New Orleans Louisiana USA-1958: Divers Preparing with Oxygen Tanks

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 New Orleans Louisiana

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Divers Preparing with Oxygen Tanks — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1958 in New Orleans, Louisiana, showing a group of divers preparing for a swim. Men in swim trunks and goggles sit on a concrete ledge by the water's edge, adjusting their red oxygen tanks and gear. A white tour boat labeled 'Jungle Cruise' is docked nearby, with passengers visible. The scene captures a classic mid-century recreational moment with authentic film grain, warm color tones, and a nostalgic atmosphere. The divers appear focused, with one man adjusting his goggles while others check their equipment. The setting includes a sandy beach, turquoise water, and lush green trees in the background, evoking a sense of adventure and leisure from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120977969

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.

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: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 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: New Orleans, Louisiana, 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: Useful for 1950s recreational diving, waterside leisure, and mid-century travel or vacation sequences needing authentic home-movie footage.
Period detail: The frames show 1950s-style swim trunks, goggles, metal diving tanks, a small tour boat, and color 8mm texture consistent with the supplied 1958 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the casual, unstaged preparation as divers sit at the water's edge adjusting gear while nearby visitors and boat passengers remain in view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adult divers, red diving tanks, swim goggles, a concrete ledge, turquoise water, a white tour boat, passengers, and trees across the water.
Film character: The clip has warm home-movie color, visible grain, mild exposure variation, soft focus, and a contact-print feel that supports period archive texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a cutaway, transition, or memory beat for vacation travel, amateur sport, diving preparation, or waterside recreation scenes.
Historical context: The scene reflects mid-century recreational diving and sightseeing activity without proving a specific venue or organized event beyond the supplied New Orleans 1958 metadata.
Research note: People and faces are visible, and the boat name appears on screen, so likeness, trademark, and location context should be reviewed separately from footage copyright.
Research search match: Searches such as 1958 New Orleans diving footage, 8mm divers with oxygen tanks, mid-century swim gear, and tour boat home movie may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other New Orleans 1958 waterside footage, then broader 1950s recreation, boating, and diving material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 New Orleans home-movie frame of adult divers preparing beside the water, with red tanks, goggles, and a white tour boat behind them. — Divers prepare their gear at the water's edge as a tour boat sits nearby.

Adult divers with red tanks sit along a waterside ledge in the supplied 1958 New Orleans footage, with a tour boat visible behind them. — Seated divers wait with tanks as another man stands at the waterline.

Home-movie frame from the supplied New Orleans 1958 clip showing adult divers with tanks preparing beside clear water and a nearby tour boat. — Divers and swimmers gather beside the water while the tour boat remains in the background.

1958 New Orleans home-movie frame of divers in swim gear by the water, with platform figures and a white tour boat in the background. — The frame widens to include the platform, tour boat, and divers seated along the water's edge.

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