Florida USA-1963: Man Displays Fish Catch and Wood Cruiser on Water

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationFlorida, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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Man Displays Fish Catch and Wood Cruiser on Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures a man in a pink shirt and white cap proudly displaying his catch of fish on a Florida dock. He holds a string of freshly caught fish while a small motorboat with the registration FL-0041-K rests nearby. The scene transitions to a wooden cruiser named 'MARTHA MAE' from Ruskin, FL, gliding across the water with passengers aboard, one man in a suit waving. The footage features classic 1960s color tones, film grain, and a nostalgic, authentic feel, perfect for historical or nostalgic content.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127011013

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: Yes
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 1338 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: hart wedding
Reel-level year note: 1962-1963-1964
Reel-level location note: florida
Date: 1963 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 1960s Florida home-movie boating, recreational fishing, or waterfront leisure footage for documentary, museum, educational, or period montage use.
Period detail: The clip shows 1963-supported 8mm color footage with small pleasure boats, casual dockside fishing clothes, a U.S. flag, and a varnished wooden cruiser that may show mid-century waterfront recreation.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal gestures: a man presents his fish catch toward the camera, while passengers on a cruiser acknowledge the filmer from the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a cap holding a string of fish, a small motorboat with registration markings, dockside water, a wooden cruiser named MARTHA MAE, passengers, and a U.S. flag.
Film character: The footage has warm 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of an original home-movie scan.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, waterfront transition, recreation cutaway, or memory beat between fishing, boating, and Florida leisure sequences.
Historical context: The scenes reflect small-boat recreation and social boating in a Florida waterfront setting, with clothing, craft, and gestures providing visual period context without asserting a public event.
Research note: People and a vessel name or registration are visible, so copyright status should be reviewed separately from likeness, vessel identification, and any location or property considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1963 Florida 8mm boating footage, vintage home movie fishing catch, wooden cruiser on water, man waving from boat, and mid-century waterfront recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then with other 1963 Florida waterfront clips, and then with broader themes of fishing, small boats, and family leisure travel.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 Florida home-movie frame showing a man in a white cap displaying a fish catch beside a docked small motorboat. — A man presents a fresh fish catch beside a small boat at the waterfront.

A man in 1963 Florida waterfront footage extends a string of caught fish near a small boat with visible registration markings. — The fisherman holds his catch outward for the home-movie camera.

Wooden cruiser MARTHA MAE from Ruskin, Florida appears on the water with passengers and a U.S. flag in 1963 home-movie footage. — The MARTHA MAE cruiser travels across the water with passengers aboard.

A suited passenger waves from the stern of the MARTHA MAE, a wooden cruiser on Florida water in supported 1963 8mm footage. — A passenger waves from the stern of the MARTHA MAE as it passes the camera.

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