San Francisco California USA-1957: Man in Yellow Bathing Suit Boxing on Beach

$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.

Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 San Francisco

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

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Man in Yellow Bathing Suit Boxing on Beach — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1957 in San Francisco, California, showing a man in a yellow bathing suit practicing boxing moves on a sandy beach. The grainy, color-bleached film captures him in various stances near the water's edge as waves crash onto the shore. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics with film grain, slight motion blur, and a nostalgic, sun-drenched atmosphere. This authentic archival clip offers a rare glimpse of mid-century beach recreation and personal fitness routines.

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: 122655267

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: 1957 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: San Francisco, California, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s California beach recreation, amateur sports training, and mid-century leisure inserts in documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The bright swimwear, open sandy shoreline, and 8mm color home-movie texture support the supplied 1957 San Francisco beach setting without visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged-looking moment of a lean man practicing boxing footwork and punches alone near the surf.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a sandy beach, breaking waves, wet shoreline, distant horizon, a man in a yellow bathing suit, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, muted color, slight blur, handheld framing, and visible gate edges that give it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transitional insert for beach exercise, boxing practice, or California leisure sequences.
Historical context: The scene shows personal fitness or play taking place in public beach space, framed through a family-film perspective rather than formal sports coverage.
Research note: A person is visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from appearance rights.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1950s 8mm San Francisco beach footage, man boxing on beach, vintage California surf, and home movie exercise scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1957 San Francisco beach material, then broader 1950s recreation or boxing-training footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 San Francisco 8mm frame showing a man in yellow swimwear shadowboxing near the waterline as surf breaks behind him. — A man practices boxing movements on the beach with waves rolling in behind him.

1957 San Francisco beach frame with a man in yellow swimwear leaning into a boxing stance near shallow surf and waves. — The man bends into a low stance at the edge of the water.

8mm home-movie frame from the supplied 1957 San Francisco beach clip showing the man moving along the sand during boxing practice. — The beach exercise continues as surf breaks close behind the figure.

1957 San Francisco beach frame showing the man from behind near the waterline, with pale surf and open sand extending ahead. — The figure turns away and moves along the shoreline as waves wash in.

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