Yorktown Virginia-1958: Automated Fishing Net Pulling Fish from Water

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationYorktown, Virginia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Yorktown Virginia

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Automated Fishing Net Pulling Fish from Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures an automated fishing net pulling a catch from the water in Yorktown, Virginia. The circular net, attached to a mechanical arm, rises from the dark surface, revealing a glistening mass of round objects and fish. The footage shows the net’s slow, steady pull, with water splashing and droplets catching the light. The scene is grainy and dimly lit, typical of 8mm home movie footage from the era, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century fishing technology and waterfront activity.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127284742

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Yorktown, Virginia, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s 8mm footage for documentary or educational edits needing a brief view of mechanized waterfront fishing activity in Yorktown, Virginia.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century small-scale fishing equipment, with a circular lift net, metal arms, dark water, and low available light visible in the frames.
Home-movie behavior: The camera stays close to the working net, preserving an observational home-movie view of the catch being raised rather than a staged demonstration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a circular net, angled metal rods, splashing water, bright reflections, small fish or round catch, dark shoreline water, and heavy film grain.
Film character: The 8mm image has dense grain, dark exposure, soft focus, gate edges, and flickering highlights that give the footage clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or transition for seafood, labor, waterfront industry, or mid-century technology sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents a visible fishing mechanism and catch handling from a home-movie perspective without confirming the operator, vessel, or commercial purpose.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, location context, and any equipment-specific claims should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1958 Yorktown fishing net footage, 8mm mechanized fishing, vintage waterfront catch, and mid-century fishery equipment.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then with other 1958 Yorktown or Virginia waterfront scenes, then with broader fishing and industry footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Yorktown 8mm frame showing a circular fishing net rising through dark water with reflective splashes and angled metal arms. — A circular net begins lifting a wet catch from the dark water.

1958 Yorktown 8mm frame with the round net partly raised, water rippling around the catch and mechanical arm. — The mechanical arm holds the round net as water drains from the catch.

1958 Yorktown 8mm frame showing the circular fishing net tilted over dark water with reflective droplets and small catch visible. — The net tilts upward, catching brief highlights from the water and fish.

1958 Yorktown 8mm frame showing the circular net raised in dim light, with catch below and dark waterfront surroundings. — The raised net is seen in dim exposure with catch gathered below it.

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