Long Island New York-1948: Fisherman Pulling His Catch Of The Day From Boat To

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Year1948
Decade1940s
LocationLong Island, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1948 New York

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Fisherman Pulling His Catch Of The Day From Boat To — Clip Details

A man in a white cap and brown shirt works on a small boat with a red motor on a calm river in Long Island, New York, 1948. He pulls a large fish from the water, then proudly holds it up to the camera with a broad smile. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows vibrant greens of the surrounding marshland and the natural light of a sunny day. The grainy texture and slight color fading are characteristic of vintage home movie footage, capturing a joyful moment of a fisherman's successful catch.

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: 124861707

Rights & Clearance

$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

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 1072 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: ny, boat
Reel-level year note: 1948
Reel-level location note: long island
Date: 1948 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Long Island, New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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 1940s editorial sequences needing home-movie footage of recreational fishing, small-boat activity, and a proud catch on Long Island waterways.
Period detail: The clip shows 1948 8mm color home-movie footage with a small outboard motor, casual work clothes, a white cap, and marshy shoreline that may show mid-century leisure fishing.
Home-movie behavior: The fisherman appears to respond directly to the camera, smiling and lifting the fish in an informal home-movie moment rather than a staged production setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an adult fisherman, a small boat, a red outboard motor, a large dark fish, calm water, green marsh grasses, blue sky, and handheld framing.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight fading, gate edges, and handheld movement that give the scene recognizable physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or cutaway for fishing, outdoor leisure, family films, or Long Island waterway life in the 1940s.
Historical context: The scene presents recreational or small-scale fishing as a casual social moment, with the successful catch shown to the camera against a marsh shoreline.
Research note: An adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, minors, private property, or audible music are indicated, and copyright clearance remains separate.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1948 Long Island fishing home movie, 1940s 8mm fisherman with catch, vintage boat and outboard motor footage, and marsh waterway recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1948 Long Island waterfront material, then broader 1940s fishing, boating, and outdoor recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1948 Long Island home-movie footage, a fisherman leans over a boat near a red outboard motor with marsh grass behind him. — The fisherman works at the side of the boat as the catch is being brought in.

The Long Island fisherman smiles toward the camera as he lifts a dark fish beside the small boat and red motor. — The fisherman begins showing his catch to the camera from the boat.

In a soft 8mm frame, the fisherman holds the catch upright for the camera against Long Island marshland and calm water. — The catch is held up vertically as the fisherman faces the camera.

The fisherman smiles broadly while presenting the large dark fish close to the camera in 1948 Long Island 8mm footage. — A close view captures the fisherman proudly displaying the catch.

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