Miami Florida-1956: Two Men On A Pier With A Blue Swordfish Caught

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

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Two Men On A Pier With A Blue Swordfish Caught — Clip Details

MIAMI FLORIDA-1956: Two men stand on a wooden pier beside a massive blue swordfish, its long bill hanging vertically. The man in the white shirt and light trousers handles the fish while another man in a light shirt and shorts observes. Palm trees sway in the background near a small building, with calm water surrounding the dock. Shot on 8mm film, the footage displays natural color shifts and grain, capturing a moment of tropical fishing success in the 1950s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124607935

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$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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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: Useful for 1950s Miami home-movie requests involving sport fishing, dockside leisure, tropical waterfront scenes, and documentary inserts about recreational catches.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color stock, wooden pier, palm-lined waterfront, and small waterside building support a mid-1950s tropical leisure setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie feel as two men handle and look over a large caught swordfish on a pier rather than posing for a formal camera setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, a large blue swordfish hanging by its bill, a wooden pier, calm water, palm trees, ropes or rigging, and a small waterfront building.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, handheld framing, visible grain, slight color shift, and exposure variation typical of amateur color home movies from the period.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or memory beat for midcentury Florida fishing, vacation footage, or dockside leisure.
Historical context: The scene documents recreational fishing culture in a warm coastal setting, with adults gathered around a large catch beside water and palms.
Research note: Adult faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, and property considerations should be assessed separately from the footage scan.
Research search match: Researcher searches may include 1950s Miami fishing footage, 8mm swordfish catch on pier, vintage Florida dock scene, and home movie sport fishing.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with 1956 Miami or Florida waterfront clips, then with broader vintage sport fishing and vacation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 Miami home-movie frame showing two adult men on a wooden pier with a large blue swordfish, water, palms, and a small building behind them. — Two men examine a large swordfish hanging beside a waterfront pier.

1956 Miami frame with two adult men beside a large hanging swordfish on a pier, backed by palm trees, water, and a low waterside building. — The men remain near the suspended swordfish on the tropical dock.

1956 Miami home-movie frame showing a man in light trousers near the suspended swordfish, with another adult partly visible on the dock. — A man handles the catch while another stands close by on the pier.

1956 Miami frame showing two adult men on a wooden pier with a large blue swordfish hanging upright between them near calm water and palms. — Two men stand with the large swordfish suspended between them on the dock.

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