Wyoming-1939: Fisherman and Seal on Wooden Dock

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

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Fisherman and Seal on Wooden Dock — Clip Details

WYOMING-1939: A man stands on a rocky shore, fishing in the sun-drenched water, while a seal rests on a wooden dock nearby. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures a quiet moment of nature and human interaction. The footage shows a man in dark clothing holding a fishing rod, with another figure in the distance. The scene transitions to a close-up of a black boot on a weathered wooden ramp beside deep blue water, highlighting the film's grainy texture and faded color palette. This archival clip evokes nostalgia and offers authentic 1930s Americana for documentaries, historical projects, and vintage content.

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: 127608987

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s Wyoming home-movie footage useful for documentary or educational requests involving fishing, shoreline recreation, docks, water, and animal presence in a quiet outdoor setting.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color rendering, wood dock, and simple fishing setup support a late-1930s home-movie reading without identifying a specific landmark.
Home-movie behavior: An unstaged man fishes near the water while the camera lingers on a seal and dock details, giving the scene a casual observer's perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man with a fishing rod, a distant standing figure, rippled blue water, a weathered wood dock or ramp, posts, hose or line, and a seal-like dark animal.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, saturated blue water, and contact-print framing that contribute to its archival home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transitional shoreline beat, or observational insert between broader 1930s outdoor recreation scenes.
Historical context: The footage shows recreational fishing beside a dock and a nearby animal, offering visual context for informal outdoor leisure in a western U.S. home movie.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, but copyright, location, and any animal-use context should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Searches for 1939 Wyoming 8mm fishing footage, vintage home movie dock water seal, 1930s shoreline recreation, or man fishing near wood ramp may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with Wyoming 1939 outdoor scenes, and finally with broader home-movie themes of fishing, docks, water, and animals.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Wyoming 8mm frame showing a man fishing at the water's edge, a distant figure, and a dark animal resting near a wooden dock or ramp. — A man fishes near shimmering water while a second figure stands farther back and a dark animal rests by the dock.

1939 Wyoming 8mm frame focused on blue water, a wood dock or ramp, a vertical post, and a dark animal resting near the edge. — The camera shifts toward the dock edge, showing blue water, a post, and the dark animal near the boards.

1939 Wyoming 8mm frame with rippled blue water, weathered wood boards, a post, and a seal-like dark animal near the dock edge. — A closer dock view shows the animal lying near a post with bright blue water filling the background.

1939 Wyoming 8mm frame showing a dark seal-like animal near a dock post, with blue water and weathered boards in view. — The animal appears partly upright or shifting beside the dock post as the water ripples behind it.

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