Long Island New York-1948: A Man In White Shorts With A Fishing Pole And Some

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

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A Man In White Shorts With A Fishing Pole And Some — Clip Details

A man in white shorts stands on a boat in Long Island, New York, in 1948, holding a fishing pole. The vintage 8mm film captures him on the deck with a small flag fluttering on a pole, surrounded by calm water. The footage shows natural sunlight, slight film grain, and authentic period details, including his swimwear and the boat's wooden structure. This archival home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century recreational boating and fishing.

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: 124861761

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: Yes
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 recreational boating, fishing, and Long Island home-movie sequences needing brief authentic leisure coverage.
Period detail: The man's white shorts, small boat hardware, handheld 8mm framing, and simple deck setting support a late-1940s recreational boating context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves casual, unstaged attention to a man handling a fishing pole and close views of a horseshoe crab on the boat deck.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a horseshoe crab on wooden planks, boat deck rails, calm water, a man in white shorts, a fishing pole, and a small stern flag.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm color, visible grain, gate edges, handheld framing, and slight exposure shifts that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, cutaway, or memory beat within mid-century boating, fishing, summer, or coastal recreation scenes.
Historical context: The scene shows private leisure on the water in Long Island, with fishing and boat-deck details that reflect everyday postwar recreation without identifying a specific event.
Research note: A visible adult face and possible logo or marking should be reviewed for likeness and trademark concerns; copyright, likeness, and property rights remain separate checks.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1948 Long Island 8mm boating, vintage fishing home movie, man on boat with fishing pole, and horseshoe crab on deck footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1948 Long Island boating material, then broader mid-century fishing and coastal recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Close 1948 Long Island 8mm view of a horseshoe crab on weathered wooden boat deck planks. — A horseshoe crab lies on the boat deck in a close handheld shot.

Close view of a horseshoe crab on a boat deck, consistent with the 1948 Long Island home-movie clip. — The camera lingers on the horseshoe crab from a slightly shifted angle.

Soft 8mm close-up of a horseshoe crab on wooden deck planks during the Long Island boating scene. — The horseshoe crab remains centered on the weathered deck boards.

Man in white shorts stands on a Long Island boat in 1948, holding a fishing pole near a small flag and calm water. — A man stands near the stern with a fishing pole as calm water fills the background.

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