California-1955: Tanned Woman in Summer Dress Reels in Small Fish on Boat

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Tanned Woman in Summer Dress Reels in Small Fish on Boat — Clip Details

A woman in a patterned summer dress reels in a small fish from a boat on the ocean, her back to the camera. A man in a red plaid shirt stands nearby, assisting. The scene captures a sunny day at sea with vibrant blue water and sky, shot on 8mm film in 1955. The footage shows natural film grain and color shifts typical of vintage home movies, with a brief underwater sequence showing fish swimming in deep blue water. This authentic 1950s family fishing trip embodies mid-century Americana and coastal leisure.

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: 125290585

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 1449 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: david,alex
Reel-level year note: 1953-1955-1956
Reel-level location note: palm springs california
Date: 1955 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: California, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s California coastal recreation requests needing authentic home-movie fishing, boating, or family leisure footage.
Period detail: The patterned summer dress, plaid shirt, small boat setting, and 8mm color support a mid-1950s leisure scene as described in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes an unstaged fishing moment as a woman works the line and a nearby man appears to assist from the boat.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a patterned dress, a man in a red plaid shirt, open ocean, fishing line or rod, deep blue water, and underwater fish shapes.
Film character: The clip has 8mm home-movie grain, saturated blue color, handheld framing, exposure variation, and brief underwater imagery with dense shadow.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century travel, fishing, coastal recreation, or family vacation sequences.
Historical context: The footage shows private leisure on open water in the supplied California 1955 context, without visible landmarks or public events in the frames.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness and contextual-use review may be needed; no logos, private property, or audible music are indicated in the supplied metadata.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1950s California 8mm fishing trip, vintage home movie boat fishing, woman catching fish, and underwater fish footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then California 1955 boating or ocean footage, then broader 1950s family fishing and coastal leisure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1955 California home-movie frame of a woman in a patterned summer dress on a boat as a man in plaid stands nearby over blue ocean. — A woman faces away from the camera on a fishing boat while a man in plaid stands beside her at sea.

Dark underwater 8mm frame from the fishing sequence, with faint fish-like shapes moving through deep blue water. — A dim underwater view shows faint movement in deep blue water.

Underwater 8mm frame with bright blue highlights and fish-like forms visible below the surface during the fishing trip. — Bright underwater reflections reveal fish-like movement beneath the surface.

Underwater home-movie frame showing a pale fish-like form against dark blue water in the California fishing sequence. — A pale fish-like shape appears in the dark blue underwater shot.

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