California-1955: Women Hold Large Fish Caught From Boat

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Women Hold Large Fish Caught From Boat — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from California in 1955 captures a group of people on a boat, proudly displaying their catch of large fish. The footage opens with a dark, blue-tinted underwater scene, possibly showing a fish struggling, before cutting to a close-up of a hand gripping a yellow pole near splashing water. The final frames reveal two women on a dock, smiling as they hold their impressive fish, dressed in classic 1950s swimwear and sundresses. The film exhibits natural grain, color shifts, and slight motion blur characteristic of Super 8 footage from the era, evoking a nostalgic, candid moment of mid-century coastal life and recreational 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: 125290597

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 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 recreational fishing, coastal leisure, boating, and home-movie inserts in documentary, museum, education, or editorial productions.
Period detail: The women's swimwear, sleeveless blouse, dock setting, and color 8mm home-movie look support a mid-1950s leisure scene, with California supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has candid home-movie value in the proud, informal display of large fish after a boat outing, with subjects posing briefly for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark blue water, splashing near a yellow pole, a boat or dock surface, two adult women, large fish, swimwear, sunglasses, and bright sun.
Film character: The footage shows dense grain, saturated blue color shift, high-contrast exposure, soft focus, and handheld framing consistent with scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century fishing, coastal recreation, family travel, or vacation footage.
Historical context: The scene reflects postwar-era leisure and recreational fishing as seen through a private home-movie lens, without identifying the people or exact location.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, personal releases, and any location or vessel rights should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Searches such as 1950s California fishing home movie, vintage 8mm boat catch, women holding fish, and mid-century coastal recreation may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1955 California boating or dock footage, then broader vintage fishing and coastal leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Blue-tinted 8mm frame from the California fishing clip, showing dark water with small reflected highlights and soft, grainy exposure. — Dark blue water and reflected highlights open the fishing sequence.

A hand grips a yellow pole near splashing water, possibly during the handling of a catch in this 1950s California home-movie fishing scene. — A yellow pole enters splashing water during the boat or dockside action.

Two adult women in 1950s-style summer clothing stand on a dock in California, holding large fish beside a boat in bright sun. — Two women pose on the dock with large fish from the outing.

The final frame shows two adult women on a California dock holding large fish, with a boat and deck fittings visible behind them. — The catch is displayed beside the boat in a brief posed moment.

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