Cuba-1956: Woman Putting On Sunscreen On The Beach

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Woman Putting On Sunscreen On The Beach — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Cuba in 1956 captures a woman in a pink swimsuit applying sunscreen on a sandy beach. The clip opens with a view of the blue ocean, gentle waves rolling onto the shore, and a white buoy floating in the distance. The woman, with dark curly hair, bends over as she rubs sunscreen onto her leg, surrounded by sand and scattered wooden planks. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, faded colors, and natural light, evoking a nostalgic 1950s summer vacation. This authentic archival footage is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects about mid-century leisure and travel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
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Duration: 5s
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Clip ID: 120972320

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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: 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: Cuba 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: 1950s Cuba beach leisure footage suited for documentary or editorial requests needing mid-century travel, seaside recreation, or personal vacation texture.
Period detail: The pink swimsuit, handheld 8mm framing, and beachside leisure setting may show mid-1950s resort or vacation culture in Cuba, as supported by the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The woman applies sunscreen to her leg in an unposed, practical moment that carries the informal intimacy of a family or travel home movie.
What appears in frame: The clip shows blue ocean, small breaking waves, sandy beach, a woman in a pink swimsuit, dark curly hair, scattered wooden planks, and sunlit shore debris.
Film character: Visible grain, faded color, uneven exposure, and slight handheld instability give the short beach scene a recognizable 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, beach cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition between broader Cuba vacation scenes.
Historical context: The footage documents private leisure at a sandy Cuban beach in the 1950s without showing identifiable landmarks, public events, or branded commercial activity.
Research note: A visible adult face and body require likeness review, while no logos, private property, children, or audible music are apparent from the supplied metadata and frames.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1950s Cuba beach home movie, woman applying sunscreen, vintage 8mm ocean waves, and mid-century swimsuit vacation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1956 Cuba beach material, then broader 1950s travel, ocean, swimsuit, and summer leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 Cuba 8mm frame showing blue ocean, gentle surf, sandy shoreline, and a small white buoy in the distance. — Ocean and surf at the beach.

1956 Cuba 8mm frame of a woman in a pink swimsuit bending on the sand as she rubs sunscreen onto her leg near wooden planks. — Woman applying sunscreen on the sand.

1956 Cuba beach home-movie frame showing the woman in a pink swimsuit bent forward while applying sunscreen beside wooden planks and sand. — Beachside sunscreen moment.

1956 Cuba 8mm frame of the woman rubbing sunscreen onto her leg, with wood planks, sand, and beach debris visible around her. — Woman rubs sunscreen onto her leg.

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