Ontario Canada-1958: A Man Fishing in a Boat Reeling in a Catch

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

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A Man Fishing in a Boat Reeling in a Catch — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored shirt and trousers sits in a small boat, reeling in a fish with a fishing rod. The footage, shot on 8mm film in 1958, captures the focused action of the angler handling the line and securing his catch. The green interior of the boat and the blue water in the background suggest a calm day on the water. The grainy texture and warm color palette are characteristic of vintage home movie footage, evoking a sense of nostalgia and personal memory from mid-century Canada.

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: 123611092

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: 1950s Ontario home-movie fishing footage suited to documentary inserts about leisure, boating, angling, or family recreation in mid-century Canada.
Period detail: The light casual clothing, small open boat, simple rod, and 8mm color home-movie look support a late-1950s recreational fishing setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera stays close as the angler handles the line and catch, preserving an unstaged family-film view of concentration and routine boat activity.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a seated angler, fishing rod and line, small fish, green boat interior, blue open water, light clothing, cap, and handheld close framing.
Film character: The scan shows soft 8mm grain, warm color, uneven exposure, slight blur, and handheld framing that add period texture to the archive material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, leisure insert, memory beat, or transition within scenes about fishing, summer travel, or outdoor recreation.
Historical context: The clip shows recreational angling from a small boat in Ontario, reflecting everyday leisure rather than an identifiable public event or landmark.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no visible logos, private property, or music are indicated, and copyright status must be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful matches include 1958 Ontario fishing home movie, 8mm angler in boat, mid-century Canada leisure footage, and vintage family fishing scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Ontario 1958 lake or boating scenes, then broader 1950s fishing and outdoor leisure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Ontario home-movie frame showing a seated angler in light clothing working a fishing rod inside a small green boat. — A seated angler handles a fishing rod from inside the boat.

1958 Ontario fishing footage frame with the angler leaning forward while working the rod and line in a small boat. — The angler leans in while pulling the fishing line near the boat edge.

A man in a white cap bends over the side of a small boat on blue water in 1958 Ontario home-movie footage. — The man bends over the side of the boat while working with the catch or line.

Close 1958 Ontario home-movie frame of hands securing a small fish and line inside a boat with blue water in the background. — Hands secure a small fish and line inside the boat.

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