United States-1956: Older Man Holding a Fishing Rod Beside a Rocky Lakeshore

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration2s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1956 · United States · Reel 992e4287 contains 11 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

recreational fishing
outdoor leisure
autumn
aging
companionship
lakeside life
everyday history

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Approximately eye level, angled along the shoreline
Setting: outdoor · Rocky lakeshore with wooded hills, cottages and a shoreline road
Time and weather: daytime · autumn · Dry, with clear visibility
Lighting: Natural daylight with direct sun and soft shadows
People: 9 · Approximately nine people are visible across the shot, including an older gray-haired man in red plaid, a younger standing figure in pale plaid, a seated or crouching younger figure in gray, a departing man in a brimmed hat, and several distant shoreline figures.
Vehicles: parked period automobiles
Objects: fishing rods · fishing reel · shoreline rocks · plaid shirts · brimmed hat · cottages · trees · shoreline posts
Colors: blue · red · gray · yellow-green · brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A man in a brimmed hat partly obscures the older fisherman.
The foreground clears, revealing the plaid-shirted man holding fishing tackle.
The older man lowers his hand and turns toward his companions.
A fishing rod crosses the lower frame beside the seated younger figure.

Older Man Holding a Fishing Rod Beside a Rocky Lakeshore — Clip Details

United States, circa 1956 home movie footage shows an older man in a red plaid shirt holding fishing tackle beside a lake. A man in a pale shirt and brimmed hat briefly obstructs the foreground before moving out of view. Two younger figures remain near the rocks as the older fisherman lowers his hand and turns toward them. The slightly unsteady shot includes blue water, autumn trees, cottages and parked cars.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 2s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004451

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.

Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: Yes
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1956 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: 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: Supports documentary requests for American recreational fishing circa 1956, with an older angler, younger companions and autumn lakeside surroundings.
Period detail: Checked shirts, a brimmed hat, high-waisted trousers and rounded parked automobiles provide visible mid-century clothing and transport detail.
Home-movie behavior: The participants attend to their tackle and companions while a passing figure briefly blocks the camera, giving the scene an unstaged quality.
What appears in frame: An older man in red plaid holds tackle beside two younger figures, with rods, shoreline rocks, blue water, cottages and parked cars filling the view.
Film character: Soft detail, grain, scattered dark marks and muted color give the projected small-gauge transfer a visible physical-film texture.
Edit role: Use as a short recreational cutaway or memory beat, with the clearest view of the central fisherman after the opening obstruction passes.
Historical context: The scene places fishing beside cottages and automobile access, showing an informal lakeside leisure setting circa 1956.
Research note: Recognizable faces and lakeside buildings are visible; copyright licensing is separate from any applicable likeness or property permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for American lakeside fishermen circa 1956, autumn recreation, plaid-shirted anglers and small-gauge color home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's boys handling a fishing rod and two-tone automobile, then comparable United States scenes circa 1956, followed by other autumn fishing footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

United States, circa 1956: an older fisherman in red plaid holds tackle beside younger figures, with a pale-shirted man partly blocking the right edge. — The older fisherman holds tackle near his waist while a passing figure partly obscures the right side.
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United States, circa 1956: a gray-haired angler looks down at his tackle while a seated younger companion looks up from the rocky lakeshore. — The foreground has cleared, exposing the angler's checked shirt and the younger figure beside him.
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United States, circa 1956: the older man turns toward his companions, with fishing tackle at his waist and cottages across the blue lake. — The fisherman turns toward the other participants as cottages and autumn foliage remain visible across the water.
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United States, circa 1956: a rod crosses below the older fisherman, who looks toward a seated younger companion beside the autumn lake. — A long rod runs across the lower view while the older fisherman faces the seated younger figure.
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