Florida USA-1959: Scenes Of Tidal Waves Gently Rolling Crashing Towards Shore

$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.

Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationFlorida, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 Florida

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Scenes Of Tidal Waves Gently Rolling Crashing Towards Shore — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Florida, USA, in 1959, showing gentle tidal waves rolling and crashing toward the shore. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and visible film scratches capture the authentic look of mid-century amateur film. The ocean stretches under an overcast sky, with consistent wave action creating a calm, nostalgic atmosphere. This archival clip offers a genuine glimpse into a quiet coastal moment from the late 1950s, perfect for historical or retro-themed projects.

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: 121290071

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 1266 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: #1
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: florida
Date: 1959 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Florida, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Florida coastal atmosphere, ocean cutaways, shoreline inserts, or documentary sequences needing genuine amateur 8mm beach footage.
Period detail: The frames show only surf, sand, horizon, and overcast sky, so the 1959 dating comes from clip metadata rather than visible clothing, vehicles, signs, or architecture.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the quiet, visitor-shot feel of a home movie camera held on repetitive waves rather than staged scenic cinematography.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rolling ocean surf, white foam, wet sand, a low horizon, gray sky, dark frame edges, and contact-sheet dividers.
Film character: Soft focus, muted color, visible grain, slight scratches, and uneven exposure give the scan the texture of original mid-century 8mm film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm coastal cutaway, transition, establishing insert, or reflective memory beat between more specific Florida or travel scenes.
Historical context: The footage documents a quiet shoreline view from the late 1950s metadata context without visible development, crowds, signage, or identifiable public events.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still verify copyright, source licensing, and any project-specific archive requirements.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1959 Florida beach waves, vintage 8mm ocean surf, mid-century home movie shoreline, and faded color coastal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Florida 1959 scenes, then broader vintage beach, ocean, travel, or weather cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Florida home-movie frame showing low ocean surf, white foam, wet sand, and an overcast horizon. — Low surf rolls steadily toward the beach beneath a muted sky.

1959 Florida 8mm frame with choppy waves breaking in bands across a subdued shoreline scene. — Bands of surf break across the frame in a soft, faded 8mm view.

Florida coastal home-movie frame from 1959 showing foamy waves moving over wet sand beneath a dark horizon line. — Foam washes across the beach as darker water gathers near the horizon.

Late-1950s Florida surf view with a breaking wave offshore, white foam in the foreground, and muted overcast light. — A small offshore breaker rises while foam spreads across the foreground water.

Visually Similar Clips