Miami Florida-1956: Man Fishing on Calm Lake in Autumn Forest

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

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Man Fishing on Calm Lake in Autumn Forest — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored shirt and vest stands at the edge of a calm lake, fishing with a rod in his hand. The scene unfolds in a wooded area with tall trees and autumn foliage in the background, suggesting a peaceful fall day. Shot on 8mm film in 1956, the footage captures the quiet solitude of a fishing trip, with natural light reflecting off the water and a subtle film grain enhancing its vintage quality. The man remains focused on his line, immersed in the tranquil landscape.

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: 124607467

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s 8mm home-movie footage useful for documentary or museum sequences needing a quiet recreational fishing scene in a wooded lakeside setting.
Period detail: The man's light shirt, vest, slacks, fishing rod, and soft color 8mm texture may show mid-1950s casual outdoor leisure rather than a formal public event.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes an adult man from behind as he fishes quietly, giving the clip an unstaged family-memory perspective on solitary outdoor recreation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man with a fishing rod, calm lake water, reeds, shoreline rocks, autumn-toned trees, bare branches, and dark film gate edges.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, slight color shift, and contact-print framing that preserve the physical home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a contemplative insert, nature cutaway, seasonal transition, or memory beat around leisure, solitude, or fishing.
Historical context: The scene reflects private outdoor recreation in a wooded lakeside landscape, with no visible commercial signage, landmark, or public event context in the frames.
Research note: An adult person is visible from the back, so likeness review may still be relevant even though no logos, minors, or obvious private property are visible.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s 8mm man fishing, vintage home movie lake fishing, Miami Florida 1956 outdoor recreation, and autumn lakeside footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Miami or 1956 outdoor footage, then with broader themes of fishing, lakes, woods, and leisure.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 8mm frame from Miami metadata showing a man from behind fishing at a wooded lake edge with reeds, rock, and autumn-toned trees. — A man stands at the lakeside with a fishing rod, facing still water and a wooded shoreline.
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1956 8mm frame from Miami metadata showing a man in a vest fishing from a lakeshore, with calm water, reeds, trees, and a shoreline rock. — The fisherman remains near the right edge of the frame, looking toward the quiet lake.
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1956 8mm frame from Miami metadata showing a man fishing at a lake edge, with reeds and trees behind him and warm exposure flare at left. — A warm flare crosses the frame as the man holds his fishing rod toward the water.
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1956 8mm frame from Miami metadata showing a man fishing from the lakeside, framed by calm water, reeds, rocks, and autumn-toned trees. — The man stands with his rod at the water's edge, surrounded by reeds and wooded shoreline.
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