld framing.
Film character: The clip has saturated 8mm color, visible grain, uneven exposure, gate edges, and slight handheld instability that give it authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, action cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition into material about fishing, waterways, or everyday leisure.
Historical context: The footage documents a private recreational fishing moment in Nigeria without enough visual evidence to identify the specific waterway, community, or event.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status is separate from personal rights clearance.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1969 Nigeria 8mm fishing, large fish on hook, vintage home movie boat fishing, and African river or lake leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other frames from the same reel, then with Nigeria 1969 travel footage, then with broader vintage fishing, boating, and home-movie recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two adult men in casual shirts stand at a boat rail on a Nigerian waterway, consistent with supplied 1969 home-movie metadata. — Two men look over the side of the boat as the fishing action begins.

A large hooked fish thrashes near the boat edge, with a red lure or float visible against the water. — The hooked fish breaks the surface and splashes beside the boat.

A large pale fish is lifted partly from the water on a line beside the boat, with a person cropped at the edge of the frame. — The fish hangs from the line as it is brought closer to the boat.

The large hooked fish dangles near the side of the boat over rippled water during the 1969 Nigeria fishing scene. — The catch is held close to the boat, still suspended above the water.

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