Miami Florida-1956: A Man Fishing In The Wilderness

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationMiami, Florida, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 in Florida

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A Man Fishing In The Wilderness — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored shirt and vest stands at the edge of a calm lake, casting a fishing rod into the water. The scene unfolds in a wooded area with tall trees displaying autumn colors, suggesting a peaceful day in the wilderness. Shot on 8mm film in 1956, the footage captures the quiet solitude of fishing with natural light and subtle film grain. The man remains focused on his line, surrounded by reeds and a rocky shoreline, evoking a nostalgic, mid-century American outdoor experience.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124607453

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: 1956 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: Miami, Florida, 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

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 1950s documentary or commercial edits needing quiet home-movie footage of recreational fishing in a wooded lakeside setting.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color stock, and metadata-supported 1956 date may show mid-century leisure dress and amateur outdoor filming practice.
Home-movie behavior: An adult man stands with his back to the camera and tends a fishing rod, giving the scene an unstaged family-film observation of solitary recreation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the fisherman, fishing rod, calm lake water, reeds, shoreline rocks, bare tree trunks, autumn foliage, and soft natural light.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, slight softness, variable exposure, and contact-sheet color shifts that support its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a brief insert, outdoor memory beat, nature transition, or cutaway for mid-century leisure and fishing sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents a quiet recreational moment in a wooded waterside area, with no visible urban Miami landmarks in these frames.
Research note: An identifiable adult figure may require likeness review depending on use, while copyright and location/property questions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1956 8mm fishing footage, mid-century man fishing, vintage lakeside home movie, and Florida outdoor recreation archive.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with Miami or 1956 material, then with other fishing, lake, wilderness, or family leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 8mm frame of an adult man fishing beside a calm wooded lake, with reeds and autumn-toned trees in the background. — A man faces the lake while holding a fishing rod near reeds and shoreline rocks.

Adult man in light clothing fishes at the edge of a calm lake in metadata-listed Miami, with reeds and wooded shoreline beyond. — The fisherman stands near a large rock and looks out over the water.

Rear view of the fisherman holding his rod near still lake water, framed by reeds, rocks, and a wooded shoreline. — The man remains focused on his fishing line with the wooded lake behind him.

The fisherman appears at the right edge of the frame beside golden lake reflections, reeds, rocks, and autumn-colored trees. — A warm-toned frame shows the fisherman at the lakeside edge with reeds across the water.

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