Ontario Canada-1958: Man Examines Small Fish Caught On The High Seas With His

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationOntario, Canada
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Ontario Canada

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Man Examines Small Fish Caught On The High Seas With His — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored sweater and cap stands on a boat, examining a small fish he has just caught on a fishing rod. The footage, shot on 8mm film in 1958, captures the moment against a backdrop of calm blue sea and a clear sky. The warm, saturated colors and visible film grain give the clip a nostalgic, authentic home movie feel. The man's hands carefully handle the fish, showcasing a quiet moment of success during a sunny day on the water.

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: 123610710

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: 1958 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: Ontario, Canada 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: Useful 1950s 8mm home-movie footage for editorial requests about recreational fishing, boating holidays, and quiet leisure moments on open water in Ontario, Canada.
Period detail: The clothing, small boat setting, fishing rod, and saturated 8mm color may show mid-century leisure travel rather than a formal commercial fishing scene.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged moment as a man handles and inspects a small fish from the boat while the camera stays close to his hands and body.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an adult man in a cap and light sweater, a small fish on a line, a fishing rod, boat rail, blue water, clear sky, and handheld framing.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, saturated blues, soft focus, uneven exposure, and slight handheld movement that read as authentic physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or memory beat for a fishing trip, family holiday, or mid-century outdoor recreation sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects recreational angling from a small boat, with attention on the catch rather than a named place, vessel, or event.
Research note: A person is visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos, private property, or music are apparent, but copyright and any personal rights should be checked separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1958 Ontario 8mm fishing footage, man examining fish on boat, mid-century home movie angling, and recreational boating holiday.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Ontario water or boating scenes, then broader 1950s fishing and holiday home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Ontario home-movie frame showing an adult man in a cap and light sweater on a boat, partly cropped as he works near a fishing line. — A man on the boat is seen close to the camera before the fish is clearly shown.

1958 Ontario home-movie frame with a man’s hands and fishing rod as a small fish hangs on the line above blue water. — The catch hangs from the line as the man holds the rod near the boat rail.

Close 1958 Ontario 8mm frame showing the man’s hands steadying the rod and handling the small fish over the boat side. — The man brings the small fish closer while working with the line and rod.

1958 Ontario home-movie frame of a small fish suspended from a line beside the man’s arm and fishing rod, with open water behind. — The small fish swings near the rod against the blue water and sky.

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