Yorktown Virginia-1958: Fishing Net Entangled With Debris In Murky Waters

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

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Fishing Net Entangled With Debris In Murky Waters — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures murky waters at Yorktown, Virginia, where a fishing net is entangled with debris. The dark, grainy footage shows scattered litter and trash floating on the surface, with a mesh net partially submerged and tangled with plastic and other waste. The scene reflects early environmental concerns, with a somber, nostalgic tone and the characteristic imperfections of Super 8 film. This archival clip offers a poignant look at pollution and fishing practices from the late 1950s, suitable for documentaries, editorial content, or historical storytelling.

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: 127284776

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: This 1958 Yorktown, Virginia 8mm clip supports archive requests for midcentury coastal water, fishing gear, debris, and environmental cutaways.
Period detail: The visible clues are limited to 8mm color home-movie texture and fishing netting in murky water, with no identifiable landmarks or dated objects in frame.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes a small, unstaged detail at the water surface, giving the clip the value of a casual home-movie record rather than a composed news view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark rippling water, bright surface reflections, a mesh fishing net, tangled line or cord, floating leaves, and small bits of debris.
Film character: The footage has coarse grain, dark exposure, soft focus, and slight handheld framing that preserve the physical feel of late-1950s 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, transition, or environmental detail insert for fishing, shoreline pollution, or memory-driven coastal sequences.
Historical context: The scene visually documents debris caught around fishing gear in a waterfront setting, but it does not by itself establish the cause, scale, or source of pollution.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any location-specific context before publication.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1950s 8mm Yorktown water footage, fishing net debris, murky shoreline cutaway, floating litter, and home movie coastal environment.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Yorktown waterfront material, then broader fishing, water debris, and environmental archive themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Yorktown 8mm frame showing murky water, reflected light, submerged mesh netting, and small floating debris. — Murky water and netting catch light and debris at the surface.

1958 Yorktown 8mm frame with dark water, a partly submerged net, a floating leaf, and small surface debris. — A leaf and bits of debris drift near partially submerged netting.

1958 Yorktown 8mm frame showing tangled netting and debris in dark rippling water with strong light reflections. — Tangled netting and debris remain visible beneath reflected light.

1958 Yorktown 8mm frame showing a loop of cord or net line, mesh, debris, and bright highlights on murky water. — A looped line sits among netting, debris, and reflected light on the water.

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