San Diego California-1962: Fishermen Concentrate On Fishing Platform On A Sunny Day

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 California

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Fishermen Concentrate On Fishing Platform On A Sunny Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a group of fishermen on a wooden pier in San Diego, California. Men in light-colored shirts lean over the railing, focused on their fishing rods extending into the deep blue water. The scene unfolds on a sunny day, with the film's characteristic color saturation and grain lending a nostalgic, authentic feel. A splash in the water suggests a catch, highlighting the quiet concentration of a classic fishing trip. This archival footage offers a glimpse into mid-century leisure and coastal life.

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: 123684677

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 1236 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: disneyland
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1962 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: San Diego, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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 for 1960s documentary or editorial requests needing mid-century recreational fishing and coastal leisure footage from San Diego home movies.
Period detail: The light shirts, simple wooden rail, fishing rods, and saturated 8mm color may show early-1960s vacation or weekend pier activity.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged concentration of men leaning over a railing as their lines stretch into the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include blue water, fishing rods, a wooden platform railing, men in light shirts, a splash near the lines, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has saturated blue color, visible grain, slight softness, and handheld 8mm framing that give it a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, coastal memory beat, or transitional insert for fishing, vacation, or leisure sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects ordinary coastal recreation, with a small group gathered around fishing lines rather than a staged sporting event.
Research note: People and some faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright status is separate from depiction rights.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1962 San Diego 8mm fishing pier footage, vintage fishermen on platform, home movie coastal leisure, and mid-century sea fishing.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel San Diego footage, then other 1962 California coastal scenes, then broader vintage fishing or vacation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In supported 1962 San Diego home-movie footage, men lean over a wooden platform railing with fishing rods over blue water. — Fishermen lean from a platform as their lines extend into the water.

Fishing lines arc from the edge of a wooden platform into deep blue water, with several people partly visible at the rail. — Fishing rods and lines stretch from the platform toward the water.

Men in light shirts cluster at a wooden railing, holding fishing rods over blue water with a small splash near the lines. — A group watches the water as a splash appears near the fishing lines.

A small group on a wooden platform focuses on fishing lines over blue water, with a splash visible away from the rail. — Fishermen concentrate on the water from the platform railing.

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