Miami Florida-1956: View Of White Boat In Open Water On A Windy Day

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

View Of White Boat In Open Water On A Windy Day — Clip Details

MIAMI FLORIDA-1956: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a fishing trip on a windy day, viewed from a moving boat. A fishing rod is visible in the foreground, while a white boat appears in the distance on the open water. The footage shows a gray, overcast sky and choppy waves, with a distant shoreline and trees visible. The film exhibits natural grain, slight blurriness, and the characteristic frame borders of 8mm home movie footage, evoking a nostalgic, authentic mid-century American recreational moment.

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: 124607700

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Miami recreational boating, fishing-trip atmosphere, or mid-century coastal cutaways in documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The small white cabin boat, fishing rod, open water, and soft color 8mm texture support a 1956 home-movie view of leisure boating near Miami.
Home-movie behavior: The camera rides aboard a moving boat, catching the fishing rod, wake, horizon, and passing craft from an unstaged participant viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include choppy water, a white motorboat, a fishing rod, boat wake, low shoreline, distant trees, gray sky, and 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The clip has soft focus, muted color, visible grain, handheld motion, and dark frame edges typical of scanned 8mm home-movie footage.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for boating, fishing, travel, weather, or coastal recreation sequences.
Historical context: The footage reflects casual mid-century American leisure on the water, with no visible people or identifiable commercial markings in these frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright status and location/property context for their project.
Research search match: Search phrases include 1950s Miami boating footage, vintage 8mm fishing trip, home movie open water, windy day boat cutaway, and coastal recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Miami 1956 footage, then broader 1950s boating, fishing, weather, and waterfront recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 Miami home-movie frame showing a white boat across choppy water with a fishing rod angled in the foreground. — A white boat passes across open water as a fishing rod cuts through the foreground.

A white cabin boat appears on open water near Miami, partly framed by a fishing rod in this 1956 8mm home-movie still. — The moving camera keeps the distant boat and fishing rod in view over rough water.

From the moving boat, the frame shows a bow edge, choppy water, and a low Miami shoreline under a gray sky. — The camera turns toward the water and distant shore from aboard the boat.

The final still shows wake behind the moving boat, open water, and a distant Miami shoreline with faint trees or structures. — Wake trails across the water toward a low, hazy shoreline.

Visually Similar Clips