Wyoming-1939: Man Fishing and Black Bear in Forest

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationWyoming, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Wyoming

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Man Fishing and Black Bear in Forest — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a man fishing in a river, followed by a large black bear foraging in a forest. The footage shows a man in a hat and jacket standing in the water, then transitions to the bear moving through leaf-covered ground among trees. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and dark borders, evoking a nostalgic 1930s American wilderness experience. This archival clip offers authentic wildlife and outdoor recreation footage from the era.

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: 127608928

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: 1939 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: Wyoming, 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: 1930s Wyoming home-movie footage suited for documentary use around outdoor recreation, river fishing, wildlife observation, or American wilderness travel.
Period detail: The man's hat, jacket, simple fishing setup, and 8mm color home-movie handling support the 1939 period noted in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged vacation-film perspective, first watching a lone fisherman from shore and then observing a bear moving through trees.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man standing in shallow river water, rippled shoreline, a dark black bear, tree trunks, fallen leaves, forest ground, and 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The clip shows saturated but faded color, visible grain, dark edge borders, variable exposure, and handheld framing typical of original 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, outdoor transition, wildlife cutaway, or memory beat linking recreation and wilderness scenes.
Historical context: The footage visually connects leisure fishing with nearby wildlife in a Wyoming outdoor setting without establishing a specific park, town, or event.
Research note: A person is visible at distance, so copyright, likeness, and any location or wildlife-use permissions should be reviewed separately before reuse.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 Wyoming 8mm fishing footage, vintage black bear forest scene, and 1930s home movie outdoor recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1939 Wyoming footage, then related fishing, forest, wildlife, and American travel home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

A man fishes from shallow river water in Wyoming, seen from shore in 1939 8mm home-movie footage. — A lone fisherman stands in the river near the shore.

A black bear appears in a shaded Wyoming forest, moving through leaves and trees in 1939 8mm footage. — A bear moves through the shaded forest floor.

The bear is partly silhouetted while foraging or walking across a wooded Wyoming setting in vintage 8mm footage. — The bear is seen in shadow among leaves and trees.

A black bear is viewed from behind as it moves across leaf-covered forest ground in the Wyoming home movie. — The bear walks away through the forest floor.

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