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California-1936: Fisherman With Tackle Box And Pole Walking Through Forest

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

  • Year1936
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationCalifornia, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1936 California

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

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Fisherman With Tackle Box And Pole Walking Through Forest — Clip Details

A man in a dark suit and hat walks through a sun-dappled forest in California, 1936, carrying a tackle box and fishing pole. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures a quiet moment of a fisherman on a trail near a river, surrounded by tall trees with vibrant green and yellow foliage. The natural light filters through the canopy, creating a nostalgic, vintage atmosphere. The man moves steadily along the path, his silhouette framed by the forest, embodying a classic era of outdoor recreation.

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
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127477298

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 record not linked for this clip
Date
1936 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
California, 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

  • fishing
  • man
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  • 1930s fishing lifestyle

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1930s California outdoor recreation requests needing real 8mm home-movie footage of a lone fisherman moving through wooded terrain.
Period detail
The dark suit, brimmed hat, metal-looking tackle box, and simple fishing pole may show mid-1930s leisure dress and equipment in a forest setting.
Home-movie behavior
The value is in the unstaged walk along a wooded path, with the camera observing from a distance as the man carries his fishing gear toward water.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a lone man, brimmed hat, dark clothing, tackle box, fishing pole, tall tree trunks, leafy undergrowth, and a bright waterline or clearing beyond the path.
Film character
The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, strong sun patches, and dark tree silhouettes that give the scene recognizable home-movie texture.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for fishing, woodland travel, Depression-era leisure, or family-reel outdoor sequences.
Historical context
The clip places a suited adult man in a wooded California recreation setting, suggesting casual fishing activity without documenting a named place or event.
Research note
A person is visible but not clearly identifiable; copyright, likeness, and any location or property questions should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match
Matches searches for 1936 California 8mm fishing footage, man with tackle box in forest, home movie fisherman walking to river, and 1930s outdoor recreation.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent same-reel fishing or forest scenes, then other California 1936 outdoor footage, then broader 1930s recreation and nature clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1936 California 8mm footage, a man in a dark suit and hat walks through a forest with a tackle box and fishing pole.
A distant fisherman moves through a shaded forest path with gear in hand.
The man pauses or turns on a wooded California trail, holding a tackle box while framed by tree trunks and sunlit leaves.
The fisherman is silhouetted against bright forest foliage near a possible riverbank.
A suited fisherman with a hat and tackle box stands on the forest path, with dense green-yellow foliage behind him.
The man pauses on the path, his fishing gear visible against the sunlit trees.
The fisherman walks away through the California woods, carrying a tackle box and pole beneath tall trees and bright foliage.
The figure heads farther along the wooded path with fishing gear at his side.

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