Miami Florida-1956: Two Men Looking At A Blue Swordfish Caught By The Tail

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

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Two Men Looking At A Blue Swordfish Caught By The Tail — 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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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.

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.

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.

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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