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Miami Florida-1956: Two Men with Blue Swordfish on Dock

$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 · Miami, Florida, United States

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

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Two Men with Blue Swordfish on Dock — Clip Details

MIAMI FLORIDA-1956: Two men stand on a wooden dock beside a massive blue swordfish caught by its tail, its long bill pointing downward. One man in a white shirt and cap holds a camera, while another in a light t-shirt and dark pants stands with hands on hips, both looking up at their impressive catch. The scene unfolds on a sunny day with palm trees and calm water in the background, captured on vintage 8mm film with natural color shifts and film grain. This authentic home movie footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century fishing culture and tropical 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
124607908

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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Topics & Keywords

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1950s Miami home-movie requests needing recreational fishing, dockside trophy-catch, or tropical leisure footage for documentary and editorial sequences.
Period detail
The clothing, handheld 8mm color, wooden dock, palm-lined waterfront, and still-photo behavior may show mid-century Florida fishing culture as represented in a family-shot film.
Home-movie behavior
The clip preserves an unstaged dockside moment as two men pause around a large hanging swordfish, one apparently photographing the catch while another looks on.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a large blue swordfish suspended by the tail, two adult men, a camera, a wooden dock, calm water, palm trees, and low waterfront buildings.
Film character
The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, slight color drift, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that retain the texture of original home-movie film.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or cutaway for mid-century sport fishing, Miami waterfront leisure, or family travel footage.
Historical context
The scene visually connects recreational fishing with tropical waterfront leisure without documenting a named marina, tournament, vessel, or specific public event.
Research note
People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright, personality, and property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match
Researcher searches may include 1950s Miami fishing home movie, 8mm swordfish on dock, Florida sport fishing footage, and vintage waterfront catch scene.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1956 Miami or Florida waterfront clips, and finally broader mid-century fishing and travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 Miami dockside home-movie frame with two men looking at a large swordfish suspended by its tail beside calm water.

Two men stand on a wooden dock near a large swordfish hanging tail-up beside the water.

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A man in a white cap appears to photograph a large swordfish hanging beside a dock in 1956 Miami home-movie footage.

A man with a camera stands close to the suspended swordfish while another figure is partly visible at right.

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Rear view of an adult man on a Miami dock near a suspended swordfish, with water and low buildings in the background.

A man stands with his back to camera as the large fish hangs beside the dock.

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Soft 8mm frame showing palms, a low waterfront building, and part of the suspended swordfish at the edge of the dock scene.

The camera shifts toward palm trees and a waterfront building while the hanging fish remains partly in frame.

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