Florida USA-1973: People Releasing A Fish From The Net At The Beach

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationFlorida, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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

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People Releasing A Fish From The Net At The Beach — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1973, this vintage home movie captures a tender moment at a Florida beach. Two people work together to release a fish caught in a net, their hands carefully handling the mesh as waves roll onto the shore. The footage shows a man in swim trunks and a woman’s arm, with the net held taut between them. The scene is bathed in the warm, slightly purple-tinted light of a classic Super 8 film, with visible grain and film scratches enhancing its nostalgic charm. A beach house and palm trees appear in the background, evoking a peaceful summer day. This authentic archival footage is perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects exploring 1970s Americana and nature.

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: 125582429

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 1014 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1973-1974
Reel-level location note: florida
Date: 1973 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: Florida, 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 requests needing 1970s Florida beach home-movie footage of people handling a fish and net near the surf for documentary or editorial use.
Period detail: The swimwear, handheld 8mm look, and beach setting support the supplied 1973 Florida context, though no dated signs or identifiable landmarks are visible.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has unstaged home-movie value as two beachgoers carefully work a fish free from a handheld net at the waterline.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a fish in mesh netting, two people’s arms and torso, surf, sand, shoreline, trees, and a distant beach house or pier-like structure.
Film character: The clip shows soft 8mm color, purple cast, visible grain, scratches, gate edges, and handheld framing that reads as original home-movie film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or nature-contact insert within a sequence about beaches, fishing, family travel, or coastal recreation.
Historical context: The footage shows casual beach activity in the supplied 1973 Florida setting, with attention on direct human interaction with a caught fish rather than a public event.
Research note: People are partly visible and a shoreline structure appears in the distance, so likeness and property context may need review separate from copyright status.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1970s Florida beach home movie, 8mm fish in net, people releasing fish, vintage surf shoreline, and coastal recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1973 Florida beach scenes, then broader vintage fishing, shoreline, nature, or family travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1973 Florida beach footage, two partly seen people hold mesh netting with a fish as surf breaks behind them. — Two beachgoers hold a fish in a net near the surf.

A partly visible person and another arm handle a fish caught in a net beside the Florida surf in supplied 1973 home-movie footage. — Hands stretch the net while a fish remains caught in the mesh.

Close beach view of hands and a partial torso working a fish from a mesh net, with foamy surf in the background. — The fish and net fill the frame as the surf rolls behind.

Wide 1973 Florida beach view showing pale sand, surf, trees, and a distant beach house or pier-like structure along the shoreline. — A wide shoreline view shows trees, surf, and a distant structure on the beach.

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