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California-1955: Two Women Smiling On The Dock While Holding Tuna Fish

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

  • Year1955
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationCalifornia, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Two Women Smiling On The Dock While Holding Tuna Fish — Clip Details

CALIFORNIA-1955: Two women proudly display their catch on a sun-drenched marina dock. The younger woman in a blue-and-white checkered swimsuit and the older woman in a sleeveless blouse and blue pants smile broadly while holding large tuna fish. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the vibrant colors and grainy texture of a classic 1950s home movie, with boats and a wooden pier in the background. This authentic vintage clip evokes nostalgia and the joy of a successful fishing trip.

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
125290601

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1950s California home-movie requests involving recreational fishing, marina leisure, women outdoors, or post-catch dockside moments for documentary and educational edits.
Period detail
The clip shows 1950s casual summer clothing, large sport-caught fish, small boats, and a sunlit marina dock, consistent with the supplied California 1955 metadata.
Home-movie behavior
Two women pose proudly and informally with their catch, smiling toward the camera in the direct, celebratory manner of family-shot vacation footage.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include two women, large tuna fish, a marina dock, moored boats, bright sun, casual summer clothing, and dark 8mm frame borders.
Film character
The footage has saturated 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld home-movie framing that preserve the feel of original film.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, memory beat, or transition for fishing trips, California leisure, family travel, or midcentury outdoor recreation.
Historical context
The scene documents a social moment around recreational fishing, with women shown as active participants in a dockside display of the catch.
Research note
People are clearly visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed; no logos or audible music are indicated, but copyright and location rights remain separate checks.
Research search match
Matches searches for 1955 California 8mm fishing footage, women holding tuna on a dock, vintage marina home movies, and midcentury sport fishing scenes.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent same-reel fishing or marina shots, then California 1955 material, then broader 1950s home movies of boating, docks, and recreational catches.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1955 California home-movie footage, two women pose on a marina dock with large tuna fish beside moored boats.
Two women smile on a sunlit dock while displaying large fish from a fishing trip.
Two women in summer clothing smile toward the camera on a California marina dock while holding large tuna fish.
The women pose proudly with their catch against boats and dock equipment.
A closer 8mm frame shows two women on the dock with large fish hanging in front of them near marina boats.
A closer view emphasizes the fish and casual dockside pose.
On a sunlit California dock, two women stand close together while one adjusts or holds a large tuna fish for the camera.
One woman appears to adjust the fish while both remain posed on the marina dock.

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