Minnesota USA-1961: Group Of Fishermen Capturing Fish With Nets In River

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationMinnesota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Minnesota

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Group Of Fishermen Capturing Fish With Nets In River — Clip Details

MINNESOTA USA-1961: A group of men in waders and hats stand in a river, using long-handled nets to catch fish. One man wears a bright red cap, another a yellow one, while others are in dark clothing. The water is murky and rippling, with a concrete structure visible on the bank. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures a communal fishing effort in a natural setting, showcasing mid-century outdoor recreation with authentic film grain and color.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125497830

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 1028 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: mother,sioux falls, pushmobile, duluth in winter, clarence
Reel-level year note: 1960-1961
Reel-level location note: duluth,minnesota
Date: 1961 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: Minnesota, 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: 1961 Minnesota home-movie footage useful for documentary or educational edits needing mid-century river fishing, netting activity, or outdoor community labor scenes.
Period detail: The clothing, hats, long-handled dip nets, and color 8mm texture support the supplied 1961 date and suggest an informal early-1960s fishing scene.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged observational quality as men wade through shallow water, coordinate with nets, and move around each other without performing for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include men in waders, long-handled nets, a red cap, yellow rain gear, dark river water, ripples, fish or debris in the water, and a concrete bank structure.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, saturated cap colors, and handheld framing that give the scene a physical home-movie record quality.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or memory beat for fishing practices, river work, outdoor recreation, or regional Minnesota life in the early 1960s.
Historical context: The footage shows a group fishing effort in shallow moving water, offering visual context for recreational or practical net fishing without confirming species or event purpose.
Research note: People are visible and some faces or identifiable clothing may require likeness review, while copyright, location, and any property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 Minnesota river fishing, 8mm home movie fishermen with nets, men wading in river, and vintage group net fishing footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with Minnesota 1961 outdoor footage, and finally with broader mid-century fishing, river, or community recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Minnesota 8mm frame showing men in waders using long-handled nets in dark rippling river water near a concrete bank. — Men wade in the river with nets as one figure in a red cap moves through the foreground.

1961 Minnesota river fishing frame with a red-capped man carrying a dip net and other men positioned in shallow moving water. — A red-capped fisherman carries his net while others work farther back in the water.

1961 Minnesota 8mm frame showing multiple men in waders moving nets through shallow river water near a concrete bank structure. — Several fishermen spread out in the water with nets near the riverbank structure.

1961 Minnesota 8mm frame with men in dark waders and yellow rain gear holding nets and poles in a shallow river area. — Men in waders and yellow rain gear gather with nets in the shallow river.

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