San Diego California USA-1961: Person Relaxing At A Pool

$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.

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

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Person Relaxing At A Pool — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1961 in San Diego, California, showing a person relaxing on a lounge chair beside a swimming pool. The scene captures a tranquil evening with blue lounge chairs, a pool ladder, and a building with curtained windows in the background. Palm trees and string lights add to the retro ambiance, with warm, slightly faded colors characteristic of 1960s film. The handheld camera pans slowly, capturing the nostalgic atmosphere of a classic American poolside moment.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120812914

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: 1961 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

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

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for productions seeking early 1960s home-movie poolside leisure footage from Southern California for documentary, educational, or period atmosphere use.
Period detail: The blue lounge chairs, pool ladder, curtained building windows, patio furniture, and warm faded 8mm color may show a mid-century hotel, apartment, or recreation pool setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value in its quiet observation of people relaxing beside a pool while the handheld camera pans across the patio area.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a swimming pool edge, lounge chairs, a pool ladder, patio tables, curtained windows, palm trunks, string lights, and seated people near the chairs.
Film character: The footage carries a soft 8mm texture with visible grain, muted color shifts, slight blur, and handheld movement that support its archival home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or transitional insert for leisure, travel, resort, or domestic recreation sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual poolside recreation in a built outdoor setting, with no visible signage or landmark detail sufficient to identify the exact property.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed, while no readable logos or obvious brands appear and copyright clearance remains separate from likeness or property considerations.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 San Diego poolside home movie, 1960s swimming pool lounge chairs, vintage 8mm resort patio, and Southern California leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1961 San Diego or Southern California material, and then with broader 1960s poolside leisure or travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 home-movie frame from San Diego showing people relaxing on lounge chairs beside a swimming pool, with a ladder, palm trunks, and curtained building windows in the background. — Poolside lounge chairs with seated people and building windows behind.

1961 San Diego poolside frame showing seated people near lounge chairs, a pool ladder, palm trunks, and a building with dark windows and curtains. — Seated poolside figures near lounge chairs and pool ladder.

1961 San Diego home-movie frame showing a poolside patio with lounge chairs, small tables, a pool ladder, palm trunks, and curtained building windows. — Pool patio furniture and curtained windows beside the water.

1961 San Diego poolside frame showing lounge chairs and tables along a patio, with palm trunks, string lights, and curtained windows across the building facade. — Lounge chairs and patio tables lined up beside the pool.

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