California-1936: Men Talking And Showing A Fish

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

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Men Talking And Showing A Fish — Clip Details

CALIFORNIA-1936: Men in period attire stand on a sun-drenched street, proudly displaying a large fish on a pole. The black-and-white 8mm footage captures a moment of camaraderie and local life, with vintage automobiles parked nearby and storefronts lining the sidewalk. The grainy texture and slight motion blur of the Super 8 film add to the authentic, nostalgic feel of this historical home movie scene.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 127477484

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 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s California archive requests needing brief street-life footage of men talking and displaying a large fish outside shops.
Period detail: Period clues include 1930s automobiles, men's workwear and hats, storefront awnings, and a black-and-white 8mm home-movie look.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an informal sidewalk exchange, with men pausing to show the fish while others stand nearby and watch.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include men in hats and work clothes, a large fish on a pole, storefront windows, awnings, parked cars, trees, and sunlit pavement.
Film character: The clip has high-contrast black-and-white 8mm texture, visible grain, slight blur, and handheld framing typical of home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, cutaway, or memory beat for local life, fishing culture, street commerce, or 1930s everyday scenes.
Historical context: The scene suggests casual public life around shops in California, with adults gathered on the sidewalk and period cars in the street.
Research note: People and possible storefront or vehicle markings are visible, so likeness, brand, and location review may be needed separate from footage copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1930s California 8mm street scene, men showing fish, vintage cars outside shops, and home-movie local life footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then other California 1936 street footage, then related fishing, storefront, and vintage car scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1936 California home-movie frame of men in work clothes and hats standing by storefronts as a large fish hangs from a pole. — Men gather outside shops while one displays a large fish beside vintage cars.

1936 California sidewalk scene with men in period attire showing a large fish near storefronts and parked automobiles. — The fish is held higher as men stand in conversation on the sidewalk.

Wider 1936 California street view showing men outside shop windows with a large fish displayed in the foreground. — A wider sidewalk view places the group, storefronts, awnings, and fish together.

Final 1936 California frame shows a man holding the fish near a dark parked automobile, with another figure partly visible. — A closer, darker view shows one man holding the fish beside a parked vehicle.

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