Kansas City Missouri-1959: Man Rescued from Water Using Gaff Pole

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationKansas City, Missouri, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 Kansas City Missouri

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Man Rescued from Water Using Gaff Pole — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a dramatic rescue at sea. A man in a blue shirt and dark cap uses a long gaff pole to pull another individual from choppy water onto the deck of a vessel. The scene unfolds under overcast skies, with the rough sea and the ship's rail visible. The footage shows the physical effort of the rescue, with the rescuer leaning out and the person being pulled aboard. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film adds to the authentic, archival feel of this maritime safety training moment.

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: 123143140

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: 1959 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: Kansas City, Missouri, 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: 1959 8mm footage suited to documentary or educational edits needing a brief maritime rescue or water-safety action moment.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century small-vessel rescue practice, with simple deck railings, a long pole, dark caps, and color 8mm home-movie texture as era clues.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the close, handheld observer position as people lean over the rail and work to bring someone out of choppy water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rough water, an orange-red vessel side, metal railing, a long pole, a rescuer in a blue shirt, another person in the water, and deck-side onlookers.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, muted color, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give the rescue action an immediate home-movie record quality.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, tension beat, safety-training reference, or cutaway within a sequence about boating, rescue, or mid-century amateur filming.
Historical context: The scene visually records a practical water rescue from a vessel without enough detail to identify the people, vessel, exact body of water, or purpose of the activity.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed, while copyright, location, vessel ownership, and any training or staged context should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1959 8mm water rescue, man pulled aboard with gaff pole, vintage boating safety footage, and home movie rescue at sea.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1959 Kansas City or Missouri-labeled material, then boating, rescue, water-safety, or vessel-deck clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 8mm frame showing a person in a blue shirt using a long pole from a vessel rail as another person floats in rough water. — A rescuer reaches from the vessel toward a person in the water.

1959 8mm frame with a man in a blue shirt and dark cap beside the rail of a vessel, with choppy water below. — The rescuer steadies himself at the rail as the water moves below.

1959 8mm frame showing a man in blue gripping the vessel rail near the orange-red side, with rough water in the background. — The man works along the rail during the rescue sequence.

1959 8mm frame showing a person in blue near the orange-red vessel side, with another figure by the railing and open water beyond. — Figures gather at the vessel side as the action reaches the deck.

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