Miami Florida-1956: A Caucasian Older Man Fishes In A Tranquil Body Of Water

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

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A Caucasian Older Man Fishes In A Tranquil Body Of Water — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored vest and trousers stands at the edge of a calm lake, casting a fishing rod into the water. Shot on 8mm film in 1956, this vintage home movie captures a quiet moment of leisure in a wooded area with autumn foliage. The scene exudes nostalgia, with warm golden tones and natural film grain, showing a classic American pastime. The man remains focused on his fishing, surrounded by tall reeds and trees, embodying a peaceful, bygone era of outdoor recreation.

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: 124607473

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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Miami, Florida, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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 editorial sequences needing quiet home-movie footage of outdoor leisure, fishing, and waterside recreation.
Period detail: The man's vest, light trousers, and 8mm color home-movie handling may show mid-1950s casual outdoor dress and amateur filming style.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged leisure moment as the man stands with his back to camera and works a fishing rod at the water's edge.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an older man, fishing rod, calm water, reeds, wooded shoreline, autumn-toned foliage, and a pale rock or bank edge.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, slight gate edges, warm color shifts, and handheld framing that give it useful physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a reflective cutaway, memory beat, or transition for recreation, retirement, travel, or family-history material.
Historical context: The scene shows a quiet American pastime in a wooded waterside setting, with no visible landmarks to independently confirm the exact Miami location.
Research note: A person is visible from behind, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos, music, or obvious private property are visible in these frames.
Research search match: Search matches include 1950s 8mm fishing footage, vintage home movie man fishing, Miami Florida 1956 recreation, and calm lake leisure cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1956 Miami material, then broader 1950s fishing, lakeside leisure, and outdoor recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 8mm home-movie frame of a man fishing from a wooded waterside edge, with reeds and autumn-toned trees in view. — A man stands at the water's edge with a fishing rod, facing a quiet wooded shoreline.

1956 8mm frame showing a man in a vest and trousers fishing beside calm water in a wooded setting associated with Miami metadata. — The fisherman remains still beside the water, framed by reeds and thin trees.

Vintage 8mm frame of the same man fishing from the bank, with a dark wooded background and calm water in front of him. — The rod extends over the lake while the man watches the water from the bank.

1956 home-movie frame of a man fishing at the edge of calm water, with warm exposure, reeds, and trees behind the lake. — The man leans toward the water as the fishing line or rod points across the frame.

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