Ontario Canada-1958: Man Fishing From Boat With Reel And Bait Can

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

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Man Fishing From Boat With Reel And Bait Can — Clip Details

A man in a dark shirt fishes from a small boat on a calm lake in Ontario, Canada, in 1958. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures his hands reeling in a fishing rod, a can of bait nearby, and the gentle movement of water. The grainy, slightly faded color and natural light evoke a nostalgic, authentic home movie feel. This archival clip shows a quiet moment of leisure and connection with nature, perfect for historical or nostalgic content.

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: 123611394

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 Ontario home-movie footage for edits needing quiet leisure, small-boat fishing, or outdoor recreation inserts.
Period detail: The 8mm color, simple boat setting, metal bait can, and fishing reel may show mid-century recreational fishing habits.
Home-movie behavior: The camera stays close to the fisher's hands and gear, giving an unstaged family-film view of a private outing on the water.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a fishing rod and reel, bait can, small boat edge, seated adult, dark shirt, calm lake water, and sun glare.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, slight color fading, handheld framing, and uneven exposure that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a cutaway, memory beat, or transitional insert for fishing, lakeside vacations, or family leisure scenes.
Historical context: The footage documents recreational fishing from a small boat without making broader claims about Ontario culture or specific waterways.
Research note: A person is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 Ontario 8mm fishing footage, man fishing from boat, home movie lake recreation, and vintage fishing reel cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1958 Ontario lake footage, and then broader vintage fishing or outdoor leisure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Ontario 8mm frame showing an adult's hands by a fishing rod, reel, and bait can in a small boat on a lake. — Close view of fishing gear and a bait can beside the water.

Cropped 1958 Ontario home-movie frame of an adult in a dark shirt leaning inside a small boat in bright light. — A cropped figure in a dark shirt leans in the boat.

Close 8mm view of a fishing rod crossing the frame, with a bait can and part of the seated adult visible in the boat. — The fishing rod crosses the frame above the bait can.

1958 Ontario 8mm frame with a fishing reel and rod above a bait can, with the adult fisher mostly cropped from view. — A reel and rod sit above the bait can in the boat.

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